Hot weather brought out the drain flies from basement laundry room from the sink and toilet and slight skanky smell coming from washing machine?

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I had to replace the spider arm on my Samsung front loader a few years ago, which meant tearing the entire machine apart. The drum and the drum tub were pretty clean after 10 -14 years of use so i'm pretty confident my system is working well and keeping this washer clean.