Today, almost every family has this home helper - a washing machine. It is especially indispensable in those families where there are small children. Here it becomes a real "wand". So, buying an automatic washing machine, you do not have to worry about washing, rinsing and wringing manually, losing a lot of time and effort. This time can be used for other important things, and this hard work can be entrusted to your domestic helper. She will do a wonderful job with this part of household duties, and your home will shine with cleanliness and health.
How to properly care for a washing machine
Many people use household appliances, but not everyone knows about how to properly care for the automatic washing machine.
After all, if you want your machine to "live happily ever after," it needs quality care, because improper use and poor care can lead to the fact that the machine will break.
We have tried here to highlight and discuss the most important issues on caring for your precious helper.
The tips you will read here are given mainly for automatic washing machines (WASHING MACHINES). However, some of them can also be applied to conventional machines. Since time is of the essence, it is better to focus on the washing machines, because the future is theirs.
To keep your appliances working properly, they need to be washed thoroughly.. This is necessary to keep your home clean.
As you know, germs develop best where it's humid, wet and warm. Therefore, so that no one gets sick and it is necessary to maintain order in the apartment.
Installation and care of the interior
You will need a construction level to make sure the machine stands strictly horizontally.
To adjust for misalignment, you can adjust the feet of the machine. To do this, you need to raise it and unscrew them to the right length.- Wires, as well as drain and fill hoses should not be strongly pressed by the machine or kinked, as this can interfere with the drain or water intake. The insulation in the wires may be damaged.
- As mentioned earlier, you need to read the manual. There you will find information on how high the drain hose is located in your washing machine, since different models have different heights.
Inside parts. Care for them.
It is not only the external parts of the automatic machine that need care. It is also necessary not to forget about its internal parts. It is necessary to monitor the cleanliness of the dispenser. The dispenser is a plastic tray in which detergents and powder are poured. It is easy to get it out. To ensure that the drainage point does not clog, it should be washed from time to time.- When you have already washed all that was necessary, it is necessary to slightly open the hatch and leave it so. This is done so that the excess moisture evaporates, otherwise it will smell bad from the inside.
Before you load the laundry into the drum, you should check all the pockets for small items like coins, paper clips, buttons, and other items that can cause your home machine to break down. Trust me, it's better to check than to repair later.- In order to keep it clean, you need to clean the cuff.. The cuff is the part of the machine that is between the hatch and the drum. To wash it, you do not need detergents. It is better to do it with a warm soapy solution.
It is better to read about this in the instructions for use. Some people mistakenly think that the figures listed there correspond to the weight of laundry in a dry state. But it is just the wet laundry that is counted.
Water Quality
The performance of your washing machine may be affected by the quality of the water. If the water is hard where you live, it can have a negative effect on the operation of your household appliance because of the formation of limescale. It settles on the heating element (heating element). Because of overheating THE HEATING ELEMENT can break.
Here are a few tips on how to avoid this. But first you need to know the hardness of the water in your apartment. Usually, tap water leaves a lot to be desired.
To find out the hardness of the water in your apartment, you can buy test strips. If the test shows hard water, then the following tips may be useful to you.
How to fight hard water
The most popular means in order to soften the water, of course, special additives. Probably, it is not necessary to specify here specific brands of these means. Especially since with most of them you are already familiar from various commercials.
As a rule, they are not cheap. Especially when you consider how much money it costs over the course of a year. However, you can use a cheaper analogue.
For example, citric acid. It's used to to get rid of limescale in the washing machine. You will need 100-200 grams of this substance to get your appliances in order.
Pour it into the detergent dispenser. Then you need to set the temperature to 90 degrees and start the washing process.
Then you need to wipe the drum and all the folds of the cuffs
with a dry, soft cloth. If your machine had limescale, there may be particles of it left inside. They need to be gently removed.
You can also use a water softener softener filter.. You can buy them in specialized and plumbing stores. They clean the water for the whole apartment, not just the machine, and of course, they don't come cheap.
A few more tips
It is desirable to wash things with special powders designed for automatic machine machines. Now there is a large selection of this product in stores, so it will not be difficult to pick it up.- You should not always keep dirty things inside the washing machine. They should be put there only when you are going to wash. This will prevent unpleasant smells coming out of the machine.
- In order not to spoil your favorite things, sort them by color and wash them separately from each other.
Also, if you leave the apartment for a long period of time, it is better to unplug all appliances, and the machine in particular. You can also cut off the water supply to it.- From time to time it is necessary to check the drain pump filter. How to do it yourself, how you can fix other problems in the maintenance of the washing machine, you can see in a special video, which we have prepared for you. Enjoy watching!
