Thanks for your response! I am sensitive to smell so i don't use the fragrance. I checked and no plastic or anything inside. it's in a cubby area but the certified installer said there was plenty of room (and there is no door to the cubby. It only smells when the machine is heated up and you open the door. Maybe there is a burnout period needed or something for the plastic - it's definitely coming from the plastic that houses the lint area...

Just give it a couple weeks. I bet the “New Appliance” smell will go away.

I would double check to make sure nothing from the packing is still in there somewhere before you start a fire and phone Miele too.

Yes, i recently purchased a miele dryer ( which was installed by miele) and yes, it makes my laundry smell terrible - an odd chemical scent.

I had the same issue with mine purchased in December. The cause is the foam plinth filter. Unfortunately the smell doesn't go away until the dryer has about 100 hours of usage.

We just got our new Miele W1/T1 washer and dryer. The dryer had a burnt plastic/chemical smell that seems like it would be toxic (very unpleasant). We left the door open for a day hoping it would air out but it didn't.

Ran the first load and the washer did great with the spin cycle (1600 rpm) extracting most water. During drying the burnt rubber smell got a lot worse and the clothes were taking on the smell too so stopped before complete. Checking over things again discovered the plinth filter and found it has the same smell. This is the only place I have found other with the same problem. Looks like @littlegreeny came to the same conclusion.

The instructions say the plinth filter can be washed. Has anyone tried that and does it help? Or, what about replacement filters?

@pattyjoseffer did you ever solve this? Did it eventually go away itself?

It goes away. Takes about 100 hours for it to fully go away. The sponge type plinth filter can be washed, but it doesnt really help. It will go away.

Thanks @luna123456. We washed it a couple times which have helped. Seems to be better already.

Hello @pattyjoseffer , I am also experiencing a strange chemical smell from my new Miele ventless dryer Model TXD160WP. It is not plastic like burning plastic but strange chemical for sure. How is your dryer smelling a year out? Did you find any tricks that reduced the odor?

It is an unfamiliar smell and I am concerned that it is toxic.

Thank you

Hello @plantpainting , what did you use to wash the plinth filter? Soap and water? Vinegar? Something else? Any updates since you posted?

Thanks

Hello @tuesdayeveryday I've had the dryer for a little over 2 years and it finally has gone away. we actually called miele service and they came and smelled it also and replaced it, and the new one smelled as well. It's a chemical smell, like you say - and i washed every part i could take out but nothing helped. I guess it eventually "burned" off. I didn't use it much - we have another regular metal drum dryer in the basement and my husband was the only one who used it so it probably took us a lot longer to get to 100 dries, but now it doesn't smell. Hopefully it's not toxic, whatever it is!!

Wow, @pattyjoseffer they replaced the whole dryer, but the new one smelled too! That is so strange. And disappointing.

I'm Glad it doesn't smell anymore!

Thanks for your note.

@tuesdayeveryday - The smell faded over the first month or three. My wife would run one or more loads most days so the 100 loads may be about right. Maybe it was just 50 as we didn't count them. It was definitely the plinth filter as you could smell it when you took it out and nothing else had the smell. Washing it may have helped a little but it still just took time. Can't remember what we washed it with but tried different things like soap, vinegar and rubbing alcohol.

Ok, Im gald it got better @plantpainting

Thank you for your note!

Please make sure to crack a window to let those fumes out while you're clocking those 100 hours (and more). Those are toxic VOCs you're smelling, whether you're sensitive or not.