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How to Clean Wood Furniture

You dust and shine your wood furniture regularly, but over time those polishes and dust combine to leave a dark film on tables, chairs and shelves. To keep your furniture looking its best, you need to do a periodic deep cleaning. Here’s how to clean wood furniture without damaging its finish.  Dust the furniture to remove surface dirt. Now you’re ready to remove light soiling. Start with the gentlest cleaner and move up to stronger ones as needed. Try mixing a weak solution of water and dishwashing soap. Dip a soft cloth in the solution, wring it out and wipe the entire piece. You want a damp cloth, not a wet one. Don’t saturate the wood, and rinse your cloth often. Take a second, clean cloth and dry the piece thoroughly.  Here’s how to clean wood furniture that’s stained or has other problems. Remove Old Polish  Knowing how to clean old wood furniture that has decades’ old buildup of polish will help you revitalize an antique. Steep two tea bags in b...
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10 Dusting Tips and Tricks for a Cleaner Home

The less dust there’s in the house, the more cheerful and healthy the people are. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy to get rid of it. Keep reading below to discover how to dust your house in the most clever ways! 1. Grab a Coffee Filter Skip the dusting rags and feather dusters and instead grab a coffee filter. Coffee filters make an excellent dust fighting tool because they’re made with a soft material that can be used on any surface, stands up to water very well and collects dust particles like a magnet. Plus, their lint-free! This makes them great for cleaning mirrors too. 2. Use a Dryer Sheet Don’t have any coffee filters lying around? A dryer sheet is the next best thing! Dryer sheets make an excellent dusting aid, especially on electronics. Your dryer sheet will trap the dust and remove any excess static from your devices. 3. Go Pro with Microfiber Microfiber towels can be almost magical in how effective they work at picking up dust. This materi...

Benefits Of Using A Steam Vapour For Bathroom Cleaning

Bathroom cleaning should be done with the right workflow in mind. Most people don’t view it that way, because they cannot distinguish between amateur and professional cleaning. But the differences are there. You may have heard about steam vapour bathroom cleaning equipment before, but you never knew what that referred to. These are commercial cleaning tools that have been customised for bathroom cleaning applications . They are meant for cleaning companies or businesses that are looking for better cleaning results, as well as a high standard of hygiene. Some of the benefits that come with using these machines include: 1. Highly effective We are talking about professional tools, delivering high-temperature steam vapour, with a force of 4 to 8 bar pressure and in excess of 155 degrees Celsius. All bacteria, dirt and grease will be cleared in an instant. It is insanely effective compared to all the chemicals you might use to get nowhere near the same impact. 2. S...

Tips On Using A Carpet Cleaning Machine

Using a new carpet cleaning machine for the first time can be tough, especially if you’ve never used one before. Fortunately, manufacturers have made the operation of these machines easy. In fact, if you can operate a vacuum cleaner then there’s a good chance that you can operate this with no problem. To assist you further, here are some tips on how to operate carpet cleaners. For a step-by-step guide on using carpet cleaning machines Read the Manual First things first – read the manual. Find out how to operate the product and which settings will work for your recent needs. Some owners tend to skip this part. This is a bad idea since there are lots of simple insights highlighted in the manual that will allow you to get the best out of your carpet cleaner. You can also preempt any operations that could lead to voiding the warranty. By reading the instructions, you’ll be sure to follow everything to the letter, and still get the item fixed for free in the unfortunate ev...

Rebuilding lives: How to clean up your home after Kerala flood

The southern Indian state of Kerala is currently battling its worst flood in almost a 100 years, with the death toll rising to more than 350. As rescue operations continue in the flood-ravaged state, it is extremely important to think about the health hazards of flood and prevention of water-borne illnesses. The problem is that once the floodwaters start to recede, the environment will become conducive to epidemic diseases. Hence, communities are often left to deal with various problems, ranging from damaged home and possessions to famine and diseases.  But, you can take steps to prevent various health risks and stay safe during the clean-up process. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry has set up some 3,757 medical camps in flood-battered Kerala to help prevent epidemic diseases. While no outbreak of any communicable disease has been reported so far, a statement from the Health Ministry stated that the state has been asked for daily surveillance to detect early warning signs of ...

How do Restaurants Clean their Floors - Restaurant Cleaning Checklist

Cleaning your restaurant floor is incredibly important as it helps prevent contaminations and bacteria build-up while keeping patrons safe. However, with a lot of things to clean, it can often be difficult to remember all of the cleaning tasks you should take care of and how often should you do the cleaning. To make things easier, I’ve prepared a restaurant cleaning checklist for you. Cleaning Schedule If possible, clean your kitchen floor after every shift. In most restaurants, they clean their kitchen floor the next morning before opening their premises. The problem is that this tends to build up soil, and the longer oil and grease stay on the floor, the harder it is to remove them. By cleaning the floor right after every shift, removing any oil, gunk, and grease becomes a lot easier. Cleaning Plan An excellent floor cleaning plan should specify the cleaning tools to use, the order of the cleaning tasks, what cleaning solutions , and more. In most cases, it is requ...

Tips for Choosing Cleaning Products and Tools

Cleaning is the removal of unwanted matter, including dirt, germs and toxic substances. So when selecting a cleaning product , we want to know if it removes unwanted matter both what we can see and what we can't. We also want to know if a product is actually doing the opposite by adding toxic substances, or if it is simply moving the unwanted matter rather than removing it.  Effectiveness It will be obvious if a product is not removing visible dirt. However, many cleaning products leave chemical or other residues behind, which can attract dirt and bacteria right back to the spot you cleaned. Therefore, when selecting a product, choose a product that doesn't leave much residue. How can you tell? Try it out on a clear pane of glass. If it leaves a haze when following manufacturer's directions, it's leaving a residue. Does the product kill germs? One simple way to know is to examine the labelling on a product. In the U.S. for instance, for a product to us...