Thread Number: 92465
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
FL - Heating Element Failure with pictures. Why ? |
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Post# 1170921 , Reply# 1   2/2/2023 at 00:26 (451 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 1170923 , Reply# 2   2/2/2023 at 01:27 (451 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"does it make any sense to proactively pull the elements for cleaning at some point"
No, it does not. "I must have ran five heavy (1 cup) citric acid cleaning cycles and I also did a couple using Cascade "Fryer Boil Out" dish-washing powder. All at maximum 95C / 200F water temps." Those substances are at two different pH scales. Citric acid being acidic, and Cascade product strongly alkaline. Normally descaling products are acidic based to break down limescale while alkaline substances bind or otherwise sequester hard water minerals so they do not attach themselves to fabrics, metal or anything else. Any immersion heating element can suffer harm from limescale deposits. If things are bad enough and go on too long it makes heater work harder which shortens lifespan. While many common household substances can and will deal with limescale it is important to realize hap hazard repeated use of such things may cause damage. Those chemicals will come into contact with anything water touches. Since you don't know pH level of water bath created this may cause issues. Long story short when it comes to limescale and washing machines best offense is a good defence. Know how hard local water is and dose detergent accordingly. Detergent makers know very well effects of limescale and their products are designed even when used alone to cope. Primary to this is not getting caught up in arms race to use minute amounts of detergent. www.zanussi.co.uk/support... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle.... www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/limesca... |