Now bothIS the kerosene in the washing machine also or just on the clothes?
They got splattered so hand washing isn't an option.Leave door of wasting machine open if you are not using it foe a while , hang clothes out side if possible in this weather should get rid of of the smell of kerosene, then hand wash,
Hand wash the splattered hang out to dry should fade if aired outside,I used washing up liquid in the past on splatters seamed to work for me,works well to remove oil,They got splattered so hand washing isn't an option.
Perhaps the smell will fade and it's not as bad as I think ..
I'd imagine that might work quite well here as well. You really want a degreaser to break down the likes of kerosene, and cleanling dishes is all about degreasing!There was a lot of publicity lately about people putting a dishwasher tablet into the washing machine for a good clean out. Supposedly put in a dish washer tablet, nothing else, set to high temp wash and let the cycle run its course. I haven't tried it yet but will at some stage. You've nothing to lose and let us know how you get on.
To be fair bleach is not a degreaser, which may not matter when you're cleaning around the house, but for particularly difficult cleanups applying the correct tool for the job is much more effective. A good example is removing limescale from a shower; you can scrub and scrub and eventually get it off with soap/bleach, but spray some limescale remover on there and it will just wash off minutes later. Same applies to greases/oils, soap/bleach can be OK but a proper degreaser can allow you just wipe it away...re washing machine, don't know why everyone is getting excited about dishwasher tablets - some bleach and a boil wash in an empty machine will do exactly the same job.
There was a lot of publicity lately about people putting a dishwasher tablet into the washing machine for a good clean out. Supposedly put in a dish washer tablet, nothing else, set to high temp wash and let the cycle run its course. I haven't tried it yet but will at some stage. You've nothing to lose and let us know how you get on.
What did you do and what are the results that were not great? I've just started a cycle now myselfI tried this. Didn't see the spectacular results that others raved about.
Has never happened to me. Your mileage may vary.It will crack the rubber lining, will put stains on the drum and plenty more nasty things as well
Have done a hot water full wash cycle in the washing machine with a dish water tablet and let it empty out into the sink so I could see the water and was pleasantly surprised to watch the smelly brown looking water empty itself. I must say I was pleased with the result and there's no smell from the machine now, the inside of the rubber ring is spotless, also emptied and cleaned the filter, Yuk. Yes, I'll do this every now and again from now on but have no idea if it does the job for the person with the kerosene smell. Will also add a cup of baking soda to every wash as I had a couple of the neighbours in for a visit and told them what I was doing. One told me about the bread soda trick and if I remember correctly my mother always used baking soda for an awful lot of house cleaning jobs.
Ok Thirsty, I understand what you're saying and good for you, but bleach is deadly stuff and you've been very lucky. Anyone with a septic tank? using bleach will kill the bacteria that cleans up and breaks everything up in the tank. It's an awful product and should, if used, be done so sparingly because when it gets into water sources it kills everything.
A cup of baking soda with every regular wash or when doing a service wash?
With every wash. You can get it in most shops, was told by my neighbour that she uses the Tesco brand. Think it's called soda crystals, almost identical to the baking soda I'm told.