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Using Vinegar to Clean Your Home: 2 Things to Do BEFORE the Pros Come

September 26, 2013 By Michele Peterson

Mini Mops House Cleaning in Fresno CA - Using Vinegar to Clean Your HomeIf you’ve been with us for any length of time, you know that we’re constantly using vinegar to clean various parts of your home. We bring it to jobs by the gallon because it’s such a great cleaner.

We use it to clean glass and mirrors. We also use it as a final rinse for floors to remove all lingering residue so that your floors will shine. When we clean ovens, we rinse those with vinegar, too.

We shared two ways to get rid of house odors in a prior article (one of them was to use vinegar). And here are still two MORE ways you can use vinegar to get a cleaner home …

1. On the night before your Mini Mops crew is scheduled to clean your home, pour 2 cups of vinegar in your toilet. It will help break down any water mineral and lime deposits that may be forming.

2. On the morning of the day the crew cleans your home, spray your glass shower door (after you’ve squeegee’d it) with vinegar. If you have any hard water deposits forming, this will help the crew get the door more clean.

It works!

The acid in the vinegar breaks down grease, mold, and even bacteria. It’s biodegradable and environmentally friendly. It’s user-friendly, too. So get yourself a gallon of the stuff and use it!

We’ll share even more things to do with vinegar in future articles. Please leave a comment below if you have any tips you’d like to share or if you have questions you’d like us to answer in a future article.

Until next time … Keep it Clean!

Filed Under: House Cleaning Tips Tagged With: shower door, toilet, vinegar

Two Simple Ways to Get Rid of House Odors

September 24, 2013 By Michele Peterson

Mini Mops House Cleaning in Fresno CA - Musty House Odors

When it’s hot and your air conditioner is running constantly, you’re probably not opening your windows to let fresh air in very often, and your home can develop a musty, stale odor. If you keep your pets inside to protect them from our extreme Fresno heat, they can add to the problem, too.

You may not even realize you have a problem, because you’ll probably only notice it when you first step inside after being gone for several hours. But, unfortunately, guests to your home are quick to notice it. Even if they’re polite enough not to say anything.

Here are two simple ways to get rid of house odors and prevent your guests from wrinkling their noses next time they visit:

Vinegar

Pour an inch or so in shallow bowls and place them in different rooms thoughout your home. Put more bowls in the rooms where the odor is strongest. The vinegar should neutralize the odor within a few hours or so. An alternate method is to put vinegar in a spray bottle and spritz it into the middle of the affected rooms. Don’t worry, the vinegar smell doesn’t linger!

Essential oils

Put ¼ c. baking soda and 5-6 drops of your favorite essential oil (lemon, orange, or lavender are great choices) into a small canning jar with a lid. Use a small nail to punch holes in the lid. Add a pretty ribbon and place the jar in a strategic spot in your home. You may want one for each room, maybe two in larger rooms. Shake the jars to reactivate the scent, and once it starts to fade, simply add a few more drops of the oil. (Bonus tip: these jars would make fabulous hand-made gifts!)

What do YOU think? Do you have a tip you’d like to share to help our readers get rid of house odors? Please share it in a brief comment below.

Until next time … Keep it Clean!

Filed Under: Household Tips Tagged With: essential oils, odors, vinegar

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