Vacuum cleaning tricks you’ll want to know about
It’s one of the least liked household chores but with these tricks up your sleeve, you’ll be loving vacuuming like you never did before.
1. Get into the tight spots
There are spots in the house which are tough to vacuum, even with the crevice extension. But if you use a cardboard tube (like a toilet paper tube shown in the above picture) on the end of the vacuum, you can shape it to fit any space.
2. Deoderise stinky carpets
For those items that are impossible to throw in the wash (such as rugs, carpet or mattresses), sprinkle the dirty, smelly spot with bicarbonate soda. Let it sit for half an hour and then vacuum it.
3. Get rid of carpet dents
Here’s a nifty trick to get rid of those carpet dents: Place ice cubs on the end, wait for them to melt and vacuum over the spot to get the carpet as new. The water encourages fibres to return to their original shape.
4. Find lost items
Lost an earring? Place an old pair of pantyhose on the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner and secure it on with a rubber band. Now vacuum in the area you lost the item and the sucking-powers of the hoover should be able to find it!
5. Clean the brush roller with ease
Hair, threads and other things can get tangled into the brush roller but there’s no need for you to spend time picking it out. Simply use a knife or seam ripper to get rid of those tangled threads.
6. Make the house smell great
Throw in a perfume-sprayed tissue into the vacuum bag and it will make your house smell fresh as you vacuum. If you don’t want to waste perfume, you can throw in a used dryer sheet or a small spoonful of cinnamon.
7. Make dusting easy
If you haven’t use the brush attachment than you’ve been missing out on the easiest duster ever. It can be used to dust pretty much everything such as books, lampshades, mirrors, books and so on.
8. Cleaning under furniture
Sick of crawling on your hands and knees to vacuum under furniture? Simply fix the hose in the opposite direction you usually put it. Hold the hose and guide the vacuum under the beds and sofas.
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