Experts prohibit
You need to clean the machine correctly. There are several prohibitions that experts constantly warn housewives about. What not to do when caring for your washing machine:
- wash equipment without unplugging the power cord from the outlet;
- use a spray bottle or shower head when cleaning equipment;
- use cleaning products not intended for vending machines;
- allow the electrical components of the washing machine to get wet, in particular the motor;
- remove scale from the heating element with sandpaper. Although some users still resort to this method;
- use aggressive compounds, for example, solvents, to treat machine parts.
If you clean a washing machine connected to the network, there is a high risk of getting an electric shock. Using aggressive means to process machine elements can cause serious damage to the equipment. To ensure that washing machine care is effective and safe, it is important to follow the recommendations of specialists.
How to remove limescale from clothes
Protection for working with mineral wool Glass fiber particles can be removed from clothing with a vacuum cleaner. If it doesn’t help, you’ll most likely have to get rid of the clothes.
During repairs, work clothes may get stains that are quite difficult to get rid of. Paint, lime, and various building mixtures leave marks on the material that must be removed using suitable means. Regular washing is often not enough: folk recipes and professional products come to the rescue.
interacting with water, quicklime will demonstrate a strong chemical reaction, as a result of which a lot of heat will be released. Due to the chemical process, the structure of matter can deteriorate greatly and even collapse, so it is worth taking precautions. Before wet cleaning, take steps to remove as much of the material as possible from the surface. Shake and beat out the material or use a dry, stiff brush. Then you can start washing.
Lime is easily removed from fabric fibers by regular washing. It is recommended to leave the item to soak for several hours - this will allow the item of clothing to stretch more effectively. Thorough rinsing after the clothes have been washed is also necessary. If you neglect these recommendations, the fabric will become covered with white stains, and cleaning will have to start all over again.
To remove traces of the whitish substance, you can use citric acid dissolved in water. Apply the cleaning composition to the stain, wait, rub gently and wash off. Then wash as usual. To remove slaked lime, take an alcohol solution, wipe the contaminated area and dry. Repeat the procedure and wash your clothes as usual.
Washing the cement
Careless handling of building materials leads to disappointment: a stain that is difficult to remove appears on the fabric, and you have to think about how to remove cement from clothes. First, let's share grandma's simple method. We take refined vegetable oil (ideally linseed) and, without being greedy, water the matter at the border with cement pollution.
If the recipe doesn't work, try a different cleaning method. It is suitable if you are not worried about the color of the fabric. Apply vinegar solution to the stained area. To prepare it you will need table vinegar (1 tbsp) and water (100-150 ml). Instead of this solution, you can use white spirit. After treating the stained area, rinse it thoroughly with water.
To remove traces of cement, you can use a professional detergent (“Clean Facade”, “Keranet” and many other Russian and foreign-made compounds). Contact any hardware store to purchase a suitable product. Household chemicals are also suitable, with the help of which plumbing fixtures and household appliances are cleaned of limescale. It is better to give delicate clothes to dry cleaning specialists.
To clean fabric from traces of mold, first wash the contaminated item in a solution of washing powder or laundry soap, after soaking it first. Having finished washing, the product must be rinsed in water to which hydrogen peroxide has been added (1 tablespoon per 1 liter of liquid). This way you can clean light-colored wardrobe items.
You can get rid of newly formed mold using whey or onion juice. Afterwards the item is washed in high temperature water. We clean wool and silk with turpentine. After cleaning, apply dry clay or baby powder to the treated area, place paper on top and iron with an iron.
What are the stages in a comprehensive cleaning?
Unfortunately, there is no way to clean the entire washing machine at once with the press of a button. This needs to be done in stages. Usually the main problems arise with the drum and heating element (tubular electric heater). Scale may form on it. In addition, during comprehensive cleaning you need to wash the filters, drainage hose, cuff and powder compartment. We'll tell you everything in order.
How to clean drain and fill water filters?
When cleaning these elements, you can do without special equipment. It is enough to follow the technology.
