Cleaning blocked drains the cheap way

Advantages: cheap, environmentally friendly
Disadvantages:

...Before you call out hte plumber try this first. Instead of buying the environmentally unfriendly products of trying to unblock a drain, rather by some bicarbonated soda(250g or so depending on how blocked the drain is) and vinegar. Pour the dry bicarb over the drain hole and then some vinegar over. A chemical reaction will take place and it will fizz away. Leave for a least half hour while the fizz works throught the pipes. This usually unblocks the drain unless there is something big down there!! Repeat if the desired effect is not gained the first time....

deshah 07.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Drain Clearing

What are you waiting for, get cleaning!

Advantages: Cheaper, safer, non toxic, eco - friendly
Disadvantages: Unfortunately you have to clean.

...With the holiday season fast approaching it?s time to have a good clean in preparation for all those guests, and a clear out to make space for all those presents. Here are some ideas and tried and tested methods I like to use, I hope they inspire you to get cleaning! Most of us hate cleaning, but it has to be done. I find cleaning products have a strong smell that can take your breath away when you clean, making it unpleasant. These products can be damaging to the skin, and do damage to the environment. As consumers we spend a lot of money each year on cleaning products, hoping to make household chores easier. If you prefer to buy cleaning products, you don't need to buy the most expensive; a lot of the cheaper ones are just as effective. Also there are a lot of natural cleaning products that you can find in the cleaning aisle...

Autarkis 19.11.2009 (11.12.2009) · Read review
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Review of Kitchen Cleaning Hints & Tips

Keep your drains clean

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: not that many

...Keeping your drains clear is a very useful home maintenance project. And, if done properly need not cost much money. There are dozens (probably more) propriety drain cleaning products available. These range from the useless to the very useful but also high dangerous. Remember. Whenever you deal with drain cleaning products always read the instructions, never, ever decant them into other containers and always, at a minimum, wear suitable rubber gloves. One of the best and most effective forms of drain cleaner are soda crystals. Old fashioned? They may well be. But they work and, although not entirely risk free, they are certainly not as dangerous as some drain cleaning products on the market. If you want to ensure that your drains do not block, follow the instructions on a packet of soda crystals and give your drains a regular...

Martinscholes 01.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Drain Clearing

Cleaning House

Advantages: Lightweight and effective
Disadvantages: Wipes are quite expensive

...off I trotted to Sainsburys (well, limped actually) and into my trolley went the Pledge Dust and Go wet and dry cleaning system. That’s a rather posh name for one of those newfangled mop-type things. In the little box you get a flat head piece and a handle which comes in several pieces and you have to screw them all together. You then buy boxes of specially impregnated disposable cloths, which are wrapped around the head. There are a lot of these cleaning systems on the market now, the first and most well known of them being the Swiffer. But I plumped for the Pledge one because it came with some wet cloths for washing the floor and some dry polishing cloths too. The mop thingy cost £5.95 and came with a couple of each type of cloth to start you off. Refills of the wet wipes come in a plastic resealable box and cost £3...

alliecat 24.07.2002 · Read review
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Review of Pledge Wet Wipes Cleaning System

easy wheel cleaning

Advantages: works well
Disadvantages: none :)

...with the product causing any damage to the wheels or tyres or anything, and it is the best wheel cleaning product i have ever used!!!...

moosepr 19.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Wonder Wheels Cleaning Kit

When I'm Cleaning Windows

Advantages: Lovely shiny, sparkly, clean windows, that everyone will admire and envy.
Disadvantages: Takes a bit of effort.

