Will Steam Cleaning Your Home Prevent the Spread of COVID-19? The first wave of infection from the nova coronavirus may well be passing now but this is not the time to relax. If a resurgence of the disease is to be prevented, it is important that all possible precautions are taken, both outside and inside the home. We are often asked if steam cleaning at home will kill the COVID-19 virus but before we answer that, let’s consider basic precautions. … [Read more...] about Will Steam Cleaning Kill Coronavirus?
Guides and Tips
How to Vacuum a Shag Pile Rug – Cleaning tips for high pile carpets
How to Vacuum a Shag Pile Rug. Can you vacuum a shag pile rug? Isn’t it harmful to the long piles? Well, yes, you can clean them, you just need to know the right way to do it safely without causing any harm to the long fibers. Deeper pile carpets are usually hard to clean. Cleaning this type of carpet can take a lot longer than any other type. The main problem is that your carpet threads can get tangled in the brush of the vacuum cleaner. In the worst-case scenario, you may need to cut off the tangle and completely ruin the rug. If you are lucky, then the knot may come out by pulling some of the threads, often leaving a bad mark on the loosened fibers. … [Read more...] about How to Vacuum a Shag Pile Rug – Cleaning tips for high pile carpets
How to Clean Carpet on Stairs Using a Vacuum Cleaner
How to Clean Carpet on Stairs Using a Vacuum Cleaner How to clean carpet on stairs using a vacuum cleaner may not be rocket science, but it can be tricky, but not if you use the right tools and vacuum for stairs. Well, to make your job easier here’s how to vacuum stairs efficiently and the best way to vacuum carpeted stairs. … [Read more...] about How to Clean Carpet on Stairs Using a Vacuum Cleaner
Vacuum Cleaner Smells?
How to Get Rid of Vacuum Cleaner Smells. A smelly vacuum cleaner is a very common problem for most houses with pets. If you have a dog in your home then you often find that your vacuum cleaner smells like a dog etc. Even without having pets, those who are too lazy to clean their vacuum regularly can face this problem. Follow some of our simple tricks to get rid of unwanted odor if your vacuum cleaner smells. … [Read more...] about Vacuum Cleaner Smells?
How Often to Vacuum?
How often to vacuum? Well, there is nothing like a freshly vacuumed house. It may not be answered generally. But vacuuming more than once a week is what most people seem to do, once a day if you have pets. If I try to generalize and simplify the answer I’d say the more traffic, the more frequently your house needs to get vacuumed. So, How Often Should I Vacuum? Vacuum once a day if you have a big family with a few pets and children. Larger families usually stay in bigger houses, which may not be possible to clean by one-person daily. It is more convenient if you can schedule and divide the cleaning responsibilities among the other members of your house too. If the house is very big then clean the high-traffic areas daily. Leave the rest of it to clean twice a week. For medium or small families with big houses and pets, cleaning twice a week or every alternate day can be good. For detailed and above-floor cleaning you can use the small attachments and brushes and do that … [Read more...] about How Often to Vacuum?
How to Unclog a Vacuum Cleaner
How to Unclog a Vacuum Cleaner. A blockage is a very common problem for vacuum cleaner users, to be honest, it is so easy and I'll show you how to unclog a vacuum cleaner. It can happen very easily and very frequently if you are not careful. To prevent any type of clogs in the vacuum cleaner you need to always check the floor before starting the vacuum. If there is big debris that can get clogged into the hose pipe or the vacuum unit, always remove it from the floor before vacuuming, just a quick sweep will do. … [Read more...] about How to Unclog a Vacuum Cleaner
