Your tried and tested cleaning tips

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Talking of ironing curtains, I wash them and hang them damp. If they don't dry crease-free I steam them with the steam iron, held vertical. The idea of drying them on the line and then bringing them in and hanging them again is just too much!

Love your reasoning BeeWitch ???

Denture cleaning tablets down the toilet once a week for an overnight soak.

Don't bother to dust higher than your tallest visitor -

Use 1 part fabric conditioner to 5 parts water in a spray bottle to freshen upholstery etc.

A vinegar water spray 50/50 is the only cleaner you will need for glass.

Bleach is available in tablet form in most supermarkets, two tablets on a hot wash with all your cleaning rags, cleans the machine and your cloths.

Thank you Charleygirl.

Kittye I buy mine at Sainsbury's must be available in other supermarkets. Costs around £1. It's a tub of a pink, slightly abrasive cream cleaner that is good to clean many things. Google it, you'll find out!

A dash of ordinary vinegar on a piece of kitchen roll cleans windows, mirrors and shower screens without smears.

WD40 on any stainless steel surface: hob, taps, microwave etc. Quick light spray, wipe off, all grease is gone. One can will last years.

To get the last bit out of shampoo, conditioner, ketchup, mayonnaise, well anything like that, make are the lid is on securely, ( very important )then hold it upside down and spin it round (sort of circular motion with your wrist!)

You might be surprised how much you can get out of it!

lilypollenThe pink stuff??Am I missing something?

I buy 8 steel scouring pads from the Pound shop and use with The Pink Stuff. It does everything that Brillo does.

Don't have a dishwasher but although some of these might not qualify as "cleaning" tips, (although I wholeheartedly endorse the use of soda crystals for umpteen uses) if you HAVE to iron things like curtains, position your ironing board parallel to your bannisters/stair rail, and as you iron, feed the ironed bit over the banister to avoid crumpling.

I put a few drops of essential oil on a piece of cotton wool and pop in the vacuum cleaner dust bag. After vacuuming the room smells lovely.

Smear toothpaste on Chrome taps. Leave for about 10 minutes and rinse off. Your taps will sparkle. Toothpaste has also worked on our bathroom sink when it has become a bit discoloured.

My old dad used to swear by biological washing powder to clean everything from oven shelves to getting tar or oily marks off fabric or carpet.

quizqueen I am like you, if water will clean an object and it fits in my dishwasher- it goes in. I have a round pretty metal tray which looks like new after adding it to a wash. I also pop in coffee jars etc for recycling- it is easier and cleaner than me doing it.

Sluts corner is alive and well here with me.

Thanks Grandad1943 yes we live in hard water area

A mixture of equal parts of white vinegar and olive oil is a great reviver for real wood surfaces. It removes, or diminishes scratched and ring marks.

Ooh that’s a good one charleygirl yep got a dishwasher

I got a magic sponge from Aldi some time ago.
It was half the price of a Flash one and works as well.
I cut pieces off and after use just throw.
It worked wonder on the garden table which had been left out uncovered all winter.

I’m with you JackyB. They’re often called ‘magic sponges”and are really good on kitchen sinks especially tea stains!

Apologies should be dissolve and not resolve in my above post. ?

Lego in net bags in dishwasher along with any other plastic toys, obviously nothing mechanical or battery operated.

Quick wash cycle, sorted!