How to clean the washing machine from dirt and smell?

In our time can not do without a washing machine. She not only saves the power of the hostess, but also frees up a lot of time for practicing other important and more enjoyable things. And when such a technique suddenly ceases to perform its function due to the banal littering with scale and dirt, it can be out of tune. How to prevent breakage of the washing machine? And how to remove pollution, if they already exist? This will be discussed below.

Fortunately, the wise housewives have long ago come up with some ingenious ways to quickly save the machine from pollution. And they use for this not only purchased products of household chemicals, but also the usual substances present in any house. For example, very effective means of using:

• baking soda;
• bleach containing chlorine;
• vinegar:
• citric acid.

Now let's take a closer look at each of the methods of cleaning the washing machine from scale and dirt.

This substance perfectly removes dirt and scum from the internal parts of the machine:

1. Take a small amount of water at room temperature and pour the same amount of baking soda into it.
2. Mix the ingredients thoroughly - soda should be completely dissolved in water.
3. Now we take a sponge and process all available internal parts of the machine. No need to be limited only to metal parts, since soda cleans well and rubber elements. Wipe them with a little effort, and then rinse with water.
4. After cleaning, the inside of the machine must be wiped dry.

Sometimes in the containers for cleaning products mold appears. This occurs if the powder or rinse is not completely washed out of them. Everyone knows how tenacious mold spores are. It is very difficult to get rid of them, but soda water can help to cope with this problem. Just treat them regularly, and the mold will never appear in them again.

It is unlikely that there is at least one kitchen in which no acetic acid would be found. It is often used in the preparation of various dishes, but do all the hostesses know that it can be used not only in recipes? For example, it cleans remarkably the internal parts of a washing machine. The main thing is to know how to use it for this purpose:

1. Take 400 ml of acetic acid and gently pour directly into the drum machine.
2. Now select the longest wash mode and run it.
3. Set the temperature to the highest of all envisaged - this will make cleaning even more effective.
4. After the washing machine runs idle for about 5 minutes, pause the wash and let the vinegar distributed on the surface do its job - dissolve all the contaminants present on the parts.
5. After that, you can again click on the "start" and complete the cycle.

Just do not put dirty laundry in the drum and do not use laundry detergent. The interaction of acetic acid with laundry detergent can ruin the details of the machine. And the fabrics that make up the linen in contact with highly concentrated vinegar will be damaged.

Now you need to remove residues of acetic acid from the inside of the machine. To do this, you can wipe them with a sponge, which is abundantly moistened with water, or carry out another “idle” wash:

1. Moisten a soft cloth in the resulting solution;
2. Treat the drum surface, the rubber gasket and the inside of the door;
3. After that, wipe all dry.

Citric acid can eliminate the washing machine from several problems at once:

• kill mold fungus;
• eliminate unpleasant odor;
• clean the dirt;
• dissolve lime plaque.

It does all this not only with visible, but also internal details of the machine.

But do not use citric acid, which has long been in the locker. Better buy a new bag. The action algorithm is as follows:

1. Prepare 200 g of the product;
2. Pour everything into a container for washing powder;
3. Choose a long wash;
4. Set the temperature to 60 degrees (minimum).

Citric acid has the ability to dissolve limescale and facilitate its detachment from the parts of the washing machine. It is not necessary to wash clothes at the same time as such cleaning, since it will not allow the acid to fully contact the machine parts. After the end of the washing, turn on the additional rinsing (the more intense the better), so you will completely wash off the remnants of the applied agent.

The most used, inexpensive and well-known bleach with chlorine on the Russian market is “Belizna”. And that is what you can use to remove dirt from the washing machine:

1. Take this product in the amount of 200 ml and pour directly into the empty drum.
2. Install the machine for a long wash at a temperature of 60 degrees.
3. After the end of the complete cycle, remove the remnants of the “Whiteness” with water, and then wipe the parts with a dry cloth.

Chlorine-containing bleach copes well not only with the dirt, but also the eternal enemy of washing machines - lime lime. But this method has its minus - in the process of processing in the room there is an intense smell of chlorine. And the point is not that it is unpleasant.

If you are not a supporter of "people's" ways of combating pollution in a washing machine, You can use the help of purchased, specially developed tools for this:

• For example, very popular in the fight against lime deposits Calgon. When using it, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
• Another famous commercial product - "Antinakipin". Its ingredients well eliminate both scum and many other contaminants characteristic of washing machines. Instructions are also attached to it. In no case should we retreat from her points. The fact is that the use of this tool in too high dosage is fraught with premature wear of the internal parts of the washing machine.

In addition to cleaning the interior of the washing machine (where we load the laundry), the internal filter, containers for washing powder and rinses, and door glass also need attention. Let's see how to remove pollution from these parts.

Clogging the filter and the deposition of pollutants on its surface and inside may well cause an unpleasant smell in the drum. Naturally, this is also detrimental to the fragrance of the washed laundry. Cleaning is done in the following way:

1. To remove the filter, open the bottom panel cover;
2. Now you need to pull out all the accumulated garbage;
3. Then with a damp cloth or sponge to wipe it from all sides;
4. After that, you can install the filter in place.

The containers into which we load various laundry detergents are also periodically contaminated. Sometimes they even appear mold. To clean this important part, use the help of the well-known tool “Comets. Double effect ":

1. Remove containers from the case of the washing machine;
2. Place in a suitable container and fill with cooked liquid;
3. Wait a few hours, drain the liquid and rinse the residue under the tap.

Contamination can be easily removed, and the part will sparkle clean.

On the glass surface of the door of the washing machine from the inside, too, lime deposits often appear. Take care of its cleanliness with vinegar:

1. Dilute it with water at a concentration of 1: 1;
2. Dampen a rag in the resulting product;
3. Then with a little pressure, wipe the glass. Do not forget to do the same from the outside, because it is also polluted.
4. Now wipe both surfaces again, but now use plain water. Your door is new again!

Scaling is easier to prevent in advance than to get rid of an existing problem. Its main cause is increased water hardness. If there are a lot of foreign salts in it, then when washing the laundry in the car, they simply settle on its internal parts (mainly Teng).

Here are a few simple rules, following which, you will precisely minimize the risk of scaling on the heater:

• If you know that the tap water in your area is hard, start using special water softeners. If you do not want to spend money on expensive products, add a little citric acid to the powder with each wash.
• Periodically soften hard water with a small amount of soda ash. Its active ingredients have a valuable ability to bind with salts dissolved in water, thereby preventing them from settling on the ten.
• Scale simply cannot form at low temperatures, so try to use washing regimes with very hot water or boiling less often. If you cannot do without it because of too much contamination of clothing, try to soak it in advance and pre-lock it manually. It takes extra time and requires little physical effort, but significantly extends the life of your washing machine.
• Minimize washing in the car of things that make up the pellets, as well as too old clothes. Under the action of water and laundry detergent, tissue particles are separated from them, which accelerates the fouling of the ten and the formation of scum on it. It is better to wash such clothes with your hands or get an activator type machine.

At home, everyone can wash a washer and rid it of rotten or musty odor. Following these simple tips, you will save the internal parts of your washing machine from the appearance of scale on them, as well as increase the time of its service.

For more information on cleaning the washing machine from dirt and smell, see the following video.