1. You look gorgeous 2. Cleaning a sponge in the dishwasher is a great idea because the salts in the dishwasher detergent kill off bacteria very thoroughly. On that front it beats the microwave method by far 3. I recently found a "hack" where they recommended cleaning the oven racks using coffee. Have you tried that? In the video it looked impressively effective, but if course it would and I haven't gotten around to try it myself yet. Thank you so much for your videos, they have been truly life changing for me
Bathrooms, Garages, Home Office, and although you have already covered the Kitchen; could you do the Pantry. If you have done the pantry already, I apologize, I am behind on my episodes. Thanks!!
My personal tips for anyone reading is to not forget to also clean behind the stove and behind the fridge about every 3 months. A lot of dust and crumbs accumulate back there. Another thing is to remember to clean your fridges vent and coils often to keep your fridge running for many years ☺️
Wait u said 3 months someone said once a day... I can’t move my fridge without help I’m lucky if I can move stove or fridge to clean under and behind it once every 3 years
I'm a fairly new subscriber 🙋🏻 and every time I watch your videos it makes me think I'm watching a news segment. You are so news anchor like. Love your videos, so very helpful!
We have an upstairs we hardly use would cleaning once a month be ok? There is 2 beds and a area rug and hard wood floors how often should I clean my upstairs 2 bedrooms?
Our guest room bed is covered with a nice throw but underneath it is no linen. I get out fresh linen when we expect guests and wash them afterwards, air the bed for a day and the make it look nice.
@cleanmyspace, the best video ever. Need to know! Air conditioner / heater vents Air purifyer Water Filter Humidifier Vaporizer De-humidifier You see where I'm going with this? Vent over stove Behind and under fridge Kitchen Drains Bathroom Drains (Who knew I had so many of these that i was interested in? YOU DID! That is why you are creating this series!) THank YOU!
I'm really excited about this new series! I'm newly married and still figuring out how to take care of my new house. 😊 I'm curious about how often to clean the washer and dryer, mattress, and dirty laundry hampers. I love your channel - I've learned so much and always get inspired to clean/organize/dejunk after watching your movies!
Your videos are informative and I like them a lot but I have to point out you consume a lot of material!( less than most of the channels but way more than many countries) If all countries want to live luxury like this, earth would look like a trash can! my grandma was from a poor country and she was not using or tossing out stuff like people in first world countries but she was super clean and she always said a real woman knows how to use the things she has on hand, buying new things is not an art. If you could promote more sustainable ways of cleaning that would be awesome. Also micro fibers are so dangerous since they go to water system and if can even enter our own body because of its narrow fibers. Imagine our children bodies be filled with these materials🥺.
You may want to look up about the new studies about cleaning our sponges other than normal soap and water. They are saying that the newer recommendations are causing super bugs on our sponges. I think the can opener would be a good area to discuss cleaning.
Hi Melissa! I live in Australia and I LOVE your videos, you have taught me how to clean pretty much, everything! I use your cleaning routines and DIY cleaning products all the time. Essential oils are pretty much my best friends, especially eucalyptus oil! I just read your book on my Kindle, it is my new favourite book and it is so handy to refer back to it for different cleaning tips & techniques. I love you & both of your channels so much, you are my favourite UA-camr! I would love it if you could reply to this comment, you are so inspirational to me and beautiful inside and out! Big hugs from South Australia! From Rahni xx
First of all, I can't believe I am watching a you tube channel on cleaning!! I want to give everyone a hack when it comes to sponges, at the end of the evening when I am done cleaning the kitchen, I rinse my sponge then squirt a line of antibacterial hand soap down the center. I then would add a bit if water and lather is up. Then I LEAVE IT! I take medicine that suppresses my immune system, so I am serious about germs! And this works. I also have several scrub brushes. Using these make my sponges last longer. And, lastly, I put my sponge in the microwave once a week to "nuke" out any germs that may even think about showing up! I also keep paper towels in my bathrooms so I don't reuse a towel over and over again. This saves me from using antibacterial liquid that ruins your nails!
How often should you clean your whole home? I clean my flat everyday 3 times a day I do have OCD in cleaning but I am getting moaned at by my husband who said we shouldnt clean the flat anymore. Thats why I would like to see how often should I really be cleaning my flat?
Great video! LoVe your videos! I would like to know how to clean vinal flooring and how often. Also I only use my tea towels to dry hands. I wash them every 1 to 2 days, but only after a few times of drying freshly washed hands they start to smell how do I keep that from happening? Also you should do a video on your experience with Invisalign. Like the process you had to go through to get them and how they make them to fit your teeth, how they work, how often you have to go to the dentist, the whole routine you had to go through to get them, how to clean them, how long you have to wear them and what it's like and the cost etc. might be good for your other channel I guess. 😀 do you have a safe DIY product that will dry the dishes in the dishwasher? I just got a Dishwasher and don't want to use that toxic rinse aid. Do you have a care routine for your dishwasher? Thank you! How do you get them to dry? I put it on the dry cycle but in the morning they are still wet😔
Really looking forward to this series. The past few weeks I feel like I've been overcleaning... everything. But I'm trying to stay on top of things as much as possible.
Can you do a bathroom and bedroom one? As a new homeowner I am still getting to grips with cleaning and organising and your channel has been a life saving.