Drain pump
usually located at the bottom of the machine and covered by a small panel. It can be pushed open, but you may need a screwdriver. Before cleaning, place a cloth on the floor, as up to half a liter of water may spill out of the filter. Wear gloves and use your hand to scoop out all the debris that is inside: from coins and toothpicks to buttons and dust bunnies. Wipe everything with a sponge and soapy water.
Regarding the water inlet filter
, you need to act very carefully. Be sure to turn off the cold water tap! The machine itself will have to be turned over with its back. There, on the top right side, you will see the inlet hose. You need to unscrew it and remove the filter with mesh from inside. Most likely you will need pliers. The filter is easy to clean with a toothbrush. Afterwards you need to insert it back and return everything to its place. Don't forget to open the cold water!
Best answers
Samoilenko Vadim:
spill with summer water. but for a long time
siddis:
How much does this robe cost, is it really impossible to buy it anymore, is it a fancy dress embroidered with gold? NO. This is a robe. Buy another one. Write this one off as low value.
Lelka:
It would not be possible to wash it off, but first to remove it from the clothes with a sticky roller. It is unlikely to come off when washed.
you can’t wash it, since glass wool is wool with rubble glass, but you can wash it, but only if there are other clothes under the glass wool clothes
LIOKO:
I doubt it's possible
Andrey Volkov:
Grandfather Au:
no way - just collect it with a round sticky “brush” I don’t know what it’s called then a vacuum cleaner
Igor Iskandarov:
Wash two or three times.
Machine maintenance requirements
Many housewives are interested in the question of how often to clean the drum of the washing machine, rinse the powder receptacle, inspect the garbage filter, and wipe the cuff of the hatch door. Experts recommend:
- Every time after using the machine (when all the laundry has been washed), wipe the door, drum surface and rubber seal with a dry cloth, and rinse the detergent drawer. Use a damp cloth to remove dust from the body of the washing machine;
- monthly remove and wash the garbage filter, remove dirt from the walls of the hole;
After washing items with high pile, it is advisable to immediately clean the drain filter.
- Once every 3 months, wash the inside of the machine to remove scale from the main components of the unit.
If you clean the equipment on time, the machine will thank you with trouble-free operation. There is nothing difficult about caring for a “home assistant”. The user is required to ventilate the washing machine, wash out the remaining detergents from the cuvette, wipe the drum and cuff dry, and deal with scale in a timely manner.
Causes of unpleasant odor and ways to eliminate it
- Low quality detergents and aggressive chemicals are used for washing.
- Heavily contaminated textiles are processed: soiled with machine oil, mortar, large amounts of earth, etc.
- High level of water mineralization.
Washing machines equipped with the “No Iron” or “Easy Iron” functions can wash clothes with little to no wrinkling. This effect is achieved through a special approach to spinning - it is performed at low speeds, with long pauses, and a small amount of water is retained in the tank.
Glass wool gets on your skin: what to do?
If you are unlucky enough to get glassy skin on your skin, you will immediately begin to experience terrible itching. Action must be taken as soon as possible. First of all, close your eyes, hold your breath and shake off your head, as there may be a lot of glass particles left in your hair.
Now you need to take a shower under strong pressure. The water should be cool, preferably no higher than body temperature. This is due to the fact that when taking hot water treatments, the skin pores become wider and this is fraught with particles getting inside. For the same reason, do not rub the skin with your hands or a washcloth, so as not to create microdamages on it.
After taking a shower, you need to dry off, but without wiping yourself, and then repeat the water procedure, but using hygiene products: soap or shower gel. Sometimes, even after complete cleansing of the skin from glass wool, the itching continues to annoy for some time. There are several ways to get rid of an unpleasant symptom:
- Wet a towel with cold water or wrap ice in it and apply it to the inflamed area. Low temperature relieves itching well;
- if cooling does not help, you need to anoint the damaged area. For these purposes, aloe, fermented milk products or calendula tincture are suitable, which not only perfectly relieves irritation, but also disinfects the skin.
A similar situation may arise after gluing walls with fiberglass wallpaper, since the same materials are used for their manufacture as for the manufacture of glass wool. In any case, try to protect vulnerable areas of the body as much as possible when working.
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