How to Clean a Vitamix and Remove Blender Film

Clean Vitamix

Is your blender grimy? Is there a film on the inside of the container? My vitamix was covered in smoothie gunk and hard water stains. I had forgotten how nice it looked when I bought it. I follow the regular cleaning routine which is a drop of dish soap, some water, and then let it run for a while. The smoothie gunk still built up. My vitamix needed a deep cleaning. After thinking about it for a bit, it turned out to be quick and easy.

Dirty Vitamix

The smoothie and hard water stains on the inside. Yuck. They didn’t want to come off with a scrubbing either. I needed something a bit stronger, but I didn’t want to use harsh chemicals. I use vinegar to remove the hard water build up on my shower head, so I thought it would work on the vitamix as well.

Clean Vitamix

Baking soda and vinegar to the rescue! I poured about 1 cup of white vinegar in and then at least a 1/4 cup of baking soda. It fizzed and bubbled almost up to the top. Once the bubbling subsided, I added two cups of water and let it run on high for several minutes. I was waiting for steam to come out the top. After about 5-7 minutes, it was steaming as the water/vinegar mix inside was boiling.

A quick rinse and nearly all of the stains were gone. I used a small brush and the rest easily rubbed off. For good measure, I ran it through again with soap as well. When I was done, it was looking brand new again. Awesome! 

Clean Vitamix

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30 comments:

  1. Worked better than I had even hoped!! Thanks!

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  2. Great idea - just got my Vitamix but will file this tip for use in the future.

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  3. I'm getting ready to get one - thanks for the tip and pics!

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  4. thank you for this! our vitamix is starting to look pretty bad from the hard water stains and I was hoping vinegar would do the trick! can't wait to try this after nap time is over!

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  5. Great tip. Worked for me, but I needed to put in a fair degree of elbow grease with a sponge after the "deep clean". Most of it came right off, but around the top "inner corners" were still stained. Looks much better than before. Thanks!

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  6. I am a vitamix demonstrator....I would also suggest that you wipe your container with a sponge after you do your soap rinse. This will help to prevent the hard water build up.

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  7. Thanks for your helpful post! Mine was starting to get pretty stained after daily usage for a year - even with the regular cleanings. Very much appreciated!

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  8. Great idea that actually worked! Needed elbow grease for extra scrubbing - but in the end it was worth it.

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  9. Worked pretty well - most but not all of stains were removed.
    used following:
    250 ml apple vinegar
    60 ml of baking soda
    500 ml of water

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    1. Me too, Id say about 90% was removed in the 1st try. I"ll try your measurements next. THANKS!

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  10. unfortunetlly it didn't work out with carrot stains after making carrot soup. Do you have any other ideas? I need heave duty I guess...

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    1. wow stained from carrots so badly? I haven't experienced that from making carrot soup. maybe try heating up the mixture and letting it sit overnight along with some strong scrubbing.

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    2. You may want to try filling the container nearly full and using 4-6 efferdent... denture cleaner. Let it sit overnight.

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    3. Let it sit out in the sun for a day...

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  11. Worked like a charm for me. Thanks!!

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  12. OMG thank you ! Thought I was doing something wrong with my Blendtec. Now I know how to make it look good again !

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  13. Thanks so much...it worked...needed two times...horrible Arizona water...and just cleaning it these past five years gave it a sad gray look. Appreciate you taking the time to share with us! Signed, Grateful Vitamix Fan in the Arizona Desert!

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  14. Baking soda works by itself. Just add 2+ cups of boiling hot water to a cup or less of baking soda. Spin....add more water to fill to the top and let soak. The minerals will become like sand and you can just wash them out. Vitamix like new :-)

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  15. Thanks for sharing this tip! I was just wondering before I do it, is the baking soda abrasive? I just want to make sure this will not scratch the container. Could vinegar and salt work? this is what I use to get the calcium off the insides of my electric water kettle.

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  16. Omg worked like a charm!! I'm so excited now feels like I bought a new container!!

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  17. IT WORKS!!!!!! Thank you for the tip. My Vita Mix was so dingy, I didn't even want to prepare anything in it. This puts me back on track. Thanks again!

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  18. Simply spray it with Clorox cleanup, let it stand for 5 minutes or so, spray again & let it stand for a while. Add a few drops of dish soap, hot water. Turn it on high, rinse and poof...like brand new and no smell! PC

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  19. Thanks. I also found another tip I used in conjunction with this tip. I covered the blades with just bleach and ran the blender for 6 minutes. I could see the brown stains disappear by the end. Added water and some dish soap to the bleach and ran it another few minutes. At the end of this the was almost completely clean. A little scrubbing took off some bright areas. Vinegar and baking soda for a 6 minutes spin and the jar was clean!

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  20. IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM! There is still some residue left on the top plastic cap bit that's only because the solution didn't get to it as much up there at the top as in the pitcher. Other than that it looks brand new! Thanks so much!

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  21. Thanks so much! Going to try this cleaning method in the next day or two...

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  22. Mine was nasty. So cloudy looking. I've owned it for a couple years and use it daily. This worked perfect. A very light scrub and it is even more clear than I remember.

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  23. So, not sure my post from before posted...but anyway, after letting the vinegar / bicarb mix spin until very hot I just let it sit in the container for another few hours...FINALLY able to scrub the grossness off the metal collar under the blades with a steel wool pad (careful of blades !) but now looks tidy again (if not "like new" ! (-:

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  24. Worked like a charm for me too! Thanks for taking the time to share.

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  25. Thank you for posting this! I’ve tried and tried to get the grime off our trusty Vitamix, but nothing has worked as great as this! It looks like a brand new blender

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