...~ ~ I?ve lost count of the number of opinions I?ve read since I joined Ciao about cleaning windows, endorsing this cleaning product and that. Mr. Muscle is probably the best of these, with the worst (in my opinion) being Windolene, that leaves the glass with so many streaks you?d swear an army of snails had been marching up and down it all day long. Cif Wipes, the one wipe cloths, seem to be the latest craze, with a lot of recent opinions giving them a good write up and rating. I haven?t tried these yet, but in my time I?ve probably tried just about everything else. ?Her indoors? is very particular indeed when it comes to the house windows, (are all the ladies like this?) and I have a bit of a fetish myself about always having clean glass in my taxi, as I think it leaves a good impression with the customers, as well as helping me to...

the_mad_cabbie 16.05.2001 (22.02.2004) · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Window Cleaning

Smart Cleaning!

Advantages: very light and effective
Disadvantages: none

...are using it. There is also another switch directly next to the on/off switch is for operating the brushbar which gives you the choice whether to use this or not depending on how much suction you need. Apparently the Mach Air weighs a third lighter than equivalent full size machines which really does give it an advantage in terms of usage. Pretty much anyone can use this cleaner particularly as the retractable handle can be adjusted to eight different heights. Even my six year old daughter who is very keen to help around the house and I?ve no intention of discouraging, can manoeuvre the Mach Air very easily! Also. As it is so light, it is very easy to carry up and down stairs. The suction and cleaning power is great and I have used it on a multitude of surfaces in my home. Each time I have been really pleased with the results. Also...

kingfisher111 07.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of VAX U91-MA-B

Drained

Advantages: trhtr
Disadvantages: ythy

...the void, back and forth along the grey road. Ah. The night, the night - peace, from the light. But the leech stays, the pickpocket strays and the burrower claws deeper down - draining away what was left. And what?s no longer right. Again, my feet - alone, of their own accord, my head nodding - find the steps. The giant?s way ... up .... up Up the crystal stairs, I know so well, towards the torn clouds. Up, up again, laces tied tight. This is my beat. The pattern of the night, the thief holds tight, and I feel myself slipping ... up. My hands reach up, sallow skin, push through the shroud. My fingertips brush against the clear night cloud. No more. The orange ever-glow breaks on the hill - calls me away. The leech sinks down again, done today. The burrower packs his tools, fades gently with the street shine...

Amarant 21.09.2003 (22.04.2004) · Read review
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Review of Poetry

Free Window Cleaning That Works

Advantages: Virtually free, works perfectly.
Disadvantages: N/A

...Free? it can't be can it? Well yes it can, just about. When I was 8 or 9 years old, I remember asking my mother if I could wash the windows outside on one summer's day. I'll never forget what taught me on that day, for some reason it has always stuck. Forget all those expensive, fancy cleaning products and try this out: Take a bucket and half fill with warm water. Add a little vinegar (any type) and stir. I would add about one tablespoon to one litre of water (2 pints). Then, instead of using a fancy cloth, use newspaper to wipe the windows. You needn't soak the newspaper, just dip the newspaper in slightly. It may sound a little 'old fashioned' or like an 'old wive's tale' but it really works. I have tried modern cleaning agents and most of them leave streaks or just about leave the same results as this method. I would...

darrenloud 19.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Window Cleaning

Confessions of A Cleaning Product Floozy

Advantages: Cheap, Convenient
Disadvantages: Dry the skin out, Smell

...I am a cleaning product floozy! I have no loyalty and I tend to just go with whatever?s on offer! I would love to be a Domestic Goddess and actually care about my housework but I long since realised that?s never going to happen. But as cleaning is something I must do whether I like it or not I?ll do everything I can to make it easy on myself. Extra brownie points and 10 gold stars have to go to all-purpose cleaning wipes ? cleaning couldn?t be any easier (unless they invent wipes that do the cleaning for you, whilst you put your feet up with a nice cuppa?what are you waiting for, Flash and Cif, get your inventors to work!!) Cleaning wipes have been around for a few years now. They started out as all purpose cleaning wipes, like baby wipes for your kitchen surfaces and have since become big business. Wipes are now available...

lwperkins 26.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Morrisons Trust Anti-bacterial Household Cleaning Wipes