One fact is you always use your washing machine to wash your clothes. But have you ever thought of washing your washing machine? It sounds strange; however washing your washing machine is a good way to maintain its cleanliness state. You should clean your washing machine when it comes to a state of grimy and dingy. Washing your washing machine every once in a while will help your washing machine look clean and smell fresh too. It will keep your clothes washing at their cleanest potential that will guarantee you better performance. The methods of washing your washing machine are easy and inexpensive. You can find the materials that you need in your kitchen. Here’s how you can wash your washing machine properly.
What You Need to Clean your Washing Machine is:
2 cups of bleach
2 cups white vinegar
Method to Clean your Washing Machine:
- First, fill the tub basis of your washing machine with water while leaving the lid up. Let the water fill until it reaches to the maximum water level.
- Then, empty out 2 cups of white vinegar to the washing machine. Leave the washing machine be idle with the water and vinegar solution in it around 1 hour.
- After an hour or so, restart the washer. Pull the washing level into a full wash and rinse cycle. Wait until the washing machine stop.
- After one cycle of wash and rinse, you can start to flow out the vinegar and water filled inside the washing machine. Refill the washing machine again with water and put in the remaining 2 cups of bleach. If your washing machine can sustain a big capacity load, add more cups of bleach. But, there is no need to add too much bleach to the septic. Too much bleach can give your washing machine foul smell of bleach, so just add the bleach accordingly.
- Again, let your washing machine to rest with the water and bleach in it for 1 hour.
- Finally, restart the washer and let it go through a full wash and rinse cycle. When finished, flow out the water from the washing machine and let dry for awhile before using it.