If you clean your washing machine regularly, you prevent unpleasant odors. What tips and home remedies help with this.
If the washing machine – or even the freshly washed laundry – smells unpleasant, this is usually not due to the wrong detergent. Rather, in most cases, a dirty washing machine is behind it. If the odors do not disappear even after an empty wash, it is high time for a thorough cleaning of the device. For example, bacteria that cause the stench can only be eliminated with special measures. Here you can find out which tips can be used to clean the washing machine and which home remedies can help.
Cleaning the washing machine naturally: help with dirt and stench
Dirt and detergent residues can cause unpleasant odors in the washing machine. © Monkey Business/Imago
If the washing machine is often used at low temperatures in the easy-care or delicate wash program, bacteria can easily survive. Because washing temperatures below 60 degrees cannot harm them. Residues such as grease and dirt are also hardly dissolved and remain in the washing machine. These deposits then provide a suitable habitat for the bacteria already present to spread further.
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Of course, special agents from the drugstore will help against dirt and deposits in the washing machine. But you can also fight the bacteria with proven home remedies. These are not only at least as effective, but also significantly cheaper.
Cleaning the washing machine: getting rid of bacteria and debris:
To ensure that the washing machine always washes properly, it needs to be cleaned every now and then. The following tips and home remedies will help to clean the washing machine without any chemicals:
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- Mold on gaskets: Unpleasant odors are often caused by mold. The rubber seals on the doors in particular are susceptible to mould growth. To prevent this, you should leave the doors open for some time after each wash.
- Cleaning the lint filter: Dirt accumulates in the strainer of the washing machine after just a few washes. If you clean the lint filter regularly, you prevent the formation of germs.
- Dishwasher tablets for cleaning: Similar to cutlery and crockery, the inside of the washing machine can also be cleaned with dishwasher tablets. To do this, simply place the tab in the washing drum and wash it empty at 60 degrees.
- Wash regularly with hot water: Every now and then you should run the washing machine in very hot temperatures. Because germs are only killed from 90 degrees.
Cleaning the washing machine: home remedies help with stench
Various home remedies can easily replace chemical cleaning agents. One of the most popular cleaning agents is citric acid. Citric acid is especially effective for limescale deposits in the washing machine. To do this, mix seven to eight tablespoons with enough water and wash at the highest temperature. You can do the same with baking soda. But baking soda is also an effective remedy against bacteria and associated odors.
