Keeping the house clean is not that simple. You really have to be detailed with your work to ensure that you are really achieving the cleanliness that you are after. However, the problem with wanting to be meticulous in cleaning your humble abode is that you most likely need to spend a lot of time and effort, and this is not something that we can do all the time.
Fortunately, there are some cleaning hacks that will surely help you in cleaning your home like a pro, but without having to spend the same amount of time and sweat. Want to know more about these hacks? Click “Next” to see this incredible and useful cleaning hacks.
1. How to make your faucet shine again
Are you bothered by the water spots on your faucet and you want to bring its shine again? All you need is wax paper! With a few swipes, your faucet should be shining again.
2. Ironing out the stains on your carpet
If you spilled some colored liquids on the carpet, don’t fret too much because there is a way to get rid of the stubborn stain. Just spray some Windex on the spot, place a towel over it and iron on top of the towel. It’s amazing how the heat “soaks up” the stain right onto the towel.
3. What to do with your dirty microfiber sheets
Did you know that rubbing alcohol will help you in removing stains on your microfiber sheets and couches? Spray the alcohol over the stained area and scrub it with a light colored sponge. After drying up, fluff the area using a bristle brush and make it look new again.
4. Expert cleaning for your shower head
A grimy shower head is definitely not a good sight. It’s a good thing that the only thing you need to clean it is vinegar! Just wrap it with a plastic bag with vinegar, soak the shower head with it and leave it soaked for overnight for best results. Run the shower for a few minutes to ensure that there are no residue of the vinegar left.
5. Doing your own garbage disposal tablets
To help in deodorizing garbage disposal, you can create your own garbage disposal tablets. Slice up some lime or lemon, place them on ice cube trays and soak them in vinegar. Leave them in the freezer for at least 24 hours. When it’s time to use them, you only need to run hot water in the disposal for a minute, then turn off the water. Pour half a cup of baking soda and a frozen tablet on the disposal and turn the water back on and the garbage disposal.
6. Making that dirty oven door clean again
Baking soda is truly a useful household item. If you mix half a cup of it with water and form a thick paste, you now have a cleaning agent that you can smear on your oven door. Scrub it with a steel wool pad and wipe away until it’s clean.
7. How to remove stains on your plastic cutting boards
To remove the stains on your plastic cutting boards, all you need is lemon essential oil or lemon juice up to 1/2 cup of water. Scrub the cutting board with a sponge soaked in the solution, and leave it under the sunlight for a day until the stains are all gone.
8. How to get rid of webs on your window screen
There is a simple way to keep your window screens free of webs. Use a lint roller! It is useful in removing tree fuzz and pet hairs, too.
9. How to clean your stove top
Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda are what you need in order to keep your stove top clean. Just mix these two ingredients and scrub it onto your stove top. All grease and oil will be gone in no time!
10. How to clean your dishwasher
Using a dishwasher-safe cup, place some white vinegar on the top rack of the dishwasher and run it on the hottest water setting possible. After the cycle, sprinkle some baking powder on the bottom part and run another quick cycle with the same water setting. If there are still mildew or mold left, you can opt to use bleach but you can’t do this if the interior is made of stainless steel.
11. This genius way of cleaning air vents
Cleaning air vents may be hard but that’s only if you don’t know what tools to use. With a butter knife wrapped with rag, you should be able to clean the vents and reach even the tiniest dirt within the tiny openings.
12. Time to clean those grimy kitchen cabinets!
With only coconut oil and baking soda, you will be able to clean out those grimy kitchen cabinets. Mix these two ingredients and use a toothbrush to scrub it on the dirty area and voila! Your cabinets are back to looking brand new!
13. How to clean a cast iron span
All you need is a raw potato and salt to remove any food debris left on your cast iron pan. Cut the potato in half and pour a generous amount of salt on the pan and wipe the pan until all food residue are gone.
14. How to clean the rubber part of your front load washer
Mix five drops of tea tree oil with one cup of white vinegar. Pour this solution on the detergent compartment and then run a regular cycle without any clothes in the washer. After the cycle and all water is cleared out, wipe the interior of your washer with a microfiber cloth and ensure that all crevices are cleaned, especially the rubber part.
15. Expert cleaning for your fabric couch
After wiping the couch with a clean cloth and removing all bits and debris, you may now sprinkle the couch with with a generous amount of baking soda. Wait for at least 20 minutes before vacuuming the couch with a brush attachment.
16. Cleaning your actual washer is important, too.
In cleaning the actual washer, the only thing you need is white vinegar. Simply run a cycle without clothes but with a cup of white vinegar placed on the detergent compartment. This hack always works and my washer always smell free of mildew and mold!
