How to Use Vinegar to Clean

Go green using vinegar to clean. It's less expensive than most name-brand green cleaners. A 5% solution of vinegar like the ones you buy in grocery stores kills 99% of bacteria. It also kills 82% of mold and 80% of viruses. Follow these steps, and use vinegar to clean almost anything.

Things You'll Need

• Vinegar

Instructions

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   Use vinegar to clean your coffee pot. To effortlessly clean your coffee maker fill the water holder with white vinegar. Then put in a filter and turn the pot on. After half of the vinegar has run through, turn the pot off for a half an hour. After thirty minutes has passed, turn it back on to finish. When you use vinegar to clean, your coffee pot will be spotless on the inside.

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   Pour one cup of vinegar in your empty dishwasher and reduce soap build-up. For a sparkling clean dishwasher use vinegar to clean once a week during the rinse cycle or use vinegar to clean when ever your glasses start to have water spots.

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   Use vinegar to unclog a drain. First pour one cup of baking soda down your drain followed by one cup of vinegar. The vinegar and the baking soda will expand and clean your drain. After a few minutes, turn on the hot water and flush out the clog.

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   Use vinegar to clean the toughest problems. Hate cleaning grease? Add a few tablespoons to vinegar to your dishwashing soap. Use a washcloth with vinegar to clean greasy kitchen walls.

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   Use vinegar to clean your bathroom. Mix one cup of vinegar with five cups of water and pour into a spray bottle. Clean faucets, floors, mirrors, and toilets. Clean mold and mildew in the shower. Unclog the shower-head by soaking it in vinegar for six hours. Vinegar gets rid of mineral spots too.

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   Use vinegar to clean walls. Before painting, clean the area with vinegar on a cloth for a nicer looking paint job.

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   To use vinegar to clean clothes, add one half cup of vinegar into the rinse cycle of your washing machine for whiter whites and brighter colored clothes.

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   To shine chrome, make a paste of two tablespoons salt and one teaspoon white distilled vinegar. Use the paste to clean chrome.

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   It's easy to use vinegar to clean the microwave by mixing one half cup white distilled vinegar and one half cup water in a microwave-safe bowl. Put the bowl in the microwave, and bring it to a boil. Food stains will easily wipe clean.

   Use vinegar to clean just about anything.

Tips & Warnings

• Never use vinegar on marble.

Resources

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