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5 on Your Side: Vinegar can't clean everything
Monica Laliberte takes a closer look at how we use vinegar as a cleaning product.
$50,000 WAS RAISED TO $75,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO A ARREST. >>> VINEGAR IS TOUTED AS A NATURAL WAY TO CLEAN. OUR REPORTER SHOWS US THERE WERE SOME PARTS OF YOUR HOME WHERE YOU SHOULD NOT USE IT.>>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THERE WAS CLEANING VINEGAR WHICH IS JUST FOR CLEANING AND THERE IS DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR WHICH CAN BE USED FOR CLEANING. IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR COOKING. WHATEVER YOU USE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHY VINEGAR IS A NATURAL DISINFECTANT, IT DOES NOT HELP WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AND IN SOME CASES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE.>>> STRAIGHT UP LIKE VINEGAR DOES NOT SMELL THE BEST. IMPACTS SERIOUS CLEANING POWER. EVEN YOUR COFFEE MAKER. HOWEVER THAT CLEANING POWER CAN ALSO BE DAMAGING. >> VINEGAR CAN EAT AWAY AT CERTAIN SYNTHETIC RUBBERS. ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS ALREADY SCRATCHES OR CHIPS ON IT. >> THEY SAY DO NOT USE IT IN YOUR WASHING MACHINE. VINEGAR CAN EAT AWAY AT RUBBER PARTS AND OTHER MECHANISMS CAUSING ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS ALSO A NO GO FOR WOOD AND STONE SURFACES. >> THE ACID CAN DO ALL THE SURFACES OF NATURAL STONE COUNTERTOPS. >> IT IS BEST TO USE A SPECIAL DISCLAIMER. VINEGAR CAN ALSO DAMAGE THE FINANCIAL SHARP KNIVES. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR TACKLING GREECE. THEY SAY USING IT IN YOUR DISHWASHER WILL NOT HELP REDUCE HARD WATER STAINS. >> BE ON WINDOWS AND COFFEE PODS, YOU CAN USE VINEGAR TO REMOVE BUILDUP ON SHOWERHEADS AND DOORS. FOR BASIC SANITIZING IN AREAS WHERE YOU MAY USE BLEACH, JUST USE A ONE-TO-ONE RATIO OF VINEGAR TO WATER.
