How to clean your washing machine?

Your washing machine is one of those machines that probably seldom gets a second thought unless it’s broken and there’s school tomorrow and you have no clean uniforms and sports clothes. Every once in a while it is necessary to give your washing machine a quick clean. For the most part your washing machine will clean itself but it doesn’t hurt to give those other parts of it a quick once over.

Start with the outside of your machine. Mix up a solution in your sink of a squirt of washing-up liquid like Blendwell Chemicals Greendet and fill up sink with warm water. Then take a cleaning cloth that has been dipped in the solution and wring it out. Use this cloth to wipe down the exterior of your washing machine.  

Cleaning the inside of your washing machine will need a wipe down just like you did the outside. Don’t forget to do the inside of the door.  For the parts of the door that may have crevices you can use an old toothbrush or a pipe cleaner. The drum that your clothes sit in will get a good clean every time you use the machine.

If the machine has a musty smell to it still you may need to run a wash cycle without any clothes in it. When you do this, run at your hottest temperature setting on your machine. When your machine has finished this cycle leave the door open for as long as you can help the smell go away. Don’t forget to clean out the drawer where your cleaning chemicals go for each wash. You can usually remove this drawer completely and clean it. Chances are you will only need to clean with water but it may need a bit of a rub with a cloth. Also don’t forget to empty out the lint tray.

For more information on Greendet and all the other cleaning products that Blendwell Chemicals manufactures please visit www.blendwell.co.za Blendwell Chemicals has a factory in Midrand, South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier.