Uma kukhulunywa ngemikhiqizo yokuhlanza evikela imvelo yasekhaya, izinto zokuqala ezifika engqondweni cishe uviniga omhlophe kanye ne-baking soda. Kodwa asigcini nje ngalezi ezimbili; empeleni, kuneminye imikhiqizo yokuhlanza evikela imvelo enezindlela eziningi zokusetshenziswa ekhaya futhi kwezinye izimo isebenza kangcono.
Leso sihlanzi esiluhlaza esibizwa ngokuthi “i-citric acid” singakwenza ungakhululeki ekuqaleni. Kodwa sihlanzi sasekhaya esidumile esinomuncu esibe khona amakhulu eminyaka—saqala ukuhlukaniswa nojusi kalamula ngasekupheleni kwawo-1700. Ngakho i-citric acid ihlanza kanjani? Siqoqe izindlela eziyisikhombisa zokuhlanza ikhaya ukuze sikusize uthole okuningi kukho.
Ngaphambi kokuthi singene ekusetshenzisweni kwe-citric acid, kufanele siqale siqonde ukuthi iyini. Le mpuphu, etholakala ezithelweni ze-citrus, inezakhiwo zokuhlanza ezifanayo ne-citric acid ejwayelekile, kodwa isebenza kahle kakhulu. Ine-asidi, okwenza kube lula ukususa i-limescale, futhi inomphumela wokumhlophe. Eqinisweni, ivame ukunconywa njengendlela ehlukile kuneviniga emhlophe ehlutshiwe.
Nokho, kunomehluko phakathi kwalokhu okubili. UDkt. Joanna Buckley, umxhumanisi wezemfundo eRoyal Society of Chemistry, uthe: “I-citric acid kanye neviniga kokubili kuyizithako ezisebenzayo ezindaweni eziningi zokuhlanza izindlu, futhi kokubili kuyasebenza. Uviniga une-pH ephakathi kuka-2 no-3, okwenza ube yi-asidi enamandla - uma i-pH iphansi, kuba yi-asidi eningi. I-citric acid (njengaleyo etholakala ezithelweni ze-citrus) ine-pH ephezulu kancane, ngakho-ke ayina-asidi eningi kancane. Ngenxa yalokho, inengozi encane yokulimaza izindawo ezibucayi, futhi inebhonasi eyengeziwe yokushiya ikhaya lakho linuka kamnandi, kunokuba libe njengesitolo sezinhlanzi nama-chips!”
Kodwa-ke, i-citric acid iseyinto ebangela ukucasuka ngakho-ke ayifaneleki kuzo zonke izindawo. Njengoba nje kunezindawo ezingu-7 okungafanele zihlanzwe ngeviniga, i-citric acid ayifaneleki ematsheni emvelo, phansi kokhuni kanye nasezindaweni. I-aluminium nayo ayifaneleki.
Ngaphezu kokuhlanza indlu, i-citric acid ingasetshenziswa ekuphekeni, njengesinongo, kanye nasekulondolozeni ukudla. Kodwa-ke, hlola njalo kusengaphambili ukuthi uhlobo olukhethile lufanele ukupheka. I-Dri-Pak uhlobo oludumile, kodwa lokhu kupakisha “akuphephile ekudleni,” ngakho-ke kufanele kusetshenziswe kuphela ekuhlanzeni.
Nakuba i-citric acid iphephile ukuyisebenzisa, kunconywa ukuthi ugqoke amagilavu ​​​​uma uhlanza ngayo ukuze uvikele isikhumba sakho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele ugqoke izibuko zokuphepha kanye nemaski ukuze uvimbele ukuhogela i-citric acid.
Njengeviniga emhlophe ehlutshiwe, ungayincibilikisa i-citric acid ukuze wenze isihlanzi sobuso. Mane nje uhlanganise izipuni ezingu-2.5 ze-citric acid nama-500 ml amanzi afudumele ebhodleleni lokufafaza elingenalutho, shukumisa kahle, bese usebenzisa ingxube ephumayo ukufutha phansi kwe-laminate, ama-countertop epulasitiki nensimbi kulo lonke ikhaya lakho.
