Vinegar is particularly effective in cleaning the house as it removes dirt and grease from the kitchen and the bathroom.
One of its many uses is to add shine to glasses and dishes that you wash in the dishwasher.
But it is correct to use white vinegar in every washing of your dishes like a brightener?
Yes, we understand that vinegar is ecological and highly economical, but its use is not suitable for all cases.
Grape Vinegar.
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White vinegar can damage your dishwasher
White vinegar is great for everyday cleaning, from unclogging the kitchen sink to cleaning the shower. It is also effective in removing scale from dishes. But Mrhello is to avoid using white vinegar in the dishwasher.
And that’s because:
White distilled vinegar is an acid with a pH of about 2 to 3. By comparison, sulfuric acid—which destroys many substances it comes in contact with—has a pH of about 1.
So be aware that vinegar can break down the rubber gaskets and hoses in your dishwasher causing great damage. Additionally, if the vinegar mixes with the salt left on the dishes, it can discolor cutlery or plastic bowls.
White vinegar with baking soda and lemon.
Using vinegar in the dishwasher
However, if you want to avoid using fabric softener and consider vinegar to be the best option, just don’t put it in the fabric softener container.
For better and safer results:
- Use white vinegar with the lowest possible acidity. Most have 6% acidity, but if you can, try to find 5%. This is the lowest acidity concentration for household white vinegar and will cause the least damage.
- Pour the vinegar into the bottom of the dishwasher during the rinse cycle to dilute it with water.
- Better yet, pour a cup of vinegar into a bowl and place it on the bottom rack of your dishwasher.
With information from cnet.com
