# Washer cleaning tablets when bedding still smells

When a dog bed comes out of the wash still smelling, people often add more detergent the next time, and that can make leftover film worse. Smell the empty machine first. If the drum or the gasket smells sour, the bedding will keep coming out stale until the washer gets cleaned.

Washer cleaning tablets are made for that empty cycle. Take the laundry out, wipe the seal, drop a tablet in the empty drum, and run the cycle the label calls for. Let the drum dry with the door open, and then wash the bedding again.

If the smell is still sharp after one cleaning cycle, repeat it once, check the filter, and make sure no wet load sits in the machine between washes. We keep these tablets on the shelf for that routine, especially after a week of heavy dog laundry.

From Love My Puppy