Washing machine decalcifying...
Murgi
to get rid of the calcification? In the past I bought something which was
expensive but pretty useless. Using a stronger acid will destroy the rubber
gaskets.
What about vinegar? That's the cheapest solution I could think of. Usually
the water used is cold, but I could fill it up with hot water to speed it
up.
Any ideas?
Sigi
Haluk Skywalker
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According to girl friend soda (soda ash) (Na2CO3) should do the trick, hot
water will speed it up.
It is commercially sold as calc-remover (brand: Calgon here in Turkey).
Murgi
> water will speed it up.
>
> It is commercially sold as calc-remover (brand: Calgon here in Turkey).
Haluk,
thanks for the hint!
I remember Calgon when I used to live in Germany... but it was to prevent
calcination. You needed to add it together with the detergent. I used it for
the washing machine and the dishwasher (now my wife has a human one... me!).
Later: Found on the Internet
RE: Coffee pot decalcifying
a.. Posted by: hare_ball_rabbit (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 02 at 9:42
If you can't stand the smell of vinegar, use Arm and Hammer Washing
Soda. (sold in the laundry isle)
I bought an 8 oz jar of Brew Rite brand automatic coffee pot cleaner.
Upon getting it home, I read the only ingredient on the jar. SODIUM
CARBONATE. I looked it up on the net, and much to my suprise found out it
was nothing but washing soda.
Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless powder that absorbs
moisture from the air, has an alkaline taste, and forms a strongly alkaline
water solution. It is one of the most basic chemicals, commonly called sal
soda or washing soda.
You can buy a huge box of A&H washing soda for the same price I paid
for my little jar.
:(
How dumb did I feel? Now I refill my little jar from my box of Washing
Soda.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE (off the Brew Rite jar)
1 tablespoon to 4 cups of water
Fill pot with cool water.
Add soda and mix until dissolved.
Pour into reservoir, brew and discard.
TO RINSE, brew full pot of fresh water thru machine two times.
Rinse brew pot and funnel. Ready for use.
Repeat every 2-4 weeks, or as needed.
Soaking your brew pot in the solution for 5 - 10 minutes will remove
hard water deposits.
Jim
I've found that using bleach (for bleaching clothes)
works great for cleaning out the crap the builds up
inside stainless steel thermoses.
Just pour in some bleach, add even more water, let
stand for a few hours, and then wash out your shiny
clean thermos bottle.
-Jim
Haluk Skywalker
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Bleach will also remove tea/coffee stains in coffee mugs and tea pots. You
know we girls should get together sometime and swap recipes. Perhaps we can
form a sawing circle too.
Murgi
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What's this "crap"? Other stuff than limestone?
It might be good to get the soft brown/black gunk out of washing machines
which builds up behind the drum. You only notice it when patches of this
gunk will adhere to your clothes. The expensive stuff in drug stores works
only partially.
The problem is just how the rubber gaskets react to these agents. "Kitchen
Haita" might do the same trick.
Sigi
Murgi
> know we girls should get together sometime and swap recipes. Perhaps we
can
> form a sawing circle too.
That's the inexpensive "Kitchen Haita" which every Japanese household uses.
Anyway, it's good to exchange these bits of knowledge since cheap and common
stuff seems to be more effective than fancy 200 gram bottles with cleansing
liquid that don't do the trick.
Sigi