17. Making your own grout cleaner
Grout is a common concern in the household and when it is left for long, the dirt becomes even harder to clean. It’s a good thing that a simple solution of bleach and baking soda is enough to take care of grout. This is truly effective and will save you lots of money, too!
18. How to clean a dirty iron
To clean a dirty iron, what you need to do is to scrub the iron with vinegar. Using a toothbrush, you can also clean the hard to reach areas with baking soda. After turning on the iron and letting it steam for a few minutes, you can now enjoy a brand new looking iron!
19. How to clean your glass stove top
There are new designs of stoves now that use glass cooking tops instead. If you happen to have these, you just need to clean it using a mixture of dish soap, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide to make it looking shiny again.
20. How to remove pet hair from your carpet
Pets leave tons of hair everywhere, especially on the carpet! It is even harder to remove the hairs from the carpet because of its texture. What you can do is to use a carpet rake so you won’t have to worry about those pet hairs anymore.
21. How to clean the back ledge of your toilet
In keeping the bathroom clean, you need to make sure that all corners and crevices are spic and span, even the underside of the water tank! To do this, you need to remove the toilet seat first, get a screw driver wrapped in disinfectant wipe and clean those hard to reach areas.
22. How to keep your toilet brush clean and a more effective cleaning tool
Toilet cleaning brushes often come with their own holders. You can pour cleaning agents on the holder and leave the brush soaked while it’s not being used. This hack keeps the bathroom smelling clean and the brush even more useful in cleaning, too.
23. The best way to clean base boards
Reaching for your base boards and keeping them clean must be done regularly. With only a sponge, brush, dust pan and cleaning agent in a spray bottle, you’re good to clean your base boards in the best way possible.
24. How to clean your hardwood floor
Having a hardwood floor makes a home look really nice. Although it seems hard to keep the floor clean and shiny, you don’t really need to break a sweat just to keep it tidy. All you really need is 1/2 cup white vinegar, 1 table spoon castile soap, 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol, 2 cups warm water, essential oil (optional), and a plastic spray bottle. This solution is chemical-free but will help you in removing the scratches and dirt on your hardwood floor.
25. How to prevent soap scum from building up on your glass shower door
If Rain-X is useful in repelling water for vehicle glass doors and windows, it is equally useful in the glass doors and walls of your shower stall, too! Just look at the difference of the sprayed on area versus the one without it.
26. How to effectively and efficiently clean your blinds
Blinds are prone to dirt and dust and are sometimes difficult to clean because of their size. But you don’t have to worry about it anymore because all you really need is a few minutes to get your blinds clean and free of dust! With a sock soaked in 50/50 solution of water and white vinegar, you can now wipe your blinds and finish the job within a minute or two!
27. Removing pet hair from furniture
Now, here is an easy way to get rid of pet hair on your furniture that you probably did not know about. With only a rubber glove, you can remove all hairs on your furniture in no time at all!
28. How to disinfect your sponges
Sponges are highly likely to get infected with bacteria if you don’t keep them clean. One way to ensure that is by soaking them in water and microwaving them for a minute so they can be properly disinfected.
29. How to remove oil stains on your driveway
Seeing oil stains on your driveway is not a pretty sight. The hardest part about oil stains? Removing them! Fortunately, there are now products that can turn these stains into powder and one of these is Pour-N-Restore. You only need to pour it onto the oil stain, wait for it to turn into powder and scrub the powder from your driveway.
30. How to make your old cookie sheets look new again
This is one amazing hack that you really have to try. You only need to sprinkle baking soda on your cookie sheets, spray hydrogen peroxide and sprinkle another layer of baking soda. Leave the sheets for a couple of hours and wipe everything off. The results will absolutely amaze you!
31. How to get the hair out of the vacuum cleaner
It is so annoying to find hair in the vacuum cleaner. What’s more annoying is that it is so hard to get rid of it. But, if you only use a seam ripper for this purpose, you’ll find that it’s easier to remove hair from the vacuum now!
32. How to clean high areas of your home
Dusting off the high parts of your homes such as overhead shelves and tall windows is quite a daunting task. But, you don’t have to worry about that anymore because by only attaching a microfiber cloth on your broom and securing it with a rubber band, you now have an easy way to reach those areas!
33. How to clean your window tracks
Those window tracks are definitely hard to clean! The areas are narrow and there seems to be no tool that can reach those tiny crevices. But, of course, there is always a way to clean each part of your home. With the ever-reliable mixture of vinegar and baking soda, you can now clean window tracks with a tiny toothbrush. After wiping everything off with a paper towel, you’ll see the amazing difference!
34. Another way to clean air vents
Aside from cleaning your air vents with butter knife and rag, you can also just remove them and soak them in detergent and warm water. This is another way to easily clean them without having to exert more effort than necessary.
