How to wash gum in a drum of the car

The washing machine is a great place for the reproduction and development of microbes. And if you don’t wash it in time, you will get an unpleasant smell, mold spots and scale on the internal parts. Wiping the machine from the outside, giving it a pleasant appearance, the housewives forget about the rubber band between the drum and the door. But she also needs to be cleaned. The further narration will go on how and how to clean the cuff.

We select a cleaner

After washing, water remains in the rubber cuff, which stagnates in it for a long time, can produce an unpleasant putrefactive odor. In addition, mold may appear in the form of black spots from moisture. To clean the gum from mold, the housewives recommend using the following tools:

• chlorine-based products ("White", "Toilet duckling", "Domestos", etc.);
• nail polish remover;
• copper sulfate.

In the fight against scum that has settled on the gum of the washing machine, it is better to use proven means. To wash it you will need:

• a lemon
• white vinegar;
• Antinakipin.

Cleaning rules

To prevent mold from developing in the machine's drum and rotten odor, it is necessary to keep the door ajar. Also, after washing, be sure to rinse the powder tray from the remaining detergent. Wipe it with a dry cloth, and also wipe the connector where this tray is inserted. However, back to the gum of the drum, and tell you how to clean it.

1. Wet rags need to remove mold and other plaque from the outside of the gum.
2. Bend the edges of the cuff and wipe the inside, where mold usually grows.
3. Moisten a sponge in whiteness or other chlorine-based product.
4. Wipe the inside and outside of the gum and the surface of the drum with a sponge. Particular attention should be paid to the grooves of the cuff, causing more funds.
5. Close the drum and leave the car for half an hour.
6. After disinfection, you need to start the rinse mode to rinse the drum and gum from the detergent.

Effectively clean the cuff from mold using a solution of copper sulfatediluted in a proportion of 30 g per liter of water. It is enough to apply a small amount of solution on the cuff, wait about a day, and then rinse with water and wipe with a dry cloth. You can start the machine in the "Fast 30" mode, so that the remaining substance is well washed.

To wash the cuff gum and remove excess moisture from it after each wash, if you monitor the cleanliness of the cuff, then you will not have to clean it. Even if mold appears, then you will clean it much less often.

When, when too much mold and debris has accumulated under the cuff, you will have to completely remove it. It’s easy to do this, the whole process is described in the article on how replace the cuff on the washing machine. This has its plus, because it is possible to completely and more thoroughly rinse the rubber in a basin in a large amount of water, then dry it and set it back. And if it has damage, then generally replace with a new one.

Complete cleaning of the washing machine

In addition to weekly and permanent care, the washing machine requires complete cleaning. To carry out a full user cleaning of the "washer" you need:

• descale the drum;
• clean the cuff of the drum;
• clean the hatch door;
• clean the drain filter;
• rinse the powder tray.

Since the water in the water supply contains impurities of salts, it causes scale on the internal parts of the washing machine. Scale settles on the heating element, on the drum, as well as on the cuff. Water softeners can be used to prevent excessive scale formation.one of which is Calgon. However, in this case, at least twice a year, it is necessary to clean the washing machine from scale. For this, many housewives use citric acid or a special tool "Decalcifier».

To effectively clean the machine of the accumulated scale, you need to take 100-200 grams of citric acid and put it directly in the drum, then choose the longest program with a temperature of water heating up to 60 degrees. An additional rinse can be installed to better wash off any residual scale. At the end of the program, be sure to wipe the cuff, and make sure that there is no plaque under it.

Instead of lemons, they use white 9-% vinegar, but this is not entirely justified, because after such a wash, an unpleasant smell will remain.

It is also not difficult to clean the door of the washing machine hatch from drops of soap solution and other substances. Use any glass cleaner and the door will shine again. As for cleaning the filter, it should be carried out as often as possible. After all, the filter may become clogged and lead to malfunctions of the washing machine.

To clean the drain filter, you must first unscrew it from the washing machine. But before that, turn off the car from the network and close the water tap. Then in the lower part of the housing we open the panel or door and find the filter cover. Unscrew it counterclockwise and remove the filter. Do not forget to put a cloth, as the residual waste water will flow from the filter. Rinse the filter from debris and dirt under running water and replace it.

Thus, when you are going to clean the gum of a washing machine, you will need both a drum and a tray for detergents. Such care will extend the life of the parts and the washing machine as a whole.