The bathroom needs regular care, since the elevated air temperature and humidity contribute to the continuous formation of various types of pollution. The ability to quickly and effectively clean up the bathroom will greatly facilitate the cleaning process. It is important to know some tricks that will help not only cope with existing pollution, but also support cleanliness in the room for a long time. Effectively clean the brilliance of the bathroom without special difficulