Submitted by MotorDiscipline t3_11e4cw7 in LifeProTips
popejubal t1_jace177 wrote
“No cons” @OP says.
Continual use of vinegar can destroy the seals in your washing machine and dishwasher. If you want to use it once that probably isn’t a problem, but don’t do it often if you want to avoid replacing or repairing your washing machine often.
Please do a quick google check before posting a tip.
MotorDiscipline OP t1_jacemm7 wrote
"You may have heard that running a dishwasher with a bowl of vinegar in it will help get rid of hard-water film and lingering odors."
Putting a shot of vinegar vs. what this article is stating (a whole bowl) isn't the same. It is not for stain removal it is for softening the water.
popejubal t1_jacfcno wrote
You didn’t scroll down far enough.
Washing Machines Vinegar is sometimes used as a fabric softener or for getting rid of stains and odors in laundry. But as with dishwashers, it can damage the rubber seals and hoses in some washing machines to the point of causing leaks. It’s a problem that Steven Grayson, owner of Foothills Appliance Service in Wilkesboro, N.C., sees fairly frequently. “With continual use, vinegar can literally melt hoses, causing leaks and thereby possibly all kinds of additional damage to the house,” says Grayson. In his experience, front-load washers are especially susceptible to vinegar-related damage.
MotorDiscipline OP t1_jacfktu wrote
>But as with dishwashers, it can damage the rubber seals
I understand this as in filling the drum with loads of vinegar to clean it.
popejubal t1_jackwnu wrote
If you want to continue to use vinegar in your washing machine, you are welcome to do so. I’ll still warn other readers to avoid using vinegar regularly because of the problems with damaging the seals. I’ve had a washing machine leak and it is no fun.
MotorDiscipline OP t1_jacpje7 wrote
You do realize the amounts in the article you've posted and the amount it should be used instead of fabric softener are vastly different?
bojack42069 t1_jacyk1h wrote
OP must work for Big Vinegar the way they’re fighting so hard to use it all the time!
MotorDiscipline OP t1_jadjncm wrote
Hahahaha might be! Just trying to inform people about it so they can ditch toxic softeners. Using it for more than 5 years without problems.
Mark7A t1_jadkfpq wrote
There is a difference between routine (daily washing) use and occasional (cleaning) use.
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