For
those people with multiple chemical sensitivities, and all those
who get headaches around supermarket chemicals and who are allergic
to dust mites and mold, we have compiled some of our best-tried
and tested cleaning tips.
The equipment needed is a hepa
vacuum cleaner, a vapor
steam cleaner plus water, a good non-toxic stain remover, micro
fiber cleaning cloths, lemon juice and an oil soap.
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- Cleaning grout: The surface
dirt and mold which is ground into grout can be cleaned very easily
by using a brass nozzle brush on a steam cleaner and wiping up
the residue with a towel. Dirt, which has penetrated the grout,
is more difficult to remove and may require repeated cleaning.
- Cleaning shower doors:
If you need to remove mineral deposits from shower doors try lemon
juice. These are difficult to remove because they have penetrated
deep into the pores of the glass. Follow quickly with a steam
cleaner with a large triangle brush and towel.
- Cleaning ovens & BBQ grills:
We clean our grills by brushing off loose dirt with a BBQ brush.
After that we use a tough brush kit from a steam cleaner and hold
the steamer on one spot for a minute or two to loosen baked on
food and then gently rub to remove. Grease on stovetops can be
removed easily with a small triangular brush followed up by immediately
wiping with a towel.
- Cleaning carpets: There
is no need to shake any powder into the fibers of your carpet
to clean it, outgas new carpet, kill bacteria or control dust
mites. We recommend first vacuuming any loose dirt with a hepa
vacuum cleaner. Then gently go over the carpet with a steam cleaner
floor brush and a towel to allow the carpet fibers to spring back
to life. Now your vacuum cleaner can really do its job and you
should vacuum again to suck up all the dirt, which would have
been trapped by matted down carpet fibers. If your carpet is very
dirty we would recommend it is first cleaned with a hot water
extraction carpet cleaner then the maintenance can be followed
as above.
- Stains: While stains can
be removed with steam cleaning alone, we have found that spraying
the stained area with a high performance non-toxic cleaner and
then steaming straight away can enhance the stain removal process.
- Under furniture: A hepa
vacuum cleaner, which lays down almost flat to the floor, will
help you clean large dust bunnies from under furniture.
- Hardwood, marble and tile floors:
A special hepa vacuum cleaner floor brush with bristles in gap
design for airflow will suck up large dirt particles. A vapor
steam cleaner with a rectangular floor brush and towel will effortlessly
remove all the ground in dirt with water vapor. Quick pickups
can be done with a supermarket electrostatic disposable cloth
broom. If the floor is exceptionally dirty and has caked on particles,
pre-spraying the area with oil soap is particularly effective.
- Cleaning countertops: Quick wipe
downs can be made with microfiber towels, but for true sanitization
and killing bacteria a weekly cleaning with the large triangular
brush and towel of a steam cleaner cleans deep into the pores
of a countertop.
- Kitchen dirt crevices:
The dirt here is best flushed out with the one hole nozzle tip
of a steam cleaner and the amount of hidden dirt will truly disgust
you.
- Dust on furniture and sills baseboards:
We think these are best tackled with the dusting brush
attachment of your hepa vacuum cleaner. A vacuum, which lets you
change tools easily on the fly, is a must. Quick dusting can be
done with a slightly damp micro fiber cloth.
- Upholstery: For dust mite
control using a small turbo brush on a hepa vacuum cleaner is
essential. A steam cleaner can be used to revitalize old tired
up upholstery fabric and you will be able to sit on it as soon
as ten minutes later.
- Mattresses: Research has
shown that one two punch with a vacuum cleaner and steam cleaner
will keep your mattress dust mite free. You will need to repeat
the process every eight weeks.
- Clothing: We prefer wet
environmentally friendly cleaning for your clothes, but if you
need to remove the odor of smoke, cleaning fluids or dust mites,
let alone wrinkles, from your clothing a quick going over with
the cloths brush from a steam cleaner will produce miracles.
- Refrigerator: Mold and
caked on food and beverage spills can be removed with lightening
speed with a steam cleaner and a towel attached to a large triangular
brush.
- Windows: No need for spraying
on supermarket chemicals. The Squeegee attachment on a steam cleaner
will do a superb job followed up by a towel to wipe completely
dry.
- Visible Mold: Visible mold
patches can be removed with a solution of warm water and 10% household
bleach followed by a steam cleaner to kill the remaining mold.
- Bathroom Sanitization:
A steam cleaner will sanitize effectively without using disinfectant
sprays around the outside and inside rim of the toilet bowl. Your
bathroom will smell wonderfully clean to boot.
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First Published: Late September 2004
Updated: April 2007
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