So many people don't know that they need to clean their washing machine! We have an appliance repair company and you wouldn't believe the about of people that complain about leaks and smells just because they haven't cleaned their unit!
Lydia M I had to have my washer and dryer serviced, they were both broken. My dryer had such a bad lint buildup inside, despite my being anal about always cleaning my lint catcher. It caused the thermostat in it to seize up.
Lydia, I will give you a great and cheap advice to clean your washing machine: use 1L white vinegar, poor it into the washing machine (into detergent dispenser as well)and let it sit for 1 night, in the morning add a little detergent and start a hot washing programm.My washing machine has 12years old and and never break.Big hug!
Melissa, have you considered making a video on cleaning musical instruments? I would be interested in cleaning guitars, we have a very sad one at home...
I just came across your videos recently and I'm a bit obsessed. I was wondering though if you've seen the new study that was reported by the New York Times on how washing and microwaving your sponges can actually cause some bacteria to grow even more. They said the best things to do are either throw them out and replace them frequently or if you really want to repurpose them then you should wash them in the washing machine and then use them in the bathroom or for other similar situations.
Hey Melissa, would be great to know more about how often you clean curtains. I would launder them maybe annually normally but when I had to catsit for a couple of months I found myself lint rolling every couple of days and doing a wash once a quarter. Does that sound about right? I also wanted to mention a tip I use for laundry. See most people I know sort by colour when using their tri-sorter but I've always sorted by cycle type (cotton/synthetic/delicates and handwash), colour is something that we can distinguish really quick when sorting out a cycle type but doing it by cycle after a colour then you have to spend 10 or so minutes just looking at labels. What do you think?
I'm looking forward to more videos in this series! How often should we clean the bottoms of our shoes & how should we do it? I recently was at a festival and had to use the outhouse (yuck!) and now don't want the shoes in my house! LOL What is the best way to disinfect and should we be cleaning the bottoms of our shoes regularly?
How frequently should I clean the bathtub? I have a sight imparement and find it hard to tell when certain things are dirty. The bathtub is the one that gives me the most anxiety 😭
Hello, I love your channel! At the moment I am cooking with a gas stove. I have heard that gas creates more grease on kitchen cabinets than an electric stove. Is this true? How frequently should I clean the kitchen fan, and does this prevent greasy kitchen cabinets? Thanks!
I'd like to know how often I need to wash my courtains. It happens to me that in a moment I see them and they are disgusting. Don't want to reach that point! Thanks Melissa
I'm guilty of not cleaning the washer & dryer I always clean the lint filter after each load in the dryer but not the washer I need to a routine to keep the washing machine clean
WHAT!?!? is that brush attached to your kitchen sink??? Me want and I don't even know what it is, but if you use it, it must be useful. also it's not ugly. also me want.
Nice to see you don't wear your shoes in the house. I hate that. I make everyone take them off. I clean my floors all the time. Not going to have filthy shoes ruin it. And it is so dirty too.
Great vid! a small tip from a cloth diaperer: when washing cleaning cloths dont use fabric softener. it rouins the fabric's ability to absorbe floids well.
Great Channel! Love the advice! I would like to see a video on Papers, documents, leaflets, stationary storage please ? I did alright today but I like to watch a video of yours beforehand. Keep up the good work!
MELISSA!!! Did I actually just see you cleaning the top of your stove with circular motions instead of the almighty "S" pattern???? You've been busted girlfriend!!! LOLOLOL
Kirenia Ortega I have one and I often wipe off the crumb tray so the guck on there doesn't burn. I clean mine thoroughly every two weeks unless it gets really janky before then.
If you own a canister vacuum how often should the HEPA filter be replaced? Also what do you do with the little sponge filter inside the machine? I have rinsed it with water to release the fine silt, then towel dried it before replacing it. Yes?
Kathy Dobrzynski make a paste of baking soda and water let it sit (dwell) time. Then scrub it good. Then put a bit of vinegar over the baking soda and scrub again. It should take most everything off.
Just started watching this, and mopping...I always try to find easier ways to mop, but I still end up doing the hands and knees method. For whatever reason, it's actually less strenuous on my back, because I can get it into a comfortable posture. Also, I'm at the progressive lenses stage, and I'm always shocked at how much gets left on the floor when I'm done f I do it standing up. Plus, even though the ckeaning itself takes longer, using a ckeaning rag, a rinsing rag and a drying towel while I mop, means that my floors don't Take more than 10 mi uses to dry when I'm done.
Hello, ladies. Great videos, Melissa! We just installed a new IKEA kitchen. I was wondering how I should clean the cabinets from the outside. Tried couple things, it still looks dirty. Cabinets are dark. Thank you in advance!
I just wanted to say something about the Ikea cabinets. We remodeled our kitchen and put Ikea cabinets in it. About six years after we installed them one of the doors got slightly damaged. I thought no problem. I'll just go down to Ikea and buy a new door. I got a big surprise when I was told that Ikea changes out the models approximately every 5 years and you cannot find any replacement doors for the discontinued models. The door isn't all that damaged so I guess I'll just live with it. Eventually we will probably change all the cabinets but you can be sure it won't be from Ikea again. I love Ikea for many things but the kitchen cabinets just irked me. They tell you they have a 25 year guarantee but what good is it if you can't find replacements.