35. How to clean and deodorize your microwave oven
To deodorize your microwave oven, you only need some slices of lemon ans a quarter cup of apple cider vinegar. Place them in a microwave-safe container and turn the oven on for about 3 minutes. Leave the door closed even after it’s done and wipe the entire oven with a damp cloth once it’s not hot anymore. This hack should help in removing the grime and grease easily.
36. How to deep clean your faucet handles
Sick of seeing your acrylic faucet handles yellow in stain and grime? There;s a way to deep clean this filthy handles and you simply need to know that it’s possible to remove their caps off so you can clean them. A lot of people don’t realize that this is possible and just try to clean the handles with soapy water but to no avail. Once you remove the caps of the handles with a knife and screw driver, you can now use a warm, sudsy water solution to clean off the stains. Cap them back and voila! Your faucet handles are back to being brand new!
37. How to clean your stainless steel sink
The way to a polished and clean sink is none other than through the help of baking soda! Just sprinkle baking soda on your sink and pour warm water to form a paste. With a sponge and old toothbrush, you can now scrub until the sink is fully clean!
38. How to deep clean your toaster
Toasters are filled with crumbs and we sometimes forget to really take a look and clean them properly. Now, it’s high time to clean your toaster with the use of white vinegar, dish soap, paintbrush, toothbrush and scouring pad. The best way to start is by removing the crumb tray and gently giving your toaster a shake while holding it upside down. To really remove all crumbs, you can use a paintbrush to clean it through. You can use the toothbrush for cleaning the crumb tray.
39. Cleaning your range hood grease filter
Your range hood grease filter always gets gross grease on it and it is definitely hard to clean that. What you can do is use a water based de-greaser that you can purchase from auto shops. Within minutes, you’ll be able to see the amazing results.
40. How to revive your cloudy glassware
There are two tricks that can help you with cleaning your cloudy glassware. The first one is to use a mixture of water and white vinegar and wiping your glassware with this solution. Another is by putting the glassware upside down on a tray filled with a mixture of warm water and vinegar. The steam will do the job of cleaning the glassware and you won’t have to soak everything in water.
41. Cleaning grimy glass bakeware
For home bakers, using glassware for baking is one of the best ways to achieve the dish they want. However, this results to having grime and grease in the glassware and this can be hard to clean. Luckily, using baking soda and warm soapy water to clean these kitchen wares is an effective method to remove the grime.
42. How to clean your ceiling fan
Here’s a simple yet effective way for you to clean your ceiling fan. With an empty pillow case, you can wipe off the dust on your fan in less than a minute!
43. Window cleaning has never been easier!
Want to keep your windows clear and without streaks? All you need is soapy water in a pray bottle and newspaper. Just spray water on your windows and wipe it away with news paper and you now have no-streak and clean windows!
44. How to make your own carpet cleaning solution
Carpet cleaning can be easy, especially if you have your own solution to use. Just mix dish soap, white vinegar and water, spray it on your stained carpet and leave it to soak for about 10 minutes before vacuuming.
45. How to get rid of scratches on your ceramics
Get your ceramics back to their original beauty with this simple hack. Find a liquid cleanser that will do the job for you such as Bar Keepers Friend Liquid Cleanser. For more stubborn scratches, you can use the stronger version of this product.
46. This magical stain remover
I’m sure you have heard of the many use of WD-40. It is really a useful tool that cleans a lot of surfaces. It can be your personal go-to when cleaning stubborn stains.
47. How to naturally clean your toothbrush
Sanitizing your toothbrush is as easy as soaking them in vinegar. Remember to do this from time to time to keep your toothbrush clean and useful for longer.
48. Clean your blender jar in half a minute
Is it really possible to clean the jar of your blender within half a minute and without scrubbing? Yes! All you need to do is pour three cups of warm water with a few drops of liquid soap and whizz for 10-15 seconds. Wash it with clean water and you’re done!
49. How to really clean your electric kettle
Since electric kettles accumulate mineral deposits over time, you need to make sure that it is always clean and is free from these compounds. The easiest way to clean your electric kettle is to empty a can of cola in it and bring it to a boil. Empty it after five minutes and your kettle is shining new again.
50. How to unclog your drain
With vinegar and baking soda, unclogging the drain has never been easier. The combination of these two items will result to a reaction to helps in unclogging your drain. Wash it with water and you drain will be working again in a couple of minutes!
This compilation of hacks only showed that cleaning your home also needs creativity and resourcefulness. Cleaning effectively does not have to take a lot of effort and time, and if you only know hacks such as these, you won’t have to spend more just to clean better! Try these cleaning hacks, and you’ll find that there’s more you can do with your time if you only know the right thing to do.
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