The cleanliness of household appliances must always be monitored. There are many ways how to properly maintain cleanliness in the house, for example - various detergents and chemicals for scale, dirt, mold, and so on. But housewives who understand this business give you advice - you can use a vinegar solution. Everyone in the house has acetic acid, but not everyone knows how to use it, but I will help you. Now we will tell you how to clean a washing machine with vinegar from scale and dirt.
Cleaning the washing machine: step by step instructions
Many housewives wonder whether it is possible to add vinegar to the washing machine to remove scale, dirt, mold and an unpleasant odor? Of course you can, most importantly after the cleaning procedure, rinse the washing machine well from the vinegar solution and limescale residues.
Cleaning the washing machine with vinegar follows special instructions:
- Remove any unnecessary items from the drum, if any. Acetic acid can ruin things.
- You will need 9% food grade acetic acid. Pour half a glass of vinegar solution into the powder compartment. Remember to wear rubber gloves, vinegar can damage your skin.
- Start the washing machine, select the longest high temperature wash cycle and turn it on.
- When a little time has passed, for the machine to heat up the machine, press pause and wait 1-1.5 hours.
- Start the machine again to end the cycle.
- Remember to descale the drain filter.
- Mix 50 ml of vinegar in one liter of drinking water. Wipe the drum and cuff with this solution.
- Turn on the machine in a short cycle for the final cleaning of residual acetic acid and limescale.
- Do not forget to wipe down the inside of the washing machine. Wipe the powder container with a regular cloth.
If you have 70% vinegar and want to clean the washing machine, then acetic acid can be mixed with water for about 1 × 7. Calculate how much water and vinegar you need to add to get the amount of nine percent vinegar solution you need.
See also - How to clean a washing machine with citric acid?
Cleaning the powder receptacle
How do you clean the powder container? You will need the same vinegar. Pour warm water into a container and add about 250 ml of 9% vinegar solution. Put a tray in this mixture and leave for a day. Select a special container so that the solution is poured to the brim to help clean the powder hopper more efficiently. After all these steps, take a sponge and wipe the container, it should shine. How can you clean the container with baking soda and vinegar? Let's tell you. Make a mixture of baking soda and vinegar and apply to the sides of the container, leave for a while, after about two hours brush away plaque (you can use a toothbrush) and rinse.
The container intended for the powder must be rinsed and cleaned very often, namely soaked in special antimicrobial solutions.The hole in which the powder compartment is located must be rinsed with antimicrobial agents, but this should be done carefully. Because the liquid enters the container using rubber tubes. Similar to rubber tubes, vinegar essence can eat away very quickly.
Pros and cons of vinegar cleaning
Let's start with the pros, they are that:
- The price is affordable for every person.
- You will forget what unpleasant smells are.
- Vinegar effectively removes mold in the washing machine.
- The interior of the machine will be descaled.
And now about the cons. Pungent smell after using vinegar as a detergent. Set an extra rinse to get rid of the bad smell. And the room where your washing machine is located should be well ventilated. Observe the required dosage when using vinegar. If the vinegar is at a high percentage, the gum is likely to thicken and tear.
Other ways to descale your washer
Citric acid is a great substitute for vinegar to clean your washing machine. Most housewives use citric acid instead of vinegar. Why is this method better? And it is better because citric acid can be poured into the drum itself. On our website you can see an article on how you can clean the washing machine with citric acid.
This list contains the most effective cleaning products to help you descale your machine:
- Five Plus.
- Dr. Beckmann.
- Frau Schmidt cleaner.
- Descaler.
- Anti-scale.
- AntiKal.
- Filtero.
And this is not a complete list of descaling products, as there are many other cleaning products that will keep your washer shiny. Cleaning products from Candy, Electrolux, Bosch and so on will help you remove limescale. Use the instructions in order not to ruin your washing machine. I guarantee that after trying some of the methods, you will find the most suitable one for you, which will match both in price and in efficiency.
Another good and cheap way, you can clean the washing machine with baking soda... It plays the role of a mold and scale remover. Almost every housewife has baking soda in the kitchen. Soda ash is also sold in household chemical stores, which is also absolutely harmless to the human body.
Let's summarize - you need to descale the washing machine once every six months. And to make your machine last longer, use the water softeners and descaling methods discussed above.
I hope this article helped you clean your washing machine with vinegar and get rid of scale, dirt and unpleasant odors.
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