July 15, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
So you think you know how to use your steam cleaner? It’s pretty easy, right? Just plug in, switch on, fill with water and get to cleaning. You don’t even need to do any scrubbing for sparkling clean results! But it may surprise you to learn that there are still quite a few mistakes people make when steam cleaning their homes.
June 30, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | General Appliance Care & Advice | 1 comment
If you love time-saving gadgets or hate the arm-aching polishing involved with getting a streak-free glass, a window vacuum is definitely up your street.
June 17, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
Greenfly all over your summer veggies or bluebottles flying around the BBQ are a real summer buzzkill. The abundance of food in our houses and gardens makes them very attractive to summer pests like flies, ants, and rodents, but there are steps you can take to minimise these unwanted visitors.
April 15, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
Fitting in the time to keep your house spick and span can be tricky when you have a busy job and/or hectic schedule. We understand. But if you’ve got guests coming over you’ve got a great excuse to take the bull by the horns (and the vacuum cleaner by the handle) and scrub, clean and polish your home to perfection. Whether you’re hosting a birthday party, housewarming party, dinner party or just a friendly get together, here’s our advice for an easy pre-party spruce up.
March 20, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
It’s official, spring is here! Sunday 20 March was the first day of spring this year so we’ll soon be smelling freshly cut grass and newly blossoming flowers in the air. (Sorry, hayfever sufferers.) You may wish to celebrate the warmer weather by giving your home a fresh feeling with a seasonal deep clean. But when spring cleaning, don’t forget to clean outside areas too, to prepare your garden for summer entertaining and outdoor relaxation.
March 12, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
There’s no denying we’re nation of dog lovers. According to the Pet Food Manufacturer’s Association, nearly a quarter of UK households have a canine member of the family. How many dogs is that? An impressive eight and a half million! As it’s Crufts this weekend (the 125th anniversary of the show no less) we’ve got some tips for all you dog owners out there, to help keep your home spick and span.
January 27, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
165 million cups of tea are drunk every day in the UK, whilst the equivalent of 12 million bottles of wine are also drunk each week in England. But every time you have a drink, do you really know who – or more importantly – what you’re sharing that drink with?
You may be surprised to find out how much bacteria we come into contact with every time we have a drink.
January 27, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | No comments
165 million cups of tea are drunk every day in the UK, whilst the equivalent of 12 million bottles of wine are also drunk each week in England. But every time you have a drink, do you really know who – or more importantly – what you’re sharing that drink with?
You may be surprised, but in the post we look at the bacteria we come into contact with every time we have a drink.
January 25, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | Laundry Appliance Repair, Help & Advice | No comments
There’s no getting away from it, germs are everywhere – from your kitchen surfaces and floors to your computer’s keyboard at work. Your laundry and washing machine are no different, in fact, it has been suggested the average washing machine load can contain as much as 100 million E.Coli bacteria at any given time. [source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2050239/How-washing-machines-familys-health-risk-Low-temperatures-mixed-loads-spreading-dangerous-bugs.html]Read more
January 25, 2016 | Cleaning Tips | Laundry Appliance Repair, Help & Advice | No comments
There’s no getting away from it, germs are everywhere – from your kitchen surfaces and floors, to your computer’s keyboard at work. Your laundry and washing machine are no different, in fact it has been suggested the average washing machine load can contain as much as 100 million E.Coli bacteria at any given time. [source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2050239/How-washing-machines-familys-health-risk-Low-temperatures-mixed-loads-spreading-dangerous-bugs.html]
Thankfully there are steps which you can take to reduce the impact such bacteria has on your clothing and to reduce the amount of bacteria being harboured in your laundry.