It bothers me when people use the dish cloth to wipe the kids faces and hands and use it to wipe the floor and continue to use it to wash dishes. Also laundering them with whatever...yuck!! I bleach all my dish cloths and often tea towels and kitchen towels and launder them seperately
Anyone could give a good tip about how to disinfect and clean washing machine (and how often)? Washing machine washes everything..... from kitchen towel to underwear’s......gross 😨
What does a good cleaning schedule actually look like? I just read your book and the chart at the end is SO overwhelming. How do I translate that into something that works for me?
I don't know what she has in her book, but maybe I can offer a suggestion. Take a pad of paper and walk around your house. Label each sheet with the name of the room, bedroom 1, bedroom 2, office, living room, kitchen, bathroom , patio, yard, etc, you get the idea. Write what needs to be done in these rooms, everything, from daily cleans to occasional cleans. Then sit down and plan your week according to how much time you want to give cleaning a day and how many days you clean. So maybe Monday is living room, just do living room, hit all the things you wrote down for living room. Or maybe you can only clean two days a week so you do living room and office that day. Once you have your whole week through you will have cleaned your whole house. Also in your list would be things that don't need to be done everyday, so figure out if you want to have a special project day a month for say washing curtains, things that aren't daily cleans. You have to customize it to how dirty you are, like if you have kids and pets or it's just you and your mate, things don't get as dirty. I could go on. I got my best cleaning advice from Flylady! Goodluck!
Ovens! Thanks! I neglected mine for way too long because I dreaded getting in there. I didnt know all the tricks for easy ckeaning without toxic chemicals, and so I kept putting it off. I finally got it done last week over several hours. Now I just needed to find out how often to clean it in order to maintain it. This will really help me as I'm updgradung my cleaning routine
You don't want a sponge to last long because they're so nasty. I throw mine out so often I just purchase them from the Dollar store. The price I used to pay for one scrub daddy sponge, I can buy enough sponges to throw them out every other day.
My 'How often to clean' question??? How often to shampoo carpets & upholstery? And stain protection on them after every wash or less? How often to wash drapes? 2x/yr? that 'seems' right IDK? Maybe also the throw rugs at exit/entrances? I usually vacuum them/shake them out and then just throw them away after 2-3 years...I could do better on that! Thanks for your Video!
I have about a million questions like this! How often should shower curtains be laundered? Liners replaced? Bathroom mats/toilet covers /etc. laundered? Curtains (in all rooms)? Coffee maker/grinder? Floor mats indoor/outdoor? Mattresses? Couches?
Silicone oven mitts are AMAZING. If food gets on them, you can just rinse it with your hand still in it under the kitchen tap, just like washing your hands, and wipe it off on paper towel or tea towel. Literally stays so much cleaner than fabric ones!!
I have cleaned homes for years now and have a few tips! I like to use the small square white cotton auto cleaning cloths to get a gentle scrub on surfaces. I have LOTS so that I can toss it into a spare bucket for the wash (bleachable) and never reuse it after it is used in a bacteria situation. I do not like to use the multi coloured (very inexpensive) micro fibre cloths that seem to just push the dirt around. (just like sponge mops) I also purshase a packages of scrubby sponges that includes colour choices. Mine are a white, a blue and a green small rectangle pad. I keep the white ones for stove tops, counter tops and sinks, the blue one for bathtubs?showers and the green for toilets. I wash them in small lingerie bags so they don't cling to other items. I thank Clean My Space for many helpful tips especially dangling the toilet brush under the seat to dry after use trick! Can you imagine how many filthy brush stands I have cleaned over the past 30 years!! Then there are the plungers!! My idea is to purchase a flower pot that has an attatched drain plate to place that stinker in!!! (;
I clearly over clean...but i'm cool with it. I deep clean my fridge every two weeks. I do my oven once a month, microwave every week. Every week I wipe all surfaces, kitchen tiles and cupboard fronts, and I clean my bin every week too. I cannot stand the thought of germs or bacteria! EWWWWW.What are your thoughts of spray mops?
I just realized this video is 5 years old, so I don't know if you'll see this. Can you manually clean a self-cleaning oven? Mine needs it, but my clock doesn't work, so the cleaning feature won't work.
My biggest peeve about cleaning the kitchen, and not the question you asked, is that...manufacturers of kitchen appliances do not make dishwasher safe parts. Fridge shelves, bins, oven racks, top stove burner racks, bbq grills, microwave turntable etc. But want to know what is dishwasher safe? The removable, and replaceable rubber shield that covers the drain on the garbage disposal. Back in the day when my mom had an old GE Fridge, the bins were painted metal, and a few chrome racks. She would clean/sanitize them in the dishwasher every so often.
Hi,Melissa ma'am u r absolutely right we should clean the things which r used for cleaning the house.I usually follow the process which u shown in the video.Thank u Ma'am for great ideas.I'm a huge fan of u.Maam its a long time plz upload a new kitchen organizing video.wtng for ur video.
