Washing Machine Gives Off a Chemical Smell During the Cycle: Overheating Wires or Melting Plastic Components

A washing machine is expected to clean your clothes, not fill your home with an unsettling chemical odor. When a washer starts giving off a sharp, synthetic, or burning plastic smell, it is often a warning sign that something inside the system is overheating, degrading, or failing. Chemical odors should never be ignored, because they […]

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