Easy Peasy Cleaning Tips and Tricks
August 9, 2012 | Cleaning Tips | DIY & Home Improvement | 2 comments
No one likes cleaning. But alas, it must be done! Follow these simple steps to keep your home looking spick and span all year round! Read more
Yearly Archives: 2012
Easy Peasy Cleaning
August 9, 2012 | Cleaning Tips | DIY & Home Improvement | 2 comments
No one likes cleaning. But alas, it must be done! Follow these simple steps to keep your home lovely to live in:
Work Clockwise
When tackling the kitchen, start from the right of your cooker and move clockwise around the room. The cooker area tends to be the grubbiest. Start there and work your way ‘round the kitchen. Start by soaking your cooker drip and grease pans. By the time you’ve worked your way ‘round the kitchen, they’ll have had time to sit and will be easier to clean.
Bye Bye Mice
August 6, 2012 | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments
Let’s face it. Whether you live in a new home or an older Victorian era abode, these creatures will get in and they can be a real nuisance if they’re not caught. See some tips below to help the pesky problem.
Remember mice are very small (1-2 inches long), so even the smallest of holes can make your home accessible to them.
Waste Not Want Not
August 2, 2012 | Money Saving Tips & Tricks | Repair, Re-use & Recycle | No comments
Ok so everyone is always harping on about how important it is to eat your fruit and veg and get your 5 a day – with good reason!! Fruit and veg provide us with loads of nutrients that are good for mind, body and soul. Ok, not sure about the ‘soul’ factor but look, they’re healthy and taste great. However, fresh produce is not the cheapest of things to buy in the supermarket, so storing it properly to maximise its shelf life is essential.
Here are some simple steps to help make your fruit stay fresh for longer.
Pressure Washer Tips
July 30, 2012 | Pressure Washer Maintenance, Tips & Advice | 1 comment
Since the nationwide lifting of the hosepipe ban we’ve had a lot of customers write in to express how excited they are to get outside and enjoy their pressure washers. Now, there has certainly been plenty of the wet stuff falling from the sky, which will help to naturally clean and get rid of dust and debris. However, for those areas that still require a good scrubbing, enter the pressure washer.
Fruitful Office
July 26, 2012 | eSpares Updates | 1 comment
We are a fruitful office at eSpares. Yes, fruitful. At the beginning of each week a delectable basket of fresh fruit is delivered for all employees to share and enjoy. With each basket purchase, Fruitful Office donates to the planting of one fruit tree in Africa by supporting the planting fruit trees in Africa campaign. It’s a pretty sound little campaign and were happy to be helping to such a great cause. Not to mention we also get delicious, healthy snacks which make us all the more prepared, energised and excited about hinges, shelves, drawers, door seals and the like!
Benefits of Steam Cleaning
July 23, 2012 | Cleaning Tips | DIY & Home Improvement | 5 comments
Rumour has it that ‘steam cleaning’ was discovered in Europe only about 20 years ago when a pub landlord used steam from the cappuccino machine to clean lipstick from a wine glass. Boom, steam cleaning was born. I’m not sure how accurate or inaccurate this information may be, but regardless it makes for a nice little anecdote!
Anyway there are obvious advantages to using steam to clean, and three that top the list are:
Olympic Deliveries
July 19, 2012 | eSpares Updates | No comments
Top ‘o the day to y’all. As you may have expected, you might experience delays to any orders placed just before, after or during the Olympics and Paralympics. To make sure were all ‘in the know’ about what to expect, have a look at the following service updates from the eSpares carriers, Royal Mail and DPD. Pretty impressive to think that both companies have been planning for over a year now to accommodate and cause as little disruption as possible.
Underwire in a Washing Machine
July 18, 2012 | Laundry Appliance Repair, Help & Advice | 1 comment
It’s no secret that problems can arise if an underwire comes loose from its bra housing in the washing machine. If you’re lucky enough to find this still in the drum, good going. However, more often than not when these come out they make their way between the inner drum and outer tub. Now, this can go unnoticed for quite some time and can also inevitably cause serious damage to the washing machine – especially if you consider that a lot of washing machines now have plastic outer tubs. It can puncture a hole in the outer tub, scrape the drum, pierce the sump hose causing a leak, catch and tear other items of clothing, or even find its way to the pump and physically jam the pump impellor.
Fix It Then Fix You
July 13, 2012 | Repair, Re-use & Recycle | 4 comments
Ok, so you’ve done a good thing here by finding a spare, fixing your appliance and saving yourself some time and dosh. So why not go ahead and pamper yourself. Fix it yourself, fix yourself. After all you deserve it. Right, so you’re at home a little tired from your appliance repairs and not entirely keen on the idea of going out for anything……..surely there are some things in your home you can make use of?