First video I've watched of yours and this video it self made me subscribe! I will be moving into my first apartment soon and want all the tips and tricks to keep it nice clean and fresh! Living room maybe? Couches? Blankets & pillows? Leather/ pleather sofas? Give me all of it 😂
Hi Melissa. I love your helpful tips on everything! I have a constant issue with everything in my closet constantly getting dusty. Shoes which are in hanging shoe organizer, clothes which are hanging, etc. I can't find any helpful ideas anywhere. Any suggestions? Would love to see a video. Thanks.
@cleanmyspace #cleanmyspace thank you for another helpful video. Question - what is the latest on baking soda as an odor absorbant? am reading conflicting articles and would appreciate your feedback. hope you are having a great summer 🍹🍦🍉🎪
Do you think it would look professional if you titled the video How Often Should I Clean It? - Kitchen Edition, instead of the all caps without the subcategory. Idk just a thought.
I would like to know some good suggestions for a cleaning company/maid service...honestly I love cleaning but I have a condition that causes fatigue + I work 40 hours a week so when I get home I'm so tired! Great video btw
happyflowers1212 sorry I do not know how the dark vinegar would effect the fabrics. There is also a cleaning strength here which I would avoid using when rinsing clothing.
I am surprised you still use kitchen sponges! I ditched them years ago, so many germs! I use a microfiber cloths (that YOU taught me) and change it daily! So it is always fresh. The oven - you can get a very large shallow aluminum tray for the bottom of the oven to catch all the spills.
How often should we wash our bed sheets and how often to do the blankets/comforters. I have to take my comforters to a laundromat and it is not close by. thank you for all your helpful tips and tricks.
I know I'm supposed to clean exterior doors and storm doors more often than once every 10 years, but until I retired, I just never seemed to get to it. The consequence is that all my brass hardware is really nasty. Do you have a natural brass polish formula, and how often should doorknobs be polished to keep them looking nice and corrosion-free?
Hi. I know this might be obvious but bathroom and floors in general. I am visually impaired and frankly don't want to touch nasty stuff if I can help it 😊 as always thanks for the tips and keep doing what you do! 😊
This is so clever .. I'm gonna be washing my mop head in the washer now that I know this trick .. usually I just use it a few times and replace it.... Laundry room would be a good video
Thanks for these reminders! I have an issue with cleaning cloths, they get dirty I change them everyday, but that leaves me with a stinky bag of cloths , not yet enough to fill up even half a load of laundry. What to do? As for your question : I wonder how often should I clean my rugs and carpets? Ps I hate those sponges too!
When I clean inside of my electric cooker the stains are always mildly remaining there. How can I make the stains go inside of my cooker completely? (I usually clean my cooker once a week)
How often should you clean out patio track doors, vacuum with pets, clean the air vents...i notice mine get dust on them and then I clean, but I want to add this routine so I can prevent always looking up and seeing that). How and how often should i dust things? Should i do the whole house or break it down? Wipe down cabinets. Clean leather furniture? Ok obviously I need for you to do a complete house and schedule it out for us lolol
What is it that you need to know how frequently to clean?
Clean My Space I would like your input on how often to wash our bedsheets.
How often should I clean: the bathroom, my phone and tablets, mouse/keyboard/laptop, doorknobs and handles? ;)
Clean My Space how about bed mattress?
Clean My Space How often should I clean my washer and dishwasher?
Clean My Space how often should i vacuum and shampoo my carpets
1. You look gorgeous
2. Cleaning a sponge in the dishwasher is a great idea because the salts in the dishwasher detergent kill off bacteria very thoroughly. On that front it beats the microwave method by far
3. I recently found a "hack" where they recommended cleaning the oven racks using coffee. Have you tried that? In the video it looked impressively effective, but if course it would and I haven't gotten around to try it myself yet.
Thank you so much for your videos, they have been truly life changing for me
I would love to see a video on pet care. Cats and dogs. Litter boxes. Bedding. Toys. Bathing the pet. Etc
Great suggestion!
Thank you for all of the great tips and tricks!
How often do you recommend cleaning curtains?
Bathrooms, Garages, Home Office, and although you have already covered the Kitchen; could you do the Pantry. If you have done the pantry already, I apologize, I am behind on my episodes.
Thanks!!
How often should I clean my window blinds?
My personal tips for anyone reading is to not forget to also clean behind the stove and behind the fridge about every 3 months. A lot of dust and crumbs accumulate back there. Another thing is to remember to clean your fridges vent and coils often to keep your fridge running for many years ☺️
Every 3 months? I do it once a day
@@sanaarahall1640 you win 👍🏽
@@Geeloveesu lol
Wait u said 3 months someone said once a day... I can’t move my fridge without help I’m lucky if I can move stove or fridge to clean under and behind it once every 3 years
I just want to know your weekly/monthly cleaning routines. Do you have a schedule you follow?
Yes - we have a few routine videos and I cover this topic quite comprehensively in my book!
I'm a fairly new subscriber 🙋🏻 and every time I watch your videos it makes me think I'm watching a news segment. You are so news anchor like. Love your videos, so very helpful!
Liz Saldivar thanks so much for the kind words - and thanks for watching!
How often should I freshen i.e. Launder the guest bedroom linens? I vacuum and dust once a week. But should I really change an unused bed?
mona burns great question!
I have a step son who only is with us on the weekends. Do I all need to change the sheets every week or two when they've only been slept in 2-4 times?
mona burns I think monthly would suffice. Just to freshen it up, it gets dusty too.
