Cleaning the washing machine with vinegar from scale - fast at home

With regular use of the washing machine on its internal parts, a dense calcareous deposit like a scale in the kettle, which must be regularly removed to maintain the functionality of the device and prevent its breakdown. Coping with a similar problem can be done by cleaning the washing machine with acetic acid.

This is one of the most effective and affordable approaches, allowing not only to clean important elements even in hard-to-reach places, but also to prevent the formation of mold, to get rid of the unpleasant musty odor transmitted by the laundry. Cleaning itself is absolutely safe for the device and is very simple, but there are important points to keep in mind.

Positive and negative side effects on scale in the washing machine with acetic acid

Before cleaning the descaling device, using vinegar, it is necessary to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the solution. In some cases, they play a decisive role in choosing the best option among all existing alternatives.

Strong sides of the impact can be considered the following:

1. Vinegar is quite aggressive, so it provides a pronounced result. It easily corrodes plaque, which leads to its removal from the elements of the device.
2. If you carry out the manipulation strictly according to the rules, then the risk of clogging the elements of the washing machine with bits of lime is reduced to zero.
3. During the procedure it is possible not only to clean the device of scale, but also to get rid of unpleasant putrefactive smells, which often appear after several years of operation of the device.
4. Cleaning with vinegar is one of the cheapest and affordable options for impact, while in its effectiveness it is not inferior to some professional approaches.

The only obvious disadvantage of the approach is the sharp smell of the main reagent. But you can cope with it, you just need to start the washing machine for additional rinsing, and during the procedure to ventilate the room.

Advice: It is highly recommended not to exceed the prescribed dosages. The use of an acetic solution of extreme concentration will not give the best result, but it negatively affects the rubber elements of the device. At first they will be hardened, and then they will tear, which will lead to a serious breakdown.

Stages of cleaning the internal parts of the device with vinegar

To clean the internal elements of the washing machine from calcareous scale, you need to perform the following manipulations:

• Check the drum and, if necessary, remove all things from it, from the effects of vinegar, they can come into disrepair. Some mistresses suggest running unnecessary rags into work, but experts say that this can provoke the destruction of fibers and their entry into the pipes. Cleaning does not become softer or more effective.
• Take 9% table vinegar( you can take a white one), pour it into the tray of the washing machine, designed to load the powder. We set the highest temperature and the longest washing cycle, we start the machine.
• After the vinegar is mixed with water and the solution heats up, put the unit on pause and wait at least an hour.
• After the specified time, we again start the device and the cleaning is resumed. You must wait until the end of the whole cycle. Before the time, the washing machine, which must be cleaned of scale, can not be stopped.
• After the end of the process, it is necessary to clean the drain filter, it can accumulate small pieces of scale.
• Next, we brew a tablespoon of vinegar in half a liter of water and use this solution to clean the available elements of the device. Wet a piece of cloth in it, carefully wipe the drum and rubber parts.
• Cleaning is completed by starting the washing machine for one more work cycle. This time, vinegar, other reagents or detergents do not add. We select the shortest washing cycle, it will be enough to finally clean the device of the remains of the detergent and scales.
• All available parts of the unit are wiped with a dry cloth, not forgetting about the powder tray. We leave the washing machine as open as possible, allowing it to dry and get rid of the corrosive acetic odor.

Cleaning of the functional device components from scale should be carried out not only in case of obvious reduction of its practical properties. Vinegar is recommended for use with a preventive purpose, then the device will serve much further. Such cleaning can be carried out once a quarter, but not more often than once in 2 months, otherwise the aggressive component will provoke the destruction of rubber and plastic parts.

It is highly discouraged to combine this exposure option with other chemical reagents. This can literally melt the details of household appliances, which will require their immediate replacement.

Removing limescale from surfaces of trays

Table vinegar at home is used not only for internal processing. If desired, they can clean the container for loading detergent, which also often suffers from the formation of a dense stone or calcareous deposit. To do this, pour a glass of 9% of table vinegar into the container and add very hot water. In the resulting solution, immerse the contaminated tray. The main thing is that the composition completely covers the device. This passive cleaning should take at least 8 hours.

After a specified time, take out the tray and in clean hot water treat it with a sponge or a soft rag. Then rinse and dry. If even after so long soaking, the plaque does not easily go away, you need to clean the surfaces with gruel made of baking soda and vinegar. Dip in the toothbrush and in intensive movements remove the plaque. Clean the tray and rinse it, dry it and put it back into place.

In addition, the washing machine can be cleaned with citric acid, soda, copper sulfate, detergents, soap solutions and a number of effective professional products. It should not be forgotten that during each wash it is recommended to add special softeners to the water, designed to prevent the formation of scale or the formation of a dense layer on the internal parts. If the applied efforts did not give the desired result, you need to contact the specialists, you may need to replace the individual parts of the household appliance.

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