Can you add vinegar to water when removing urine?
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Best to put the vinegar directly on the urine stain, then use the steamer. NEVER put anything other than distilled water in a steamer. The nice thing about putting the vinegar or any other cleaning chemical directly on the stain first is that it gets the benefit of the cleaning product full force (or diluted according to package directions), then you give it a double-whammy by steaming it. Comes out a lot better.
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Vinegar in the rinse cycle can do many things - preserve the color, act as fabric softener, and help stop things like pet hair from clinging. I use it especially on dark fabrics and have no need for fabric softener or dryer sheets anymore. Oh and you won't smell it on your dry clothes at all. You don't have to use the vinegar, detergent alone will get the job done but I prefer adding vinegar.
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YES! But use a spray bottle and nitrile gloves DO NOT dilute it! What's the point of buying extra strength vinegar only to weaken it? Depending upon the "hardness" of your water and how long you've had the problem it could take some time for the mineral deposits to break down, but UNDILUTED, your glass doors should look like new, as do mine. Until I learned about this vinegar, I spent way too much $ on useless products. Just make certain to open a window because the fumes are strong; you can use a hand size towel to wipe away the vinegar. The appearance will improve when its dry. YES! But use a spray bottle and nitrile gloves DO NOT dilute it! What's the point of buying extra strength vinegar only to weaken it? Depending upon the "hardness" of your water and how long you've had the problem it could take some time for the mineral deposits to break down, but UNDILUTED, your glass doors should look like new, as do mine. Until I learned about this vinegar, I spent way too much $ on useless products. Just make certain to open a window because the fumes are strong; you can use a hand size towel to wipe away the vinegar. The appearance will improve when its dry.
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I'm pretty sure it's mineral build-up from your water. Try letting a diluted vinegar solution sit in it (not hot) for 30 minutes or so, clean it out with a sponge or rag, then rinse. You don't need anything super abrasive but sometimes a little elbow grease is required.
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The spigot has some alloy material on it. If you can age alcohol and its fine I see no reason vinegar would be a problem.
694356
Take the charcoal filter out and use 1-3 ratio of vinegar to water on clean cycle. Then run two more times on clean cycle with plain water to get the vinegar smell out!
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I use vinegar. You can mix it 50/50 with water and just let it sit. The longer the better. I have done it a few times. It may take a couple soakings to get it off.
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I like the vinegar and water idea below. I use vinegar for all my cleaning... Except cleaning dishes in the dishwasher lol
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If you are going to launder them, use a minimal amount of detergent to wash them and add vinegar to the rinse water.
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I put about 1-2 inches of fresh water in commode, then add 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar before she uses it. Then when I empty it, I rinse and spray with straight vinegar and let it dry. Right now mom only uses hers at night and this routine seems to keep the odor down.
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Wash with dish detergent and hot water. You can also add some vinegar to the water.
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I just add some white vinegar or use a small amount of bleach to the water.
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I have used Vinegar to clean a steam water distiller. My guess it that Citric acid will wherever the calcium build up is, and will dissolve it. I am going to use it to clean Calcium deposits in my dishwasher jets.
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One can use vinegar, but depending on water hardness you may need something else to clean it with.
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Yes. Make sure you use the recommended amount. But for urine spots first pour biokleen bac-out directly on the spot. Then extract with the machine after 10 min dwell time. Setup a fan to air dry the spot
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Many run a mixture of water and white vinegar (3:1). Then I run just water through about 3 times (full tank). Put some lemon in the vinegar mixture for better cleaning and smelling.
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Our water has lots of minerals (calcium), and our wand got blocked after about 2 months. We used acetic acid (vinegar) to dissolve the calcium deposits that were blocking flow through the wand. Using a syringe and rubber tubing, we forced the vinegar up through the wand, and also added vinegar to the top part, and let sit overnight(leaving the syringe attached so vinegar doesn't leak out). Then washed away vinegar from top part and cleaned spout with several runs of water(filtered) to remove vinegar taste. This took care of it. Now we only use filtered water and the problem hasn't returned. Also, we never had this problem when we lived in an area with less minerals in the water. Then, the only occasional problem was milk build up in the wand, which we were able to dislodge with a paper clip.