We have an upstairs we hardly use would cleaning once a month be ok? There is 2 beds and a area rug and hard wood floors how often should I clean my upstairs 2 bedrooms?
Our guest room bed is covered with a nice throw but underneath it is no linen. I get out fresh linen when we expect guests and wash them afterwards, air the bed for a day and the make it look nice.
a bit off topic but... I love your dress!
Thanks so much, it's from Lulu Lemon!
@cleanmyspace, the best video ever.
Need to know!
Air conditioner / heater vents
Air purifyer
Water Filter
Humidifier
Vaporizer
De-humidifier
You see where I'm going with this?
Vent over stove
Behind and under fridge
Kitchen Drains
Bathroom Drains
(Who knew I had so many of these that i was interested in? YOU DID! That is why you are creating this series!) THank YOU!
I'm really excited about this new series! I'm newly married and still figuring out how to take care of my new house. 😊 I'm curious about how often to clean the washer and dryer, mattress, and dirty laundry hampers. I love your channel - I've learned so much and always get inspired to clean/organize/dejunk after watching your movies!
Your videos are informative and I like them a lot but I have to point out you consume a lot of material!( less than most of the channels but way more than many countries) If all countries want to live luxury like this, earth would look like a trash can! my grandma was from a poor country and she was not using or tossing out stuff like people in first world countries but she was super clean and she always said a real woman knows how to use the things she has on hand, buying new things is not an art. If you could promote more sustainable ways of cleaning that would be awesome.
Also micro fibers are so dangerous since they go to water system and if can even enter our own body because of its narrow fibers.
Imagine our children bodies be filled with these materials🥺.
Hi, how often you should clean kids stuff animals ? I would love if you do it some videos about clean kids toys, stuff animals and playroom
You may want to look up about the new studies about cleaning our sponges other than normal soap and water. They are saying that the newer recommendations are causing super bugs on our sponges. I think the can opener would be a good area to discuss cleaning.
Hi Melissa! I live in Australia and I LOVE your videos, you have taught me how to clean pretty much, everything! I use your cleaning routines and DIY cleaning products all the time. Essential oils are pretty much my best friends, especially eucalyptus oil! I just read your book on my Kindle, it is my new favourite book and it is so handy to refer back to it for different cleaning tips & techniques. I love you & both of your channels so much, you are my favourite UA-camr! I would love it if you could reply to this comment, you are so inspirational to me and beautiful inside and out!
Big hugs from South Australia!
From Rahni xx
First of all, I can't believe I am watching a you tube channel on cleaning!! I want to give everyone a hack when it comes to sponges, at the end of the evening when I am done cleaning the kitchen, I rinse my sponge then squirt a line of antibacterial hand soap down the center. I then would add a bit if water and lather is up. Then I LEAVE IT! I take medicine that suppresses my immune system, so I am serious about germs! And this works. I also have several scrub brushes. Using these make my sponges last longer. And, lastly, I put my sponge in the microwave once a week to "nuke" out any germs that may even think about showing up! I also keep paper towels in my bathrooms so I don't reuse a towel over and over again. This saves me from using antibacterial liquid that ruins your nails!
How often should you clean your whole home? I clean my flat everyday 3 times a day I do have OCD in cleaning but I am getting moaned at by my husband who said we shouldnt clean the flat anymore. Thats why I would like to see how often should I really be cleaning my flat?
Carpets? And I mean not just vacuum but using an actual carpet cleaner.
Great video! LoVe your videos! I would like to know how to clean vinal flooring and how often. Also I only use my tea towels to dry hands. I wash them every 1 to 2 days, but only after a few times of drying freshly washed hands they start to smell how do I keep that from happening? Also you should do a video on your experience with Invisalign. Like the process you had to go through to get them and how they make them to fit your teeth, how they work, how often you have to go to the dentist, the whole routine you had to go through to get them, how to clean them, how long you have to wear them and what it's like and the cost etc. might be good for your other channel I guess. 😀 do you have a safe DIY product that will dry the dishes in the dishwasher? I just got a Dishwasher and don't want to use that toxic rinse aid. Do you have a care routine for your dishwasher? Thank you! How do you get them to dry? I put it on the dry cycle but in the morning they are still wet😔
Really looking forward to this series. The past few weeks I feel like I've been overcleaning... everything. But I'm trying to stay on top of things as much as possible.
Carpets/rugs, curtains/blinds
What about jewelry? Curtains?
Can you do a bathroom and bedroom one?
As a new homeowner I am still getting to grips with cleaning and organising and your channel has been a life saving.
Can you do how frequently to clean or change bedding and curtains. Thank you.
So many people don't know that they need to clean their washing machine! We have an appliance repair company and you wouldn't believe the about of people that complain about leaks and smells just because they haven't cleaned their unit!
Lydia M I had to have my washer and dryer serviced, they were both broken. My dryer had such a bad lint buildup inside, despite my being anal about always cleaning my lint catcher. It caused the thermostat in it to seize up.
Lydia M I use a washing machine cleaning detergent I found at Target. Is that sufficient? If not, any suggestions?
