We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how often you should really wash your pillows , bras , and even shoes (spoiler alert: it’s much more often than I usually manage).

But if you’re washing your clothes diligently and still notice an unwelcome smell afterwards, Ian Palmer-Smith, an appliance repair expert at Domestic & General , explained that you could be making a common laundry mistake.

It can make “your clothes come out smelling musty, even after a full wash,” he warned.

Laundry pods can sometimes cause machine issues

I am a lover of laundry pods, partly because they take up so much less space than washing powder.

They’re also pre-measured , meaning they deliver the exact right amount of detergent your clothes need ( most of us are using too much ).

But even laund

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