Bad news for those who try to be more gentle on nature and wallet and use vinegar for washing. Yes, this favorite means of the manufacturer strongly reject and draw attention to possible problems.
Why is vinegar used?
Most of us do not avoid industrially produced detergents, but home products are also popular, which are cheap and easy to use. These include vinegar. But the criticism of the use of this seemingly gentle means is also beginning to appear. Objections to use even come directly from the appliance manufacturers.
Vinegar is cheap, easily accessible and effective. It fights grease, softens the laundry and is therefore popular with towels or bed linen. It cleans in depth, radiates clothes and stabilizes colors. It also helps to remove detergents of detergents, which is useful in washing laundry for sensitive skin of children or allergy sufferers.
You could hear all of these many times. But Patric, the author of this paper specializing in washing, claims something else. This and many other contributions dedicated to laundry was found on the YouTube channel The Laundry Evangelist
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Can vinegar damage the washing machine?
Vinegar is a great washing helper, but its acidity can damage parts of the washing machine, especially rubber, plastic or metal. Frequent use can weaken the materials over time, which will lead to their fragility and disorders. Therefore, experts recommend not using vinegar regularly every time washing.
However, there is no damage after one use. As Patric points out in his contribution, the washing machine will dilute a large amount of water. However, the problem is to use repeated and very common.
It is also good to know that vinegar is not like vinegar. We are used to vinegar 8%, white vinegar can be equally concentrated or slightly weaker, usually about 5%. However, there are also industrial vinegar, which are significantly stronger, even 24% or more.
If you read somewhere about the use of white vinegar, it is not so much a color, but rather a lower concentration. Our golden vinegar can also be used as a cleaner, but you should dilute it a little more than in the instructions and recipes.
How to use vinegar safely?
Use Vinegar to wash that is not very common. It is ideal for towels and bed linen. We definitely do not write them daily, and therefore there is no risk that there is a rapid degradation of materials.
If you want to use vinegar instead of fabric softener to remove detergent residues, dose it carefully. It is enough to add about a deci of weaker white vinegar to rinse instead of fabric softener.
Avoid using vinegar for elastane clothing as vinegar can damage them. Also, do not use it together with bleaching to avoid undesirable chemical reaction.
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