PX13 Ray use a cup of vinegar and put it in the sanitary cycle
I clean the filters and the door but that's pretty much all I can do. The manual says the same so I hope I'm doing everything right.
Lydia, I will give you a great and cheap advice to clean your washing machine: use 1L white vinegar, poor it into the washing machine (into detergent dispenser as well)and let it sit for 1 night, in the morning add a little detergent and start a hot washing programm.My washing machine has 12years old and and never break.Big hug!
wow that dress is stunning on you!would the plastic bit of the mop head not damage the washing machine?
Ann marie White no it doesn't
Melissa, have you considered making a video on cleaning musical instruments? I would be interested in cleaning guitars, we have a very sad one at home...
Oh that's so interesting, I haven't thought about that before! I haven't touched an instrument since 8th grade!
I just came across your videos recently and I'm a bit obsessed. I was wondering though if you've seen the new study that was reported by the New York Times on how washing and microwaving your sponges can actually cause some bacteria to grow even more. They said the best things to do are either throw them out and replace them frequently or if you really want to repurpose them then you should wash them in the washing machine and then use them in the bathroom or for other similar situations.
Hey Melissa, would be great to know more about how often you clean curtains. I would launder them maybe annually normally but when I had to catsit for a couple of months I found myself lint rolling every couple of days and doing a wash once a quarter. Does that sound about right?
I also wanted to mention a tip I use for laundry. See most people I know sort by colour when using their tri-sorter but I've always sorted by cycle type (cotton/synthetic/delicates and handwash), colour is something that we can distinguish really quick when sorting out a cycle type but doing it by cycle after a colour then you have to spend 10 or so minutes just looking at labels. What do you think?
how often should I clean my cupboard. it seems like dust and grose things can manage to work their way into them.
The fridge needs to be cleaned once a week, not once a month.
Are you for real?
Bro...
How often should you clean your shower? I do frequent spot cleaning but how often should you do a deep clean?
I find it almost impossible to really clean my toaster, and it really bugs me to not get all the crumbs out. Nasty!
I'm looking forward to more videos in this series! How often should we clean the bottoms of our shoes & how should we do it? I recently was at a festival and had to use the outhouse (yuck!) and now don't want the shoes in my house! LOL What is the best way to disinfect and should we be cleaning the bottoms of our shoes regularly?
Hey i have a dark bamboo floor that shows footprints like crazy. Is there a product i can use that helps reduce the prints.
Thanks in advance
How frequently should I clean the bathtub? I have a sight imparement and find it hard to tell when certain things are dirty. The bathtub is the one that gives me the most anxiety 😭
I hate cleaning bathrooms how often should I be cleaning my bathrooms
I have a strange matte-finish tile in my bathroom that I can never seem to get clean. Any suggestions?
Loose sofa covers. Also how to clean a bi-fold shower door would be helpful. x
I have some of those silicon oven mitts, how often and how would you clean them?
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Hello, I love your channel! At the moment I am cooking with a gas stove. I have heard that gas creates more grease on kitchen cabinets than an electric stove. Is this true? How frequently should I clean the kitchen fan, and does this prevent greasy kitchen cabinets?
Thanks!
Ugh it’s been three years I guess I’ll clean my oven!!!!
I'd like to know how often I need to wash my courtains. It happens to me that in a moment I see them and they are disgusting. Don't want to reach that point! Thanks Melissa
How often should I vacuum my carpet?
I like using a swiffer wetjet. I hate mops.
Now this is a good video! 👏🏽 keep the series coming! 👍🏻
Yay! Thanks for watching :)
I live in London our houses is full off mold and there is no sun
I'm guilty of not cleaning the washer & dryer I always clean the lint filter after each load in the dryer but not the washer I need to a routine to keep the washing machine clean
Annie S Same, I hundred percent agree
WHAT!?!? is that brush attached to your kitchen sink??? Me want and I don't even know what it is, but if you use it, it must be useful. also it's not ugly. also me want.
Yvette Yasui lol!!! I also thought it was cool! It looks like a deconstructed brush. ❤️💃
Yvette Yasui I was wondering that too!!
It is a brush and a squeegee, by Koelher. I got mine from amazon for about $20 CAD.
how often should I wash my curtains?
How often do you clean outdoor/patio furniture?
Who the hell doesn't have a washing machine?
I seriously need this video so bad😂😂😂
Nice to see you don't wear your shoes in the house. I hate that. I make everyone take them off. I clean my floors all the time. Not going to have filthy shoes ruin it. And it is so dirty too.
Great vid! a small tip from a cloth diaperer: when washing cleaning cloths dont use fabric softener. it rouins the fabric's ability to absorbe floids well.
Great Channel! Love the advice!
I would like to see a video on Papers, documents, leaflets, stationary storage please ?
I did alright today but I like to watch a video of yours beforehand. Keep up the good work!
Keurig coffee maker and how?
MELISSA!!! Did I actually just see you cleaning the top of your stove with circular motions instead of the almighty "S" pattern???? You've been busted girlfriend!!! LOLOLOL
How about the toaster convention oven???
Kirenia Ortega I have one and I often wipe off the crumb tray so the guck on there doesn't burn. I clean mine thoroughly every two weeks unless it gets really janky before then.
PaganVoodooGypsy I wipe mine as well every day. I mean the top part since I do all mine baking on it.