Sicela uqaphele ukuthi lesi yisisombululo esibangela ukubola, ngakho-ke ungasisebenzisi etsheni lemvelo noma ezindaweni zokhuni.
Uviniga uyisithako esaziwayo sokususa ama-scaling, kodwa i-citric acid nayo isebenza kahle. Okokuqala, gcwalisa i-kettle ngamanzi phakathi nendawo bese uvula ukushisa. Cima ugesi ngaphambi kokuba amanzi abile; umgomo uwukugcina amanzi efudumele.
Khipha i-kettle, engeza ngokucophelela izipuni ezimbili ze-citric acid engxubeni bese uyishiya imizuzu eyi-15-20 ukuze isebenze (qiniseka ukuthi ushiya inothi ukuze kungabikho muntu oyisebenzisayo phakathi nalesi sikhathi!). Thela isixazululo bese ubilisa ingxenye entsha yamanzi ukuze ususe zonke izinsalela.
Uma amabala akho amhlophe ebukeka empunga kancane futhi ungenawo ulamula, i-citric acid nayo ingasiza. Mane nje uhlanganise izipuni ezintathu ze-citric acid namalitha amane amanzi afudumele bese uvuselela kuze kuncibilike. Bese ucwilisa ingubo ubusuku bonke bese uyigeza ngomshini ngosuku olulandelayo. Lokhu kuzosiza futhi ekuphatheni noma yimaphi amabala kusengaphambili.
Sebenzisa i-citric acid ukuze ubuyisele izinto zokugqoka ingilazi ezivame ukukhukhuleka futhi zibe nenkungu. Mane nje ufafaze i-citric acid endaweni yokuhlanzwa komshini wakho wokuwasha izitsha bese uqhuba umjikelezo ojwayelekile ngaphandle kwensipho, ubeke izinto zokugqoka ingilazi endaweni ephezulu. Uma usuqedile, izinto zokugqoka ingilazi zakho zizobuyela esimweni sazo sokuqala, futhi lokhu kunenzuzo eyengeziwe yokususa isikali kumshini wakho wokuwasha izitsha ngesikhathi esifanayo.
Ukuze ususe i-limescale efihliwe endlini yakho yangasese, mane uthele ibhakede lamanzi ashisayo esitsheni bese ufaka inkomishi ye-citric acid. Yiyeke incibilike bese isebenza okungenani ihora (ubusuku bonke kungcono) ngaphambi kokuhlanza ngosuku olulandelayo.
Gcina izibuko zakho namafasitela zibukeka zintsha ngeviniga emhlophe, kodwa ngaphandle kwephunga! Mane nje ulungise isihlanzi sendawo njengoba kuchaziwe ngenhla, usifafaze ezibukweni zakho nasemafasiteleni, bese usula ngendwangu yengilazi ye-microfiber ngendlela ejikelezayo kusukela phezulu kuya phansi. Uma kunzima ukususa i-limescale, yiyeke ihlale imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokusula.
Ilamula iyindlela ethandwayo yokuhlanza i-microwave yakho, kodwa i-citric acid isebenza kahle! Esitsheni esiphephile kwi-microwave, hlanganisa izipuni ezimbili ze-citric acid nama-500 ml amanzi ashisayo. Hlanganisa kuze kuncibilike ngokuphelele, bese ufudumala kwi-microwave kuze kuvele umusi ngaphakathi. Vala umnyango we-microwave bese ushiya imizuzu emi-5-10. Ngemva kokuba ikhambi selipholile, sula noma yisiphi ikhambi esisele ngendwangu ethambile. Uma ikhambi selipholile ngokwanele, ungalisebenzisa futhi ukusula i-microwave yakho.
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