How to clean the washing machine from dirt and smell?

Nowadays, you can not do without a washing machine. She not only saves the strength of the hostess, but also frees up a lot of time to do other important and more enjoyable things. And when such a technique suddenly ceases to fulfill its function due to the banal clogging with scale and dirt, it can unsettle. How to prevent damage to the washing machine? And how to remove pollution, if they already exist? This will be discussed below.

Fortunately, wise housewives have long come up with some clever ways to quickly rid the machine of pollution. Moreover, they use for this not only purchased household chemicals, but also ordinary substances present in any home. For example, very effective means using:

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

Now let's take a closer look at each of the ways to clean the washing machine from scale and dirt.

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

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

Sometimes there is mold in detergent containers. This happens if the powder or rinse aid 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 remedy will help to cope with this problem. Just treat your containers with it regularly and mold will never grow in them again.

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

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

Just do not put dirty laundry in the drum and do not use washing powder. The interaction of acetic acid with detergents can damage machine parts. And the fabrics that make up the laundry will be damaged in contact with highly concentrated vinegar.

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

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

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

• kill mold;
• eliminate unpleasant odor;
• clean the dirt;
• dissolve limescale.

She does all this not only with the visible, but also with the internal parts of the machine.

But do not use citric acid, which has been in the cabinet for a long time. Better buy a new bag. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

1. Prepare 200 g of the product;
2. Pour everything into the laundry detergent container;
3. Select a long wash;
4. Set the temperature to 60 degrees (minimum).

Citric acid has the ability to dissolve limescale and make it easier to peel off parts of the washing machine. It is not necessary to wash clothes at the same time as such cleaning, as it will not allow the acid to fully contact the machine parts.After the end of the wash, turn on an additional rinse (the more intense the better) - this way you will completely wash off the remnants of the applied product.

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

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

Chlorine-containing bleaches do an excellent job not only with dirt, but also with the eternal enemy of washing machines - limescale. But this method also has its minus - during the processing in the room there is an intense smell of bleach. And it's not that he's ugly.

If you are not a supporter of "folk" ways to deal with pollution in the washing machine, You can use the help of purchased, specially designed tools for this:

• For example, it is very popular in the fight against lime deposits. "Calgon". When using it, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
• Another famous commercial product is "Antinakipin". Its ingredients well eliminate both scale and many other contaminants typical of washing machines. Instructions are also included with it. In no case can you deviate from its points. The fact is that the use of this product in too high a 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 rinse aid, and door glass also require attention. Let's see how to remove dirt from these parts.

A clogged filter and a buildup of contaminants on its surface and inside can very well cause an unpleasant odor in the drum. Naturally, this will adversely affect the aroma of the washed laundry. Cleaning is done as follows:

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

The containers in which we load various laundry detergents also get dirty from time to time. Sometimes they even grow mold. To clean this important detail, use the well-known Comet. Double effect":

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

Contaminants are easily removed, and the part will sparkle with cleanliness.

Lime deposits also often appear on the glass surface of the washing machine door from the inside. Keep it clean with vinegar:

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

Scale formation is easier to prevent in advance than to get rid of an existing problem later. Its main reason is the increased hardness of the water. If it contains a lot of foreign salts, then when washing clothes in a machine, they simply settle on its internal parts (mainly heating elements).

Here are a few simple rules, following which you will definitely minimize the risk of scale on the heating element:

• If you know that the tap water in your area is hard, start using a water softener. 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 the valuable ability to bind to salts dissolved in water, thereby preventing them from settling on the heating element.
• Scale simply cannot form at low temperatures, so try to less frequently use washing programs with very hot water or boiling.If this is unavoidable due to too much soiling of the clothes, try soaking it in advance and pre-washing it by hand. This takes extra time and requires little physical effort, but greatly extends the life of your washing machine.
• Minimize machine washing of items that form pills, as well as clothes that are too old. Under the action of water and washing powder, fabric particles are separated from them, which accelerates the clogging of the heating element and the formation of scale on it. It is better to wash such linen by hand or get an activator-type machine.

At home, everyone can wash the washing machine and rid it of a rotten or musty smell. By following these simple tips, you will keep the inside of your washing machine free of limescale build-up and extend its lifespan.

For more information on how to clean the washing machine from dirt and odor, see the following video.