Laundry detergent for washing machines from unpleasant smells, mold and dirt

Timely and proper cleaning of your washing machine will not only prolong its life, but also make the quality of washing even better.

For such units, manufacturers produce a huge number of washing machine cleaners: liquid detergents, preparations for industrial devices or home use, powdered loose products for cleaning.

Depending on what type of type of dirt, you choose your cleaner.

Types of dirt

1. Limescale, that continuously builds up on the heating element (heating element), gradually begins to impede the heating of water and slightly reduces the efficiency of operation. Limescale layer greatly increases the time it takes to heat water, which entails more energy consumption. And if you do not clean HEATING ELEMENTIf you don't clean the heating element in time, it can cause serious damage to your machine after it's completely covered with limescale.
2. Hair, dirt and dust, and dirt and dust easily find their way into the drum The hair, dirt and dust that can easily get into the drum with the dirty laundry cannot be completely flushed out with water and tend to settle on the internal parts and hoses. If you run the machine for a long time in these conditions, it can accumulate more dirt, and if there is no cleaning, it will exude the most unexpected and not the most unpleasant smells.
3. Fungus and mold Just love to affect the washing machines. It is so warm and humid in them, which is very advantageous for their reproduction. If this does affect your washing machine, there is sure to be a specific and unpleasant smell. But this is only half the trouble, because if mold or spores of its fungus get into the human body, they can cause irreparable harm to your body, becoming a predisposing factor for the development of allergies. That is why we advise you not to neglect the timely cleaning of the washing machine.

Algorithm of actions in the cleaning of the washing machine

The very process of cleaning the machine should be carried out in the following order:

• To begin with, perform a mechanical cleaning of various buttons, clumps of dirt, hair and other foreign objects. To do this thoroughly clean:

1. Filter element.
2. Drain hose.
3. The rubber rim in front of the machine door.

• Rinse the powder tray by taking it out of the machine. It is better to do this with liquid products and under running warm water.
• Next, you can proceed to the cleaning of hard-to-reach parts of our machine.

Tools and all kinds of cleaning methods

Remedies containing acid are excellent for removing limescale from the heating element. Preparations with chlorine have antibacterial properties and remove fungus and mold, as well as neutralize unpleasant odors.

Preparations of the industrial type

If the product you have purchased has a high concentration, it may not help but harm the parts inside the machine. That is why before using, read the instructions and be sure to follow the specified proportions!

The best reviews have been heard for the following laundry products:

1. "Magic Power" - this product of the German manufacturer, which is considered one of the most effective in the field of descaling the heating element and the drum.
2. "Torreg 3004" is a special preparation, which was developed by the company-manufacturer of washing machines "Bossch" and "Miele", and which is recommended for use in cleaning the same equipment.
3. "Luxus Professional" is a special remedy of domestic manufacturer, which is universal. It is used not only to remove limescale from the heating element in the washing device, but also other equipment with electric heating properties.
4. "Vogk K8P" is a Korean remedy, which has a high efficiency.
5. "Antikipin universal" - as you could understand from the name, a remedy of domestic manufacturer, which is successfully used to remove limescale from all electric heating elements.
6. "Kapeuo" - a liquid detergent from the Japanese manufacturer, which has a chlorine base. It perfectly cleans parts from scale, has a pronounced antibacterial effect and eliminates all unpleasant odors.
7. "Nagara" - it is also a means of the Japanese manufacturer in the form of tablets, which perfectly removes dirt and almost 100% of germs and mold.

Folk remedies

Along with the remedies that were made in the manufacture, there are also folk methods to clean the washing machine with:

• Citric acid.
• White vinegar.
• Baking soda.

Citric acid as a remedy against limescale

This miracle product has long been used by our housewives to remove limescale in washing machines. The use of this product is welcomed about once every six months, so that you do not damage the parts.

        How to use:

• Take 100 grams of citric acid at the rate of 100 grams/6 kilograms of laundry load. Pour your measured powder into the laundry detergent dispenser.
• Run an intensive wash with a temperature of 80-90 degrees Celsius.
• After washing, turn on the rinse mode.
• Be sure to clean the drain filter, as there may be lumps of limescale left there.

White vinegar as a descaler

This is another economy option for cleaning your machine, which is very effective and will make your machine the cleanest

How to use:

• Start performing the cleaning in the evening.
• Pour two cups of 9% vinegar into the drum of your washing machine.
• About halfway through your vinegar "wash" cycle, stop the machine and unplug it for good measure.
• Let your solution interact overnight with the accumulated salts. Overnight, the solution will break them down.
• In the morning, plug in the machine to complete the wash cycle.
• Turn on the rinse.

Clean the drain filter.

Whitewash and baking soda as an active agent against fungus and mold

To clean your machine from such an unpleasant phenomenon as fungus and mold, you can use baking soda and ordinary whitewash.

You can use the two together.or they can be used separately.

How to use:

• Prepare the following solution: dissolve 250 grams of baking soda in a cup of water.
• Wipe everything you can with it: the rubber seal, the drum and the tray for powder and other detergents.

If mold has started to spread throughout the machine and even in places where you can't reach to disinfect the surface of the machine, you need to use chlorine-containing Belize.

How to use:

1. Pour 100 ml of Belize into the drum.
2. Run the wash at 90 degrees Celsius.

Mildew and fungal spores will die in this wash within 30 minutes.

Preventative Measures

Following these preventive measures will noticeably extend the life of your washing machine, protecting them from limescale, fungus and mildew:

1. After washing, thoroughly wipe down the rubber seal behind the machine door and leave it to air out.
2. Rinse the detergent tray regularly with a good head of water.
3. Use Antikipin to get rid of limescale. It is best to do this washing cycle once every six months.
4. From time to time, turn on the machine to idle wash with disinfectants. To do this, you should mix a cup of bleach and a couple of cups of detergent or laundry detergent, and pour it all into the drum, turning on the wash program at 90 degrees.