When it s done fill it up with hot water again and this time add 1 quart of white distilled vinegar.
Clean washer with vinegar and bleach.
Cleaning your washing machine with bleach will help keep it fresh and guard against mildew growth.
To remove stubborn stains or brighten white fabrics some people pre treat washables with vinegar and then throw a half cup of bleach.
But all the way of mixing the bleach and vinegar can turn out to be the dangerous chlorine gas that should not do at all.
Add vinegar to the washing machine and start a cycle set your washing machine to run on its highest and hottest setting.
Use either vinegar or bleach never both in a single wash cycle.
As it s filling up with water pour 4 cups of white vinegar into the washer.
Let the machine run for a minute to agitate the water and vinegar.
This time when you fill the washer with hot water add the quart of white vinegar to the water and down the bleach channel.
Bleach kills bacteria mold and mildew while white vinegar dissolves soap scum and tough mineral deposits.
So be sure to clean your washing machine with vinegar and bleach at least twice a year and if like us you live in an area with hard water aim for 3 or 4 times a year to keep everything running smoothly.
For an even deeper cleaning add 1 cup of baking soda to the washer as well.
After that minute open the top of the machine and again let the hot water sit in the basin for an hour before you let the cycle complete.
The trick to clean this gunk away is to use chlorine bleach and white distilled vinegar.
Put the washer on the longest wash cycle.
Allow the cycle to run until it has completed.
Start by adding around 1 2 cup of bleach to your machine.
For the sensitive skin using the bleach can be turned as much harmful and dangerous for skin.
After using them in the steps outlined below your washing machine will look newer smell better and most importantly clean your clothes more effectively.
Run a normal cycle or a maintenance cycle if your machine has that option.
You will also need a measuring cup sponge bucket and cloth.
Add cup of white vinegar to the bleach dispenser or fill to its max level.
Then turn the temperature to hot which will help sanitize the machine.
To ensure that no vinegar remains in your washer manually select an additional rinse cycle if your washer does not have a 2nd rinse cycle selection.
Add in four cups of white vinegar and turn it on.
First fill your washer up with hot water and add 1 quart of chlorine bleach.
Besides cleaning inside the drum of your washing machine the bleach and vinegar help clear out mineral deposits and soap scum in the pipes and hoses of your machine as well.