Secrets of prevention for the washing machine

One of the secrets of long service of any equipment is good care of it. In due time, the measures taken will help to clean the device of dirt falling from the outside and prevent serious damage. How should the maintenance of the washing machine be properly performed?

Why do you need preventive cleaning

The answer to this question can be seen firsthand - just open the tap. We all know how harmful it is to drink untreated tap water, but we do not think about the harm that can be caused to household appliances. One of the first candidates in this risk group is an automatic washing machine.

Of course, it is not the water itself that is dangerous, but the salt and lime contained in it. These substances will settle on the mechanisms of the device, and over time will grow into a strong lump. Such a situation will be simply catastrophic: for example, the heating element covered with a limestone coating begins to heat itself. As a result of it thermal conductivity getting worse - it affects the time of water heating. At the same time, the power consumption increases. Once such a heater simply burn out.

Mud contained in water will lead to rapid wear of moving parts at the inlet valve, and a little later - to its uselessness.

Each user can independently check whether there is a need to carry out preventive measures. For this it is enough to inspect the heater.

1. This part is located in the lower part of the tank under the drum (may be either in the center, or shifted to the side).
2. It is possible to examine the heating elements through the holes in the drum - only for this you need to pre-shake the drum itself and highlight yourself with a flashlight.

Appearance scum - a logical result of the accumulation of salts and calcium in the "hard water", and it is this that most often flows through the pipes. The smallest particles of dirt play a role, among which rust occupies a special place. Help your washing machine can only radical measures.

Ways to control sediment

Experts offer several ways to deal with the formed scum. Ways can be divided into:

• chemical;
• physical;
• technological.

Chemical

The essence of this method is that some kind of acidic agent - it will remove scale. The machine itself is included in the washing mode, but without laundry. In the process, the water is heated, and a chemical reaction takes place, which cleans the heating element and the tank walls from scale.

One of the well-known examples of antiscale is Calgon. But despite the large advertising, such a tool does not give an instant and one-time effect, especially if we are talking about the old lime attacks. This acid solution is rather weak, and therefore it will have to be used again and again.

Another thing - known to all hostesses. lemon acidwhich costs a penny and is sold at any grocery store. This popular method will help to fundamentally cope with the problem. The product is poured into the compartment instead of washing powder in the amount of 2-3 packs at a time, and the unit is turned on for washing at a temperature of ninety degrees.After the completion of the process, it remains only to clean the drain filter, where pieces of exfoliated plaque may be found.

For the health of the washing machine will be enough to carry out such a procedure once a year.

But the chemical method has a drawback - an overdose can damage the rubber parts of the machine. Harmful and acid fumes that worsen the atmosphere of the apartment.

Physical

We are talking about installing special magnetic water softeners - they mean converters and filters. You can install them in the drainage system, and in the hose of the unit.

Manufacturers offer the following options:

1. Magnetic A softener is needed so that calcium and magnesium are removed from the water entering the device. This is “monitored” by permanent magnets that break down molecules into ions, which means that the appearance of calcite (lime) is impossible. Such know-how is captivating by the fact that in time all the details of the machine will get rid of the existing scale. Of course, they are not cheap, but the term of the declared service is half a century.
2. There are also devices like mechanical filters stonecrop.One of these varieties is a sedimentary device with a replaceable cartridge in which sand, dirt and rust settle.

Technological

The owners of the latest models of washing machines, which have new programs, can use this method: contamination in them will be cleaned at 40 degrees. It will also save energy in the house.

It should be as little as possible in the modern typewriter wash old clothes. Such “discrimination” is related to the fact that a large number of small particles that are also capable of harming a machine get into the water from these things.

Technological way is more a question prophylaxis the emergence of problems and is suitable either for new apparatuses, or for those washers that were “spared” from scale. A whole range of measures is devoted to such events, which should be considered in more detail.

The following points can prolong the life of your device:

• water softening;
• timely filter cleaning;
• airing the drum.

To mitigate the need to install special devices in the plumbing system. Without experience of such works, it is better not to do them yourself.In addition to the means already described above in the physical way, between the washing machine and the faucet can also be installed flask, in which special salt is poured. The tool should be added once a month. However, in order for this method to really work, it is desirable to apply it from the very beginning of the operation of the device.

If not in the washing machine filter, then you can very soon get acquainted with an unpleasant smell, which will not pass even after a strong one-time cleaning. So "try" mold and putrefactive bacteria. This preventive work takes a few minutes, especially since you don’t have to look for this element for a long time: it is located in the lower part of the front panel of the device. The filter is easily unscrewed, cleaned of debris located there and then simply washed under running water.

Finally, the smell may appear due to excessive dampness in the drum. Therefore, after the completion of work, you just need to wipe the machine from the inside. It helps well and additional constant airing technology - when the machine does not erase, it should as often as possible be with a little door ajar.

Each user can spend his preventive amount of work, which will prevent the emergence (or aggravation of existing problems) in the device. The main thing is to treat it responsibly and regularly perform similar work.