For Machines & Appliances


Clear mineral deposits from a steam iron.

Fill the water tank with white vinegar. Turn the iron to the steam setting and steam-iron a soft utility rag to clean the steam ports. Repeat the process with water, then thoroughly rinse out the inside of your iron.



Clean lime deposits and calcium sludge from an automatic drip coffee maker.

Once a month fill the reservoir with white vinegar and run through the brew cycle. Rinse thoroughly with two cycles of cold water.


Keep a garbage disposal clean and smelling fresh.

Mix one cup of vinegar in enough water to fill an ice cube tray, freeze the mixture, grind the cubes through the disposal, and flush with cold water.


Clean rust from tools, bolts, and spigots.
Soak the rusted tool, bolt, or spigot in undiluted white vinegar overnight.


Clean the hoses and unclog soap scum from a washing machine.
Once a month pour one cup of white vinegar into the washing machine and run the machine through a normal cycle, without clothes.

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Vinegar is a liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid. Ninety percent of American Households buy vinegar. The 4 major uses are for salads, as cooking ingredients, pickling and home canning.