LG F171K2CS2W Owner's Manual page 40

Symptoms
Odor
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Reason
This odor is caused by the rubber
attached to the washing machine.
If the rubber door gasket and door
seal area are not cleaned regularly,
odors can occur from mold or
foreign substances.
Odors can occur if foreign
substances are left in the drainage
pump filter.
Odors can occur if the drainage
hose is not properly installed,
causing siphoning (water flowing
back inside the washing machine).
Using the dry function, odors can
occur from lint and other laundry
matter sticking to the heater.(Dryer
model only)
A particular odor can occur from
drying wet clothes with hot air.
(Dryer model only)
Solution
• It is the normal odor of new rubber and
will disappear after the machine has
been run a few times.
• Be sure to clean the gasket and
door seal regularly and check under
the door seal for small items when
unloading the washer.
• Be sure to clean the drainage pump
filter regularly.
• When installing the drainage hose, be
sure that it doesn't become kinked or
blocked.
• This is not a malfunction.
• The odor will disappear after a short
while.