Vinegar: 7 uses including Drain Cleaning!

Vinegar; so much more than just an ingredient for a tasty salad. Soup, salads, chips, yogurt, you name it and I put vinegar on it, in it, around it. You get what I'm saying, I love Vinegar! But did you know you can use it for other household uses besides cooking? I use it sometimes to make my floors spotless but there are a lot more uses, here is 7 that I find helpful!

1. Unclog and Deodorize Drains.

• To clear clogs in sink and tub drains, use a funnel to pour in 1/2 cup baking soda followed by 1 cup vinegar. When the foaming subsides, flush with hot tap water. Wait five minutes, and then flush again with cold water. Besides clearing blockages, this technique also washes away odor-causing bacteria.
• To speed up a slow drain, pour in 1/2 cup salt followed by 2 cups boiling vinegar, then flush with hot and cold tap water.

2. Shine your Silver; Jewelry, silverware etc.

• Soak them in a mixture of 1/2 cup white vinegar and 2 tablespoons baking soda for a couple hours. Rinse them under cold water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
  

3. Deodorize your Garbage Disposal.

• Mix equal parts water and vinegar in a bowl, pour the solution into an ice cube tray, and freeze it. Then simply drop a couple of “vinegar cubes” down your disposal every week or so, followed by a cold-water rinse.

4. Wash out your Dishwasher.

• Pour 1 cup undiluted white vinegar into the bottom of the unit — or in a bowl on the top rack. Then run the machine through a full cycle without any dishes or detergent. Do this once a month, especially if you have hard water.  

5. Freshen your Bad Breath.

• Rinse your mouth with a solution made by dissolving 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt in a glass of warm water.

6. Clean Sinks and Bathtubs in Los Angeles.

• Give a good scrubbing to your Bathroom Fixtures with full-strength white vinegar, followed by a rinse of clean cold water. To remove hard-water stains from your tub, pour in 3 cups white vinegar under running hot tap water. Let the tub fill up over the stains and allow it to soak for four hours. When the water drains out, you should be able to easily scrub off the stains.
  

7. Stop Reds from Running in your Washing Machine.

• Soak your new red colored items in a few cups of undiluted white vinegar for 10-15 minutes before their first washing. 

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Drain Cleaning in Los Angeles
Garbage Disposal Repair in Los Angeles
Sink and Bathtub Repair in Los Angeles