Not Vinegar or Salt: This Cheap Remedy Will Extend the Life of Your Washing Machine

29.03.2023 17:21

There are many tricks that have been invented to clean your washing machine from scale, limescale, mold and other debris that spoils the main parts of the equipment.

These tricks are used to ensure that the washing machine serves for many years, does not break down, and even works longer than the manufacturer guarantees.

Experienced housewives use citric acid as a preventive measure. The product prevents the formation of scale, limescale and is effective against mold.

How to apply

1. Use the product during a cycle without laundry. Pour citric acid into the compartment intended for washing powder.

2. Set any long mode, for example, intended for cotton items. The temperature is selected 90-95 °C.

Washing machine
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3. After the idle cycle, wipe the drum and leave the door open for ventilation.

4. If the washing machine is used regularly, then a preventive cycle using citric acid is run once a month. If the equipment is used rarely, then it is enough to do this once every six months.

Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor