In conjunction with the nation's national sterilization program, a large number of people suddenly found themselves in their homes. Undoubtedly, chaos will accumulate, as spending more time indoors may reduce hygiene on several levels. Indoor pollutants such as dust, cooking particles and chemicals resulting from cleaning and washing clothes may accumulate, damaging air quality and causing potential health problems for family members. With parents working from home and pupils also following their lessons from home, it is absolutely essential that the indoor environment be clean and healthy, helping to enhance productivity and maintain health.
In these circumstances, and with us staying at home for long periods of time, Johnson McGee, an engineer specializing in separation systems at Dyson UK, provides us with a number of advice for a thorough and thorough cleaning up to the lofty UAE-led campaign in the country.
Although there is a lot of advice in this area on the Internet pages, good cleaning does not necessarily require many complications, and the most important thing is to prepare a solid plan in order to accomplish your task as it should.
1) Arrange mess and accumulate furniture
The first step in any cleaning process is to eliminate clutter and build up furniture. For deep cleaning to be effective, it is best to start by disposing or removing the largest number of unnecessary large furniture and household items to provide sufficient space for cleaning. Getting rid of unnecessary pieces may help provide additional space in the home to serve as a home office, or space for exercise, for example. To effectively eliminate clutter and build-up of furniture in your home, it is best to evaluate all items that occupy a large area or cause chaos, and also look at the contents of your storage space. You have to decide which parts you want to dispose of, what can be recycled or reused, what should be kept and how these parts can be stored in an ordered manner. By sorting these pieces and investing in purchasing some storage space, such as plastic boxes or shelves, for example, you can improve the space in the living room before you hold your vacuum cleaner.
2) Clean each room separately
When you start the actual cleaning process, you may feel excited and try to do multiple tasks at the same time. However, we recommend that you clean each room separately and complete the task carefully before moving to another room, which means that you will be able to focus your effort on one place while the rest of the family members follow their daily work and obligations away from the cleaning work. Some tasks such as descaling in the toilet may require leaving it for a short time for the chemicals to react and start sterilization, but on your first attempt try to accomplish each room separately instead of causing chaos throughout the villa or apartment from the start.
3) Change the cleaning method - start from top to bottom
When cleaning, it is best to work from top to bottom i.e. from elevated places such as high shelves, top cabinets, window frames, etc., and gradually move down to the floors. The lighting fixtures can be cleaned using the vacuum cleaner with a soft brush where the dust will fall down, so it makes sense to start from the top and leave the floors for the last stage so we don't have to clean them again.
Among the most important reasons that require deep cleaning is the disposal of accumulated dust, dust mites and other residues and dirt that may cause allergies and damage air quality. To properly and effectively get rid of dust, it is best to clean all soft furniture items such as cushions, curtains and covers in the washer. Other parts require cleaning using a strong, tight vacuum cleaner with attached parts for different uses. Therefore, we recommend investing in a vacuum equipped with the appropriate technology to automatically sense and adapt the suction power. Also, we recommend the cordless vacuum cleaner to facilitate the access to the corners of the house, which makes the cleaning process easier.
4) Have you also thought about cleaning the air?
When it comes to air quality, the home environment can contain all types of air pollutants, from solid particles such as dust and pet dander, to gases from cooking and cleaning, such as volatile organic compounds found in many products such as air fresheners, oud fumes, cigarettes, cleaning products and gases from Cooking in addition to NO2 nitrogen dioxide.
While we stay at home during this period most of the time, it is normal for us to cook and clean at a greater rate, which will increase the volume and spread of pollutants in the air. Deep cleaning from time to time and regular disposal of dust using the vacuum cleaner will help reduce dust that negatively affects air quality, but there is no harm in thinking about acquiring an independent home air purifier to treat the accumulation of pollutants and harmful gases.
Some may think that opening windows and doors is a good idea, but specifically in our area, doing so may bring more dust to the interior besides pollutants coming from the street. Therefore, taking care of good internal ventilation, circulating air and purifying it is necessary to provide a healthy environment, which is a better option than opening windows and allowing outside air to enter. Therefore, we recommend investing in an air purifier that can easily sense and capture pollutants. We also recommend devices equipped with the technology to pump fresh air and distribute it throughout the room.
5) Let's not forget about the family!
The bed and mattress are pieces of furniture in which dust accumulates heavily. Even if we cover and protect it with the mattress cover, the mattress remains susceptible to capturing particles of dust mites, residues and sediments. For a better cleaning, brush the sides of the brush with a vacuum cleaner with a tight filtration system.
And when cleaning the dust, let's not forget about the walls and window frames, too. Although we may not notice them sometimes, dust may accumulate with dirt on the vertical surfaces, so it must be wiped. Other neglected areas in the home also include the underside of chairs and small kitchen appliances such as toasters and cans that can easily get dirty with old food particles.
There are a lot of cleaning tips on the webpages, but if you follow our basic guidelines, you can turn your home into a great haven during the social spacing period.