Many people know the advertisement, where the owners of washing machines show horrors of limescale on the heating elements (heating element), and then, practically as a panacea, they recommend using a special water softener, which supposedly prevents the formation of this very scum. The effect of this tool is undeniable, but ... its price, so to speak, "bites." In addition, not always such products are well rinsed out of the laundry, which can cause, for example, allergies in children and people with sensitive skin. What to do, is there an alternative to expensive means? Yes there is! The washing machine from a scum with no less effect can be cleaned with usual citric acid.
True, a legitimate question may arise, but is it possible to clean the washing machine with citric acid, will it not harm the mechanism? It is possible and even necessary! Moreover, acid is one of the active components of the advertised antiperspirant. But only on the pack of softener there is an instruction for its use, and how to clean the machine-machine with citric acid, if it is known to most of us, as a substance used in cooking? Nothing complicated.
How to properly clean the washing machine with citric acid from scale?
So, citric acid is poured into the powder compartment, and the washing machine is started for a full washing cycle (without loading the tank) at the highest possible temperature (usually cotton mode and temperature, depending on the brand of the machine, 90-95 deg). Now about the necessary amount of citric acid. For a machine designed to load 3.5 kg of laundry, 60-75 grams is enough. Accordingly, for machines with a higher load, the amount of citric acid is increased to 100-150 grams, and in some cases (severe contamination, very hard water) - up to 200. The frequency of the procedure is every six months.