Please stop mixing vinegar and baking soda when cleaning. While it’s a very fun reaction it completely naturalizes the benefits of both.
Baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, is a high pH water softener that should be introduced early in the wash cycle. To achieve this add a tablespoon or two directly into the drum. Baking soda is also an amazing laundry booster that I talk about in other videos!
Vinegar is an acidic low pH chemical that should be introduced late in the wash cycle. Vinegar helps with stain and odor removal along with fabric softening.
When you combine the two they neutralize each other, from a pH perspective, which negates a lot of their benefits. I love both just keep them apart, they’re like fighting kids.
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It can damage machine ,once i used little bleach liquid in it .machine broke down
I agree 👍👍👍
If you can get them to mix together in the washing machine that maybe OK. The bubbles formed may break up dirt. You could do a baking soda wash for say 10 minutes then add vinegar to the detergent tray and when mixed the bubbles will clean
what if you have older more traditional machines that dont have seperate compartments?
I have to do it the other way round otherwise my clothes don't clean properly. If I add the vinegar first the softer water ( I have very hard water) makes a better lather for the soap and then I add a tiny bit of baking soda to the fabric softener section to help wash off the soap. My clothes kept coming out dirty the other way round because the vinegar wouldn't allow the soap to wash off properly.
Oops I put the vinegar in the wrong slot…😮
Works with edible vinegar?
So true
Is there a recommended quantity/ratio?
Thanks ,Can u tell me what brand u use?
Please tell me because I use for all my cleaning including kitchen sink etc, And everything sparkles, Including toilet,
Name the best home washer and dryer that work with large comforters
Where do you put the actual softener? Mix with vinegar?
But the other adults make fun of me when I do it in a model volcano I built.
The button u pressed in the end of the video is only for caps that you put in the drawer
Baking soda with detergent?
“You gotta keep ‘em separated “
The video that I didn’t know I needed because I’ve been doing science experiments in the washing machine for years.
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Both are antibacterial though
No, let the idiots inadvertently self-reveal. If they recommend mixing bicarbonate and vinegar, you know their advice is worthless.
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So
Why people
Keep telling us to
Do it ?
Was trying to find this out, mixing together is causing a small leak in my front load washer, so I thought separate would be better. But then wondered when to add which. Thanks!
Why do people advise mixing base and acid? It is like those people who recomend mixing bleach with hydrochloric acid. It creates mustard gas.
What about lemon juice and salt? Acid and base?
It is great to clean your drains. Dump in some baking soda into the drain and then pour in vinegar. Then pour in some more vinegar to activate the rast of the vinegar. It works great on the garbage disposal also. I don't measure. Then rinse with water.
Thank youuu. I’m so sick of seeing people do this all the time.
thank you 😅
Well unfortunately as an appliance repairman I do not totally agree with this video. Although you can make a case for not mixing the two and the actual washing of clothes as far as removing black stubborn mold stains from the rubber gasket you absolutely should make a paste of baking soda and vinegar around all of the black mold areas on your rubber door gasket play Saran Wrap over leave it overnight or leave it for a few hours come back wipe it out with a sponge in your black mold and stains will be gone😮😅😊
So vinegar instead of fabric softener, what can we add for a nice smell of laundry?
I don't think baking soda is a good idea, period. Doesn't it leave residue?
Same for cleaning product and drain cleaning (unless you want gas pressure.) For hard water without the vinegar smell you can use phosphoric acid properly diluted instead. It is often called muriatic acid but will probably need to be diluted further. Thank you for the clip btw, the stupidity of mixing these two has annoyed me to no end!
Exactly. Hill-billies are really dunce, so they think these 2 things always go together for everything becauae it's cool. Also they think anything which needs vinegar has to be changed to apple cider vinegar. (because it's trendy and stupid) And then of course they think they have to add baking soda.
As a chemist: thank you😂😂
My fabric softener slot releases fluid the moment I close the detergent door. Normally, a washer would fill the slot in with more water to “turn on” the softener slot (it works like an Aristotle’s greedy wine cup; add too much liquid, and a hidden channel will siphon everything out), but mine just releases no matter what. Idk how to fix this.
So are y’all just got to make a video saying the baking soda and vinegar and I get together. Stop the man it’s because you’re lying.
awesome, I thank thee
@cleanfreaks
I use 45% vinegar in my machine, is this going to hurt long term
I don't have an electric washer. I use zote soap to wash and vinegar to rinse.