How to clean the washing machine from the dirt inside the machine?

If you want a washing machine to last a long time, you should sometimes carry out its prevention. Over time, scum and dirt begin to accumulate inside the appliance. Therefore, the very first question to ask: how to clean the washing machine from dirt inside the machine. Today there are many options - from expensive to budget, efficient and not very much. Here are the most popular and proven methods.

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We clean the automatic machine

In order to avoid problems with the operation of the device, manufacturers always indicate in the instructions the recommendations for care. Therefore, before you clean the washing machine in the home and use any tools, read the instructions to your model. It happens that one tool is suitable for almost any styralke, but for individual models it may be incompatible.

There are many reasons for the pollution, but the main ones are only three:

• hard water;
• use of unsuitable or highly aggressive laundry detergent;
• constant operation of the machine in fast modes.

Cleaning a washing machine at home is not difficult even for a layman. To do this, take a few steps.

Steps:

1. We clean the body of the washing machine. This is an uncomplicated procedure. Just lightly wet the cloth and wipe the appliance. If spots or strong contaminants are found somewhere, you can use a dishwashing detergent solution.
2. Remove the smell. If an unpleasant smell has appeared in the device, you can use a bleach for the laundry. To do this, start an empty wash at high temperatures, without loading the drum, but pour the whitening agent into the desired compartment.
3. Also, odor can occur when the outlet filter is dirty, so clean it at least once every six months. To clean the drain pump filter, it is necessary to open its compartment on the front side of the machine and remove any limescale, fluff and other dirt manually.
4. Clean the drum. Wipe the tank and door with a soft cloth - you can pre-wet it in a detergent. Do not forget about the rubber parts and the door.
5. My tray. For this, it is necessary to remove the powder tray and rinse it with running water, if necessary, rub the impurities with a brush. If the plaque on the tray is strong, you can use any means to remove the plaque from the bathroom or from the toilet.

Important! To clean the washing machine from dirt inside the machine, use products containing acid. In the composition of expensive scales, very often the main component is various acids. This is due to the properties of acids to split salt deposits( scale).In this case, the properties of citric acid are often not inferior to other acids. Therefore, the purchase of expensive funds can significantly save - to buy a couple of bags of substance in any grocery store.

But in any case, first you need to understand what scum is, and why it appears.

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Why does scale form?

Any water always contains various impurities, so it has its own stiffness. Such impurities can be:

• calcium salts;
• magnesium salts;
• mechanical impurities of sand, clay, etc.

If we talk about the formation of scale, it is the large content of salts that contributes to its appearance. When heated, the salt is split into carbon dioxide and releases a precipitate, which is called scum. Accordingly - the harder the water, the stronger the scaling will be and the details of the washing machine will quickly become unusable. Especially it concerns TEN - the device, which contacts with water, heating it.

Important! For the convenience of housewives and the protection of automata manufacturers have long recommended to choose for washing powders for automatic machines. They contain a small amount of acid, which does not harm clothes, but dissolves the scales that have appeared.

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How to clean the machine with citric acid?

When using citric acid, it is important to adhere to the following recommendations:

1. Add about 100 grams of acid to the powder tray.
2. The machine itself does not need to load the machine.
3. In the tank you need to pour about 40 grams of lemon juice.
4. Turn on the mode with the highest temperature.

When the styralke is working, a chemical reaction will begin and the scum will dissolve. In this case, the acid will help to clean not only the heating element, but also the drum.

Important! If, in this procedure, add about 100 ml of chlorine to the tank, the effect is enhanced, but a pungent smell and toxic fumes from the active substance appear. Therefore, when adding chlorine, be sure to follow the safety precautions and well ventilate the room during and after cleaning.

This method helps to remove scale, but over time, acid and chlorine can corrode rubber gaskets in the car. Therefore use such cleaning not more often than once in two months.

This is only one of the options, how to clean the washing machine from scale in the home, we will consider others.

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Other ways of

In addition to the above, there are still options for how to clean the washing machine of dirt and odor, and protect it from damage and scale.

Vinegar

The use of vinegar is no less known than citric acid. It should be noted that this is a more aggressive tool in comparison with "lemon juice".Therefore, on the one hand, it quickly and better removes the scum from the heater, but it can also damage the rubber gasket of the machine faster.

For this method, you need to take half a glass of vinegar and pour it into the detergent compartment. After that, the machine is turned on without laundry, on the hot water mode.

Filter

To protect the machine from scale, it is necessary to connect a filter that softens the water. For example, magnetic. Such a filter will help to purify water from salts, which are the main source of scale.

Important! The cost of the devices is quite high, but the efficiency of water purification is worth it. With a magnetic filter, you will not have problems with scum for a very long time.

Temperature

If you carefully use the styralka, it will last you a very long time. Therefore, do not often use fast modes with high temperatures. The more slowly the water warms up and the longer the washing, the more likely that the scale does not appear.

Important! Also, such modes save energy well.

Remove odor

If an odor appears in the appliance, a frequent reason is the improper use of detergents. For example:

1. Mistresses may not read the instruction for children's powder, and pour it out of habit into the tray, and such powders often pour directly into the tank.
2. It also happens that when washing was used thick soap that simply did not wash completely, and the remaining particles began to multiply fungi and microbes.

Important! To smell disappeared, pour the powder into the tray and run the wash in the mode with the maximum hot temperature without laundry. Next you need to put the discharge mode, but do not spin. Then open the door of the machine and wipe all its parts. Next, the door is opened and the device is allowed to dry. To completely get rid of the smell, you need to repeat all the actions two or three times.

Also it is necessary to take into account the advice of professionals how to clean the washing machine of scale, dirt and prevent its appearance immediately after cleaning.

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Recommendations and advices:

1. Do not use hard sponges or abrasives for cleaning. They can scratch the coating of the machine and it will have to be changed.
2. Buy only high-quality tools for washing, carefully read the instructions for them.
3. If cleaning by improvised means did not help - call a specialist who will help diagnose the problem and find the right remedies.
4. The powder compartment is recommended to be washed after 3-5 washes. So you do not get a strong raid on it and it will be easily washed.
5. It is recommended to clean the drain filter at least twice a month, and preferably after each wash.
6. When cleaning the machine against strong scale, it should be remembered that particles of it can damage the drain hose. Therefore, it is recommended to clean it manually.
7. After washing, leave the drum door open - so you prevent the smell of stagnant water.

Important! Many mistresses, trusting advertising, purchase various expensive means from a scum, for example Calgon. But this is not a panacea. It is an ordinary ordinary softener that will easily and much more effectively replace citric or acetic acid.

The usual service life of the washing machine is 10 years, but hard water and dirt greatly shortens it. Instead of the put ten, the machine can serve five, or even less, years. To prevent this from happening, you need to clean it and carry out preventive maintenance in time.