Washing machine cleaners

Many modern automatic washing machines are designed so that they can operate without any technical failures for many years. In this case, the user often does not even look into the powder tray or into the drum, mechanically pours in the detergent and puts in the laundry, without thinking about the technical condition of the home assistant. And then the day comes when the cuff of the hatch and the inside of the drum are covered with dirt and mold, and the washing machine begins to smell like sewage. In this case, a washing machine cleaner, which we will discuss in this article, can help.

How often do you need to clean your machine?

A washing machine is a very necessary thing in a household. Some housewives run automatic washing almost every day, but often forget that their home assistant also needs care. Our specialists are often contacted by users of washing machines who complain about some technical malfunction of the “home assistant” and ask for a technician to come to their home. The master arrives and cannot hide his horror, because only a true barbarian is capable of bringing the washing machine to such a state.

There is a piece of scale weighing 5 cm in size on the cuff, and there is a “fringe” of black mold around it.
Black mold covered the inside of the drum.
The garbage filter is filled to capacity with crumpled hair and dirt; apparently the owners had no idea about its existence, since during the 8 years of operation of the machine it had never been unscrewed.
A persistent aroma of sewage emanates from the hatch.

The complaint from washing machine users concerned the slow drainage of water. The technician spent half an hour physically cleaning the hoses, pipes and debris filter. He took out the heating element, cleaned it of scale and dirt, and then through the hole under the heating element took out about half a kilogram of dirt and foreign objects from the tank. After physical cleaning, the master decided to also perform dry cleaning using Dr. Beckmann.

If the washing machine is already heavily soiled, either physical cleaning combined with chemical cleaning, or repeated chemical cleaning using special cleaners will help solve the problem.

After all these manipulations, the machine began to drain and heat water normally. The off-odor has almost disappeared and most of the dirt and mold has been removed. As a result, the master advised the owners not to run the washing machine like that again. The recommendation was to dry clean the washing machine using Dr. Beckmann and other similar products, at least once every 6 months.

This example illustrates a situation where people treat their washing machine more than negligently. Thrifty and tidy housewife: wash the washer cuff

after each wash, unscrews the garbage filter, removing dirty water, hair and other nasty things;
every six months gives the washing machine a general dry cleaning using a special product;
after each wash, leaves the hatch open and the powder tray pulled out in order to dry the washing machine and prevent mold from developing;
after each wash, use a cloth to wipe the cuff of the washing machine hatch, the inside of the powder tray and the rubber band around the garbage filter;
Once every two weeks, take out and wash the powder tray.

Washer cleaning products

If the washing machine is not very running, then you should not climb into its nozzles, much less into the tank; it is necessary to clean it sometimes with the help of special means and this will be quite enough.

What washing machine cleaning products are we talking about?

Dr. Tan. A multi-purpose powder that can fight not only scale, but also other types of dirt. It also removes powder residue and partially eliminates the unpleasant odor. Sold in packs of 200 grams.
Mister DEZ. Quite a cheap and at the same time effective powder for cleaning a washing machine from scale and dirt. According to the test results, it performed well, however, it leaves behind a rather unpleasant odor, but after the first wash with conditioner, the odor disappears.
Mashinenreiniger clean. One of the best German cleaning products for washing machines. This product is recommended by leading manufacturers of automatic washing machines such as Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau. This powder cleans and disinfects the internal surfaces of the washing machine, but the product does not remove heavy dirt and a thick layer of scale.
Filtero. A cleaning gel from Germany that perfectly cleans the insides of the washing machine from dirt, scale and mold. After cleaning, the gel leaves a very pleasant smell. The gel is not cheap, but it is used quite economically, and besides, you will use it once every 6 months, it will not be so expensive.
Dr. Beckmann. A relatively inexpensive and very good cleaning product for automatic washing machines. It removes soap scum, powder residues, mold, various dirt and limescale equally well. Our masters now use exactly this tool.

Currently, there are many cleaning products for washing machines that contain citric acid. Moreover, there is 99% citric acid and 1% flavoring. Whether or not you should buy a regular lemon at exorbitant prices is up to you, carefully look at the composition of the washing machine cleaner you buy.

Features of the use of funds

How to use washing machine cleaner? There is nothing simpler; instructions for use are usually printed on the packaging. If for some reason the packaging has not been preserved, we provide summary instructions for using most of the products.

Place about 200 g of product into the powder receptacle. If the product does not fit into the powder tray, you can pour some of the powder into the drum.
Check that there are no items in the drum.
Select a hot wash program, preferably 95⁰C. In this case, under no circumstances should you use the pre-wash mode.
After completing the wash cycle, set the rinse cycle to repeat, and then you can wash your clothes without worry.

To summarize, we note that there are a lot of washing machine cleaning products on the market. However, you should not take cheap cleaning powders that contain only citric acid. Why overpay for something that is already in your kitchen, it’s better then clean the washing machine with citric acid, the effect will be the same.