How to Kill Germs in Your Washing Machine

Remember all those dirty socks you washed in your washer? What about the soiled and muddy shirt you dumped in it? And also that dirty jeans you use when you trotted outdoors? Your clothes and your washer may look squeaky clean after all those washing procedures but what about the invisible threats?

I am talking about germs and other minuscule, not-visible-to-the-naked-eye micro organisms that thrives just about everywhere. You might probably ask why there is a need to get rid of them.

The main reason is the smell. When they populate in your washer, it causes a foul odor to permeate from your washing machine. If there is a smell, there are germs. Also, they might be transferred to your clothes and will cause skin rashes to people with sensitive skin.

Okay, so here is what you can. Get white vinegar. Run an empty hot water cycle and add about a cup of white vinegar. Pause for a while and let the washing machine hang there for a few minutes. White vinegar has natural disinfecting qualities.

After doing so, resume the cycle and let it drain. Once you have finished, run an empty water cycle again to rinse off the vinegar smell. Your washer is now germ-free!

If you don't like this neat trick or just do not care much about the smell of vinegar, you can substitute it with a number of other natural cleaning ingredients such as lemon juice and baking soda.

Juice one lemon and add it to an empty hot water cycle. Follow the same procedures as the vinegar solution method and your washer will smell like lemon.

For baking soda, purchase a small pack of it and dump it in the tub. Wash it using n empty hot water cycle. This should help get rid of rancid smell and also remove dirt and grime on the walls of the tub. Germs will be washed off once you run an empty water cycle again.

Some people use bleach but I find it not only too pungent to use but also too harsh on Mother Nature. Plus, consuming one more bottle of bleach will just add up to the pile of garbage that cannot be recycled.

If you want a germ-free washing machine, why not go for those natural methods mentioned earlier? For sure, your washer will not only come out visible clean, they will also come out devoid of any harmful micro organisms.
Aricle by Alan Cassidy
Article added by Office cleaners Sheffield