{"id":1754,"date":"2013-12-16T18:10:01","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T23:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mansfieldplumbing.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2015-06-02T01:01:26","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T05:01:26","slug":"cleaning-doesnt-have-to-be-a-dirty-job-cleaning-tips-tools-that-make-the-worst-jobs-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/blog\/cleaning-doesnt-have-to-be-a-dirty-job-cleaning-tips-tools-that-make-the-worst-jobs-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Doesn\u2019t Have to Be a Dirty Job: Cleaning Tips & Tools that Make the Worst Jobs Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"101099518\"<\/a>Not once have I actually written \u201ccleaning\u201d on my holiday to-do list and, yet, when it comes down to entertaining, cleaning is one of the things that pushes me over the edge. You know what I\u2019m talking about: you\u2019ve got your heels on and you realize there\u2019s a ring around the toilet.<\/p>\n

In the interest of saving you and yours some holiday hair pulling and maybe even some last-minute tears, here are a few of my favorite cleaning tips and products that will not only help beforehand but will make cleaning way less gross if you do find yourself with an up-do and a dirty bathroom.<\/p>\n

#1: Don\u2019t Let It Get Dirty in the First Place: Self Cleaning Toilets & Tips<\/b><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t mean you need to be one of those super humans that dusts every night. There are, however, some sneaky things you can do to keep things from getting super dirty to begin with. For instance, put Epsom salts in your bathwater to keep soap scum from building up in the tub.<\/p>\n

And have you heard of the rimless toilet? Under the rim\u2026 that\u2019s the part that get\u2019s extra dirty, so take away the rim and add in extra strong swirling action, and you\u2019ve got the Cascade toilet. In addition to the self cleaning toilet<\/a> properties, it\u2019s also a high efficiency toilet at 1.28 gpf, saving 20% more water than the 1.6 gpf toilet. Save yourself from dirty work and save dollars on water so you can serve fancy hors d\u2019oeuvres.<\/p>\n

\"cascade-clean-green\"<\/a>I used to be embarrassed when someone inevitably peeked inside my oven during a dinner party. That is, until I started dousing the oven with cleaner on the nights we eat out. Let it sit overnight then give it a good wipe. So much easier than waiting until it takes a chisel to remove the char.<\/p>\n

#2).\u00a0 Green cleaning: Keep the Cleaning Clean<\/b><\/p>\n

There used to be an extra special feeling in my lungs after I\u2019d bleached the color out of the bathroom tile. Believe it or not, you can get your dirtiest cleaning jobs done without using harsh chemicals. I have one bottle filled with vinegar and water. That cleans pretty much everything, along with some baking soda and borax. Seriously, you can clean an entire house with these three things without singeing your precious lungs.<\/p>\n

Some people point out that harsh chemicals are the only way they feel like bacteria are wiped out, but a little tea tree oil takes care of that. This is another way a rimless toilet can keep cleaning cleaner. No more bleaching out the ick\u2026 it\u2019s cleaning itself so well, you just have to give it an occasional scrub. (Can you tell I don\u2019t like cleaning the toilet?)<\/p>\n

Other tips: use baking soda and water on shower doors, use a halved lemon on faucet water spots, and grab olive oil to clean stainless steel surfaces like dishwashers and refrigerator doors.<\/p>\n

3). Invest in the Best Cleaning Products for Your Least Favorite Jobs<\/b><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t stand vacuuming. So cumbersome. That\u2019s until I invested in a heavy duty vacuum cleaner that is seemingly fueled by pet hair (a Dyson, if you\u2019re curious). I also own a high-powered steam iron, because ironing is a thankless job but sometimes it has to happen (a Rowenta). I now believe that it\u2019s worth it to invest in appliances and cleaning products that will help you get the job done in the most pleasant way possible. It might even change how you feel about your most hated chores, so that you\u2019re not waiting until a molehill is a mountain to do the really hard work.<\/p>\n

Now, if you\u2019ll excuse me, it\u2019s time to jingle some bells.<\/p>\n

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Not once have I actually written \u201ccleaning\u201d on my holiday to-do list and, yet, when it comes down to entertaining, cleaning is one of the things that pushes me over the edge. You know what I\u2019m talking about: you\u2019ve got your heels on and you realize there\u2019s a ring around the toilet. In the interest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,79,80,82,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-consumer-resources","category-easy-to-clean","category-efficiency-meets-style","category-mansfield-plumbing","category-toilets"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2128,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/2128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}