How to clean the heater of a washing machine？
How to clean the heater of a washing machine？
The heating element of the washing machine is a very important, but at the same time very vulnerable part. Situated quite close to the rotating drum of the automatic washer, it is slowly but surely covered with layers of calcareous deposits due to the hardness of the water. If the heater is not cleaned, then over time the layer of scale will be so thick that it begins to come into contact with the walls of the drum. As soon as this happens (if the part does not burn out earlier), a breakdown is inevitable. Read how to clean the heater from scale in this publication.
There are many tools with which, according to the manufacturer, it is possible to clean the heating element, but not all of these tools are equally effective. Moreover, the success of the case largely depends on the chosen method of cleaning the heater. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The main means by which housewives try to clean the heating elements of their "home helpers" is citric acid. By the way, this tool is not bad, but far from the only one. In the store you can see a lot of factory chemistry.
The principle of operation of the above means is the same, cleaning with the help of active chemistry. They actively dissolve the scale deposited on the heater, gradually cleaning the heating element, and at the same time other parts of the machine from lime deposits. True, there is one "but." Many factory scale descalers include citric acid. The question arises, why overpay for an expensive foreign product, when you can take an ordinary cheap lemon and the effect of cleaning will be the same? The answer, in our opinion, is obvious. Yes, and for experienced housewives, cleaning with lemon was always a priority.
When limescale is a little
If you have never cleaned the heating element of a washing machine, but your washing machine is new, you can safely use the method of chemical cleaning without dismantling the heating element. To do this, you need to make a number of simple actions.
- Take, to clean the scale from the heater; 100 g of citric acid and pour it into powder tray. Pour into the compartment for the main wash.
- Close the tray, pull out everything that is there, primarily dirty laundry, from the hatch of the washing machine.
- Set the washing program for at least 1.5 hours at a temperature of at least 600C, the lower the temperature, the slower the reaction, so in our opinion it is better to put 90-950WITH.
- Wait for the program to finish and that’s all, you can not repeat the cleaning with citric acid for 3-4 months, the heating element will be in order.
A small amount of lime scale can be cleaned without problems. But here it is important to repeat the procedure at least once every 3-4 months. Even if you think that you have soft water and the heating element “does not suffer”, do the above procedure anyway - you won’t regret it.
When the machine heater is overgrown with scale
The fact is that chemical cleaning in this case can end badly both for the spare part itself and for the washing machine as a whole. When using lemons, pieces of water stone will begin to fall off from the heater and fall into the nozzles or remain in the tank, at the risk of blocking the rotation of the drum and contaminating washable clothes. In general, the harm from such cleaning will be more than good, but what to do, how to clean the part in this case without harming the washing machine?
There is only one way out - to clean the heater after removing it from the washing machine. But not everyone will be able to independently remove this part from the washer, If you encounter this kind of problem, you can come to consult us, we will try our best to help you answer your questions.
Good luck!
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