How to Clean your Washing Machine in and out, with Vinegar – 3 simple steps
In general, we all have vinegar in our home. The truth is that it can be used in multiple ways and brings numerous benefits, both for health, beauty and obviously for cleaning the home.
Undoubtedly, with the regular use of the washing machine, certain residues such as hair, paper, threads and even remains of the cleaning products that we use when washing clothes begin to accumulate.
Next, we will see how to clean the washing machine with vinegar with these 3 simple tips that will leave it impeccable both inside and out.
1-Clean all parts of the washing machine
We will start by cleaning all the parts, such as the drawers where we put the liquid soap and the fabric softener. Also the central filter and the lid. To wash these parts it will only be necessary to use detergent and a sponge.
We use the vinegar soaked in a cloth and we pass it through these accessories, it is the final touch of cleaning the drawers.
2-Clean the inside of the washing machine
We start by washing the inside of the washing machine in the normal way and without spinning, but the essential thing is to place the white vinegar in the soap drawer. Now we let the wash finish and then we open the door for the washing machine to dry naturally.
3-Cleaning the exterior
It is also very important to keep the outside of the washing machine clean, the idea is to prevent a yellowish color from forming and to eliminate stains.
By simply adding half the water and the other half white vinegar to a bucket, it mixes well and with a cloth we immerse in the mixture in the bucket. In this way we will go through the entire exterior of the washing machine and let it act for 10 minutes.
To finish, we proceed to dry with a clean, dry cloth or rag, the entire exterior of the washing machine.
Recommendations:
We must always keep the washing machine clean, so it is necessary to do it with a certain frequency. One suggestion is to do this suggested cleaning with vinegar every 15 days, in this way we will give it adequate maintenance.
To wash the drum of the washing machine we can use 2 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate diluted in 1 glass of water, mix it and add it to the water that we load in the washing machine.
Finally, we let it sit for a while, then we rinse it and let it dry with the door open so it can air out.
