How to clean the washing machine descaler

Limescale is a very dangerous enemy of an automatic washing machine. If you do not take measures, it is capable of literally destroying the washing machine. To prevent scale formation, you must either use soft water for washing, or add special products for each wash. But what if the machine was operated, but no means were added to soften the water and a scale deposit covered the drum and the inside of the household appliances, what should be done in this situation, than to clean the home assistant?

Special descaler

Manufacturers of automatic washing machines strongly recommend that you use only special products made by trusted companies to clean household appliances. It is better to listen to their opinion, because too aggressive means can destroy the details of washing machines, and nothing too weak can be cleaned. We have prepared an overview of the best special tools to clean the machine of scale and present it to your attention.

• Magic Power for washing machines. One of the best descaling agents for automatic washing machines from Germany. Thanks to the use of a unique formula, it is possible to clean even a large layer of scale from the heating element, tank, drum and other elements of the washing machine. The product is available in liquid form in 250 ml bottles and is highly effective. Price - 4 cu
• Topperr 3004 for washing machines. Another excellent product from Germany, recommended for use by leading German companies producing washing machines, in particular Miele and Bosch. They can well clean the scale from the heating element of the washing machine, sold in 250 ml plastic bottles. There are enough bottles to clean the machine twice. Price - 4 cu
• Luxus Professional. An excellent domestic product that allows you to clean parts of not only washing machines, but also kettles, coffee makers, dishwashers and other equipment from limescale deposits. After cleaning, the product leaves a pleasant smell of lemon. The product is sold in bottles of 500 ml. There are enough bottles to clean the washing machine 4 times. Price - 3.5 cu
• Bork K8P An effective concentrated anti-scale product from a well-known Korean manufacturer. One pack of Bork K8P1 contains 4 sachets of powder, each sachet is designed for 1 cleaning. Before use, the product is diluted with some water, and then poured into the powder tray. The price for 1 package is 14 y. e.
• Top house. Inexpensive, but effective tool from Germany, designed to clean any household appliances from lime deposits. They can be cleaned, not only cars, but also teapots, coffee machines and more. Sold in a 500 ml plastic bottle for up to 5 uses. Price - 3 cu
• The universal descaling agent. Cleans scale from any equipment, as well as dishes. In order to better clean the inside of the machine, pour the dry product into the powder dish in the prewash compartment. The price for 100 g is a bag of 0.2 cu, for one cleaning of the washing machine you will need 2 bags.

Note! Anti-scale is also available in liquid form, but our experts do not recommend using it to clean the machine due to its low efficiency.

Homemade descaler

Any special tool for cleaning washing machines from limescale costs money, in addition, it can not always be found on the market. And what to do if you need to clean the car now, and not run around the shops and look for a remedy. In this case, a home anti-scale remedy will come to the rescue. There are a lot of such means, but which of them are really effective and can clean the car well?

Lemon acid.This home remedy is an absolute leader in coping with scum. To clean the washing machine with a lemon, you need to take 150-200 gr. Pour into a powder receptacle or drum. Then run the longest mode at high temperature (at least 60⁰C) and wait until the end of the cycle. After the machine turns off, you need to clean the drain filter from the remnants of scale, wipe the cuff, and check for pieces of plaque on it.

Important! 200 g. Lemons are many times cheaper than a bottle of the cheapest professional descaler for a washing machine, which is based on the same citric acid.

Instead of citric acid, you can use nine percent table vinegar. A glass of such vinegar is poured into the compartment of the powder cuvette and the machine is turned on for the longest cycle at a temperature of 90⁰C. You can also set an extra rinse to better remove vinegar and its smell. It is because of the pungent odor, such a tool is not used often.

Coca Cola. At first glance, it seems that this is a rather unexpected home descaler. But in fact, craftsmen have long been using this tasty drink for technical purposes. It can even clean car radiators and industrial plants, which is to say about a household automatic washing machine. About 5 liters of drink will be required for one cleaning., which can be poured into the tank of the washing machine and enable the soaking mode.

Mechanical cleaning is the most efficient

To ensure that the washing machine assemblies are free of scale in the most advanced cases, mechanical cleaning should be used. What are its advantages?

1. When we remove and manually clean any unit of the washing machine (for example, PETN), we have the opportunity not only to scrape off the limescale, but also to remove it from the machine. If we use chemistry, then there is a risk that large pieces of scale, falling off the ten, will remain in the tank.
2. When disassembling and removing the units of the washing machine for cleaning, we have the opportunity to inspect them for damage and it is possible to immediately replace them, and at the same time replace the rubber bands, sensors, wiring and other things.
3. By resorting to mechanical cleaning, you can simultaneously think about the local application of chemistry. For example, you can soak the same ten in a concentrated solution of citric acid, after which it will shine like brand new.

Mechanical cleaning of washing machines begins with their competent disassembly. To correctly disassemble the washing machine some skills and an appropriate tool will be required, but overall this is a feasible task for a man whose hands are growing from the right place. The complexity of disassembly will depend on the parts of the machine that you wish to clean. If you need to clean only the heating element, then you can get by removing the back of the machine. But if the scale has settled on the moving parts of the drum, then the tank will need to be disassembled.

It is necessary to clean the washing machine aggregates very carefully, it is unacceptable in this case to use a rude tool like a file, a knife and the like. Use a coarse rag or very fine sandpaper for cleaning. So that the scale descends better, pre-soak ten in a solution of citric acid, vinegar or Coca-Cola.

To summarize, we note that you can clean the washing machine from scale in different ways. The main thing is to do it regularly so that such a little thing as limescale does not lead to an additional burden on the family budget in the form of buying a new washing machine.