How to remove odor in washing machine? Causes of odor caused by washing machines The inside of the washing machine is relatively humid, and it is easy to cause bacteria to reproduce without being used for a long time. Under certain conditions, bacte...
How to remove odor in washing machine?
Causes of odor caused by washing machines
The inside of the washing machine is relatively humid, and it is easy to cause bacteria to reproduce without being used for a long time. Under certain conditions, bacteria will breed and odor will appear. This is usually because dirt in tap water, free matter of laundry detergent, cellulose in clothing, organic matter in human body, dust and bacteria brought in clothing, which reproduce and ferment at room temperature.
The drum washing machine looks very clean at first glance, but you may not know that there is a sleeve outside the washing tube, and the washing water flows back and forth between the two interlayers. If you pull the sleeve out, you can see that the dirt in the mezzanine is very serious. These dirt consists of scale in tap water, free substances of washing powder, cellulose in clothing, organic substances in human body, dust and bacteria brought in clothing. They are firmly attached to the interlayer of the washing machine and reproduce and ferment at room temperature. They not only seriously contaminate clothing repeatedly during washing clothes, but also endanger human health. Therefore, we need to clean the washing machine frequently and disinfect it. Generally speaking, after half a year of use, the newly purchased washing machine should be cleaned and disinfected every two or three months.
How to remove odor in washing machine?
1. Disinfect in time. When cleaning, put appropriate water in the washing machine, then pour in an appropriate amount of disinfectant, turn on the washing machine, and let the water in the bucket circulate. After more than ten minutes, the disinfection effect can be achieved.
2. Use a soft rag dipped in detergent to wipe the inner bucket of the washing machine. Use a toothbrush to brush some small areas, and then wipe dry with a soft cloth.
3. Vinegar can be used instead of detergent. Vinegar has the effect of sterilization. Dip the vinegar on a rag and wipe the inner groove of the washing machine. When encountering thin grooves, you can dip the cotton swab in vinegar to pick it clean.
4. Adding drops of dew to the washing machine can effectively remove odor.
5. The small bags that collect fine lints in the washing machine should also be cleaned in time. It is best to take them out and rinse and dry them after washing the clothes. Don’t accumulate a lot of dirt before cleaning, because it will breed bacteria.
6. To remove dirt from washing machine, you can combine it with "soil"” foreign"%. Foreign method is to buy special cleaners for washing machines in supermarkets. According to the service life of the washing machine, add an appropriate amount of medicine powder and warm water to soak for several hours and stir it, and then remove it. If you can't buy special detergent, you can also use a local method: According to the capacity of the washing machine, pour half a bottle of edible vinegar into the inner bucket of the washing machine, add warm water to a height of 3/4 of the bucket, soak for 2 hours, then turn on the washing machine and let it rotate for 10 to 20 minutes. At this time, you will find that a lot of dirt falls off in debris. After the dirty water is released, add half a bucket of clean water, add 1/4 bottle of “84 disinfectant”, turn on the washing machine and turn it for 10 minutes, then add clean water and let the washing machine rinse it.
