Alex4th November 2010 So this…. ….is the reason our old washing machine ponged mightily when it used to drain. “Yuck” is the word that springs to mind. We cleaned it regularly but the water is so hard round here, I suppose it just wasn’t dissolving the detergent properly. Yummy Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)