PaganVoodooGypsy every try wrapping your crumb tray with foil? Makes life easier.😁
If you own a canister vacuum how often should the HEPA filter be replaced? Also what do you do with the little sponge filter inside the machine? I have rinsed it with water to release the fine silt, then towel dried it before replacing it. Yes?
I always find myself googling this lol
How do I clean my sofa pillows
How do you get burnt on stuff off the stove. I have used all kinds of cleaners. It's glass but it's a flame stove that runs on propane Thanks
Kathy Dobrzynski make a paste of baking soda and water let it sit (dwell) time. Then scrub it good. Then put a bit of vinegar over the baking soda and scrub again. It should take most everything off.
Thank you!
Just started watching this, and mopping...I always try to find easier ways to mop, but I still end up doing the hands and knees method. For whatever reason, it's actually less strenuous on my back, because I can get it into a comfortable posture. Also, I'm at the progressive lenses stage, and I'm always shocked at how much gets left on the floor when I'm done f I do it standing up. Plus, even though the ckeaning itself takes longer, using a ckeaning rag, a rinsing rag and a drying towel while I mop, means that my floors don't Take more than 10 mi uses to dry when I'm done.
Hello, ladies. Great videos, Melissa! We just installed a new IKEA kitchen. I was wondering how I should clean the cabinets from the outside. Tried couple things, it still looks dirty. Cabinets are dark. Thank you in advance!
I just wanted to say something about the Ikea cabinets. We remodeled our kitchen and put Ikea cabinets in it. About six years after we installed them one of the doors got slightly damaged. I thought no problem. I'll just go down to Ikea and buy a new door. I got a big surprise when I was told that Ikea changes out the models approximately every 5 years and you cannot find any replacement doors for the discontinued models.
The door isn't all that damaged so I guess I'll just live with it. Eventually we will probably change all the cabinets but you can be sure it won't be from Ikea again. I love Ikea for many things but the kitchen cabinets just irked me. They tell you they have a 25 year guarantee but what good is it if you can't find replacements.
It bothers me when people use the dish cloth to wipe the kids faces and hands and use it to wipe the floor and continue to use it to wash dishes. Also laundering them with whatever...yuck!! I bleach all my dish cloths and often tea towels and kitchen towels and launder them seperately
Anyone could give a good tip about how to disinfect and clean washing machine (and how often)? Washing machine washes everything..... from kitchen towel to underwear’s......gross 😨
What does a good cleaning schedule actually look like? I just read your book and the chart at the end is SO overwhelming. How do I translate that into something that works for me?
I don't know what she has in her book, but maybe I can offer a suggestion. Take a pad of paper and walk around your house. Label each sheet with the name of the room, bedroom 1, bedroom 2, office, living room, kitchen, bathroom , patio, yard, etc, you get the idea. Write what needs to be done in these rooms, everything, from daily cleans to occasional cleans. Then sit down and plan your week according to how much time you want to give cleaning a day and how many days you clean. So maybe Monday is living room, just do living room, hit all the things you wrote down for living room. Or maybe you can only clean two days a week so you do living room and office that day. Once you have your whole week through you will have cleaned your whole house. Also in your list would be things that don't need to be done everyday, so figure out if you want to have a special project day a month for say washing curtains, things that aren't daily cleans. You have to customize it to how dirty you are, like if you have kids and pets or it's just you and your mate, things don't get as dirty. I could go on. I got my best cleaning advice from Flylady! Goodluck!
Ovens! Thanks! I neglected mine for way too long because I dreaded getting in there. I didnt know all the tricks for easy ckeaning without toxic chemicals, and so I kept putting it off. I finally got it done last week over several hours. Now I just needed to find out how often to clean it in order to maintain it. This will really help me as I'm updgradung my cleaning routine
Great info thanks! What are the best cleaning sponges? I haven't found any that are very durable or last very long!
You don't want a sponge to last long because they're so nasty. I throw mine out so often I just purchase them from the Dollar store. The price I used to pay for one scrub daddy sponge, I can buy enough sponges to throw them out every other day.
What the f is "borax"?!
My 'How often to clean' question??? How often to shampoo carpets & upholstery? And stain protection on them after every wash or less? How often to wash drapes? 2x/yr? that 'seems' right IDK? Maybe also the throw rugs at exit/entrances? I usually vacuum them/shake them out and then just throw them away after 2-3 years...I could do better on that! Thanks for your Video!
I have about a million questions like this! How often should shower curtains be laundered? Liners replaced? Bathroom mats/toilet covers /etc. laundered? Curtains (in all rooms)? Coffee maker/grinder? Floor mats indoor/outdoor? Mattresses? Couches?
Silicone oven mitts are AMAZING. If food gets on them, you can just rinse it with your hand still in it under the kitchen tap, just like washing your hands, and wipe it off on paper towel or tea towel. Literally stays so much cleaner than fabric ones!!
I have cleaned homes for years now and have a few tips! I like to use the small square white cotton auto cleaning cloths to get a gentle scrub on surfaces. I have LOTS so that I can toss it into a spare bucket for the wash (bleachable) and never reuse it after it is used in a bacteria situation. I do not like to use the multi coloured (very inexpensive) micro fibre cloths that seem to just push the dirt around. (just like sponge mops) I also purshase a packages of scrubby sponges that includes colour choices. Mine are a white, a blue and a green small rectangle pad. I keep the white ones for stove tops, counter tops and sinks, the blue one for bathtubs?showers and the green for toilets. I wash them in small lingerie bags so they don't cling to other items.
