Member Advice on Cleaning

removing hair from blocked plug holes

Advantages: Cheap and easy to use
Disadvantages: Only convenient if you happen to use hair removal cream

I recently had a problem with blocked bath plug holes. I had tried bicarbonate of soda without success and I was about to go out and buy some drain clearing product when I had a fantastic idea. I realised that probably most of what was stopping the plug hole from draining was probably hair as both my partner and I have long hair. I saw that I still had some hair removal cream from my holiday earlier in the year. I decided that this would be a great ...

catasc 20.09.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Member Advice on Drain Clearing

Clean your home with baking soda

Advantages: reduces cleaning materials used about the house, which will be good for asthmatics
Disadvantages: none

While in town with my cousin for lunch we got chatting about the dampness she has in her sons bedroom, an elderly neighbour had told her to try baking soda, as this would get rid of the problem and keep it from returning, so she decided she was going to give it a try. (not sure yet, if it has worked) I had heard before that Baking soda is good for cleaning and for getting rid off any unwanted odours, so I decided to also buy some, it cost 60p from ...
...soda, which comes in a 500g plastic blue and yellow packaging. On the back of the packaging it lists several ways in which you can use the soda Household cleaning Using baking soda you can clean sinks, worktops, ovens, pots and pans, refridgerator, chopping boards, tea pots, tiles, baths etc....... All you need to do is sprinkle some baking soda on to a damp cloth and wipe and rinse. Household deodorising This is a traditional way of getting ...

jenny967 23.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Member Advice on Stain Removal

Miraculous Microwave Cleaning

Advantages: Quick, easy, no scrubbing
Disadvantages: Nowt

Just an exceptionally quick tip for getting your microwave clear of all those splats and splurts of beans, mushrooms, soup and whatever else gets the chance to dirty it. I got this top tip from my office's housekeeper - top lady.. Place a very small drop of Cif, Flash, kitchen spray (or your other favourite smelling cleaner) into a bowl of water - literally a drip or two to perhaps a 1/2 pint of water. Place the bowl in the microwave and let it ...
...it will be ridiculously hot). Using a warm cloth, simply wipe away the mess, grime & food which will come off without even a hint of a struggle. The cleanser will have left a pleasant smell as well! Just the little things like this help to make life easier - what does Cif say - your home is for living, not for cleaning! ...

Lightpants 29.09.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Member Advice on Dirt Removal

Pane in the Arse !

Advantages: Saves money
Disadvantages: None

Not something I like to do very much, but I have a few tips, which may help those amongst you clean those 'panes' in the arse that we call windows. It may interest you to know that windows were originally just holes in the wall, In medieval times, with no actual glass in them, It's only when glass is invented that all the cleaning malarkey starts, and the word window is actual translated from the Anglo-Saxon meaning "wind-eye" which is literally ...
...where the wind blows through. The first glass in widows in domestic buildings was introduced in Elizabethan times, due to greater political stability, houses could be more like houses, and less like fortresses, and there was scope to have pretty picture windows, without the fear of your neighbours putting a bloomin' cannon ball through 'em. The panes were very small indeed, and you had to have a great many of them to fill your hole in the wall, ...

jouk04 04.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Member Advice on Window Cleaning

Limescale and stain removal

Advantages: Cheap, eco friendly, quick and easy
Disadvantages: Some maybe not as powerful as chemicals

LIMESCALE To shift limescale from taps, soak some toilet paper in vinegar and wrap it around the tap, covering the limescale. Then wrap the tissue in clingfilm and leave overnight. Next day the limescale will come off easily! In kettles, put some water and bicarbonate of soda inside, mix with some vinegar to cover the element and boil. RED WINE Remove red wine stains from the bottom of a decanter by adding a few grains of rice and some distilled ...

LJJames 10.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Member Advice on Kitchen Tips