5 Common Cleaning Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Cleaning can be an ordeal for most of us, with common mistakes made very easily on a daily basis.

Here are 5 epic cleaning fails you really want to avoid! And our helpful tips will ensure you become a more efficient cleaner, without making mistakes!

1. Not Hoovering Before Wiping Surfaces

This is one of the most frustrating mistakes you can make while cleaning your home.

Just picture it: you’ve hoovered the floors and now you're moving on to dust and wipe down surfaces. But your coffee table is filthy and so is your floor again after you’ve wiped mess onto it!

Next time, instead of hoovering first, grab a pack of Dettol Wipes and clean surfaces before using the hoover!

2. Using Washing Up Liquid in the Dishwasher

We all know washing up liquid gets your dishes squeaky clean. You can even use it to pre-treat stubborn stains and wash down natural stone and granite surfaces. But there's one thing you simply cannot use washing up liquid with: your dishwasher!

Well, unless you want to be cleaning soap suds up for the rest of the day as they multiply and spill out the sides of your machine.

Make sure you're well stocked with Finish Dishwasher Tablets instead.

3. Not Using a Toilet Block

Cleaning the toilet is by far the worst chore in the house so why do you keep making yourself do it every couple of days?

If you place a Harpic Fresh Power Toilet Block in the bowl, it cleans it every time you flush the loo!

B&M Top Tip: Why not grab yourself a VIPoo spray too? It adds a pleasant scent to the bathroom after you've been for a number two!

4. Using too much Detergent & Conditioner

Despite what you may think, pouring more conditioner into the washing machine doesn’t make your clothes softer.

Freely pouring it into the machine can also be detrimental to the overall cleaning of your clothes, so make sure to use the scoop inside the Vanish Gold Oxi Action Stain Remover to get just the right amount per wash load.

5. Not Being Pro-Active with Air Fresheners

A fresh smelling home is a clean home. Rather than simply reacting to bad smells – blasting the house with freshener 2 minutes before your guests arrive – be pro-active them and ensure they never get a chance to take hold in your home.

Try using AirWick Automatic Air Freshener and you'll never have to worry about bad odours again.

Spraying delightful pockets of fragrance into the air at timed intervals, your home will be filled with the fragrance of your choice, from White Vanilla and Smooth Satin, to Citrus or Freesia & Jasmine.

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