How to clean your washing machine from scale and dirt with soda and vinegar

During operation, the household automatic washing machine may be contaminated both externally (housing, front control panel, transparent surface of the door) and from the inside (drum, tray for loading detergent ingredients, a place under the sealing rubber on the door, the filter compartment and the mesh on the input hose for supplying cold water from the water supply network, heater).
Moreover, the machine is not just contaminated, but bacteria begin to multiply in some of the indicated places, spores of fungi and mold appear, since extremely favorable conditions are created there: a humid environment and a positive temperature, residues of detergents, air conditioning, organic pollution from washed clothes, pile, threads, sand, etc.
All these unwanted neoplasms in the car emit unpleasant odors that can spoil the mood and even well-being of all family members for a long time and pose a real danger to human health.
Therefore, it is necessary to regularly clean up the machine at regular intervals, moreover, with little effort and with the help of simple cleaners, such as baking soda and table vinegar. We may also need a sponge, a toothbrush, tissue and paper towels.

Washing machine cleaning procedure

It is more logical to start cleaning this household appliance from the most contaminated place, which is the space under the sealing sleeve on the door of the washing unit.
If it is slightly twisted, then you can see mold, dirt deposits and even hard objects in the form of buttons, cufflinks, paper clips and other little things that can appear in the pockets of clothes that have been washed. All detected solid objects should be removed so that they do not damage the sealing collar.
Then you need to wet a soft cloth in a bowl with a weakly concentrated solution (50 ml of 9% vinegar with 1 liter of water) poured into it, and carefully treat the space under the cuff, repeating this cleaning operation several times. At the end, the treated areas should be wiped with a dry cloth.
Next comes the turn of the loading tray for washing powder and rinse aid, as well as the niche into which it is inserted.
On most washing machines, this unit is located in the upper left corner of the device.
After each washing on the tray and in the niche, traces of settled detergent and conditioner are visible, and if you do not wipe them for a long time, yellow and dark spots will be noticeable, which cannot be removed only with water.
We pull out the tray by pressing the special button.
We disassemble it and clean it with a toothbrush dipped in table vinegar or soda solution, then with a rag soaked in some kind of detergent.
We finish the procedure by rinsing the tray and its components under a stream of water, and wipe it dry.
We carry out the same procedure with regard to a niche using a tissue napkin.
It remains only to install the tray in place.
Now we take up cleaning the filter, the door of which on almost all washing machines is located at the bottom right.
We open the door, prepare dishes with low sides, for example, a pan, pull out the cork from the drain tube, and drain the water from it. Then we put in place the cork and fix the tube in the standard clip.
We unscrew the filter by rotating it counterclockwise, having previously placed a large rag under the filter. Small solid objects such as buttons, pebbles, paper clips, etc., can accumulate at the filter installation site.
Place the filter in place with a soft cloth moistened with vinegar or in an aqueous solution of soda. Then wipe dry. The filter also needs to be washed with detergent and put into place.
Now we unscrew the nut connecting the cold water supply hose located on the rear panel of the washing machine.
After we pull out the plastic net at the bottom, shake out the garbage from it, rinse it, wipe the nozzle and set everything back in the reverse order.
It remains only to wash the drum and the "insides" of the machine, including the heater. To do this, pour two measured containers of table vinegar into the drum, and one portion of baking soda and a little water into the compartment of the loading tray.
We set the Quik 30 mode (express wash), revs 700 and temperature 40. We start the machine and, after the end of the cycle, wipe all parts with a dry cloth or paper towel.
After such care, the washing machine will work better, more economical, and its life will be much longer, especially if the cleaning procedure is carried out regularly and efficiently.

Tips and comments

Since even weakly concentrated vinegar or baking soda can damage the skin of your fingers, it is advisable to wear rubber gloves on your hands when cleaning the washing machine.
After finishing the cleaning of the machine, it is necessary to wipe dry all rubber plastic and metal parts so that the remains of vinegar or soda do not damage the surface of the metal and plastic, and also do not violate the structure of the rubber parts.
The control panel must not be wiped with a wet cloth, but only slightly damp, so as not to spoil the electronics of control and monitoring of the machine.