I thank Clean My Space for many helpful tips especially dangling the toilet brush under the seat to dry after use trick! Can you imagine how many filthy brush stands I have cleaned over the past 30 years!! Then there are the plungers!! My idea is to purchase a flower pot that has an attatched drain plate to place that stinker in!!! (;
I clearly over clean...but i'm cool with it. I deep clean my fridge every two weeks. I do my oven once a month, microwave every week. Every week I wipe all surfaces, kitchen tiles and cupboard fronts, and I clean my bin every week too. I cannot stand the thought of germs or bacteria! EWWWWW.What are your thoughts of spray mops?
I just realized this video is 5 years old, so I don't know if you'll see this. Can you manually clean a self-cleaning oven? Mine needs it, but my clock doesn't work, so the cleaning feature won't work.
My biggest peeve about cleaning the kitchen, and not the question you asked, is that...manufacturers of kitchen appliances do not make dishwasher safe parts. Fridge shelves, bins, oven racks, top stove burner racks, bbq grills, microwave turntable etc. But want to know what is dishwasher safe? The removable, and replaceable rubber shield that covers the drain on the garbage disposal.
Back in the day when my mom had an old GE Fridge, the bins were painted metal, and a few chrome racks. She would clean/sanitize them in the dishwasher every so often.
How often to clean my mattress? And how...? How often to wash the window curtains? How often to scrub the bathtub?
Hi,Melissa ma'am u r absolutely right we should clean the things which r used for cleaning the house.I usually follow the process which u shown in the video.Thank u Ma'am for great ideas.I'm a huge fan of u.Maam its a long time plz upload a new kitchen organizing video.wtng for ur video.
First video I've watched of yours and this video it self made me subscribe! I will be moving into my first apartment soon and want all the tips and tricks to keep it nice clean and fresh! Living room maybe? Couches? Blankets & pillows? Leather/ pleather sofas? Give me all of it 😂
Hi Melissa. I love your helpful tips on everything! I have a constant issue with everything in my closet constantly getting dusty. Shoes which are in hanging shoe organizer, clothes which are hanging, etc. I can't find any helpful ideas anywhere. Any suggestions? Would love to see a video. Thanks.
@cleanmyspace #cleanmyspace thank you for another helpful video. Question - what is the latest on baking soda as an odor absorbant? am reading conflicting articles and would appreciate your feedback. hope you are having a great summer 🍹🍦🍉🎪
Do you think it would look professional if you titled the video How Often Should I Clean It? - Kitchen Edition, instead of the all caps without the subcategory. Idk just a thought.
I would like to know some good suggestions for a cleaning company/maid service...honestly I love cleaning but I have a condition that causes fatigue + I work 40 hours a week so when I get home I'm so tired! Great video btw
happyflowers1212 sorry I do not know how the dark vinegar would effect the fabrics. There is also a cleaning strength here which I would avoid using when rinsing clothing.
I am surprised you still use kitchen sponges! I ditched them years ago, so many germs! I use a microfiber cloths (that YOU taught me) and change it daily! So it is always fresh.
The oven - you can get a very large shallow aluminum tray for the bottom of the oven to catch all the spills.
Most households mop their floors weekly. Personally, I like to clean twice a week. It keeps my floors lighter and cleaner. Love to sanitize my floors.
How often should we wash our bed sheets and how often to do the blankets/comforters. I have to take my comforters to a laundromat and it is not close by. thank you for all your helpful tips and tricks.
What about microwaving your sponge?
I know I'm supposed to clean exterior doors and storm doors more often than once every 10 years, but until I retired, I just never seemed to get to it. The consequence is that all my brass hardware is really nasty. Do you have a natural brass polish formula, and how often should doorknobs be polished to keep them looking nice and corrosion-free?
Hi. I know this might be obvious but bathroom and floors in general. I am visually impaired and frankly don't want to touch nasty stuff if I can help it 😊 as always thanks for the tips and keep doing what you do! 😊
This is so clever .. I'm gonna be washing my mop head in the washer now that I know this trick .. usually I just use it a few times and replace it.... Laundry room would be a good video
My list of things to clean is growing: so far it’s bins and get summer doona cleaned
Thanks for these reminders! I have an issue with cleaning cloths, they get dirty I change them everyday, but that leaves me with a stinky bag of cloths , not yet enough to fill up even half a load of laundry. What to do? As for your question : I wonder how often should I clean my rugs and carpets? Ps I hate those sponges too!
When I clean inside of my electric cooker the stains are always mildly remaining there. How can I make the stains go inside of my cooker completely? (I usually clean my cooker once a week)
How often should you clean out patio track doors, vacuum with pets, clean the air vents...i notice mine get dust on them and then I clean, but I want to add this routine so I can prevent always looking up and seeing that). How and how often should i dust things? Should i do the whole house or break it down? Wipe down cabinets. Clean leather furniture? Ok obviously I need for you to do a complete house and schedule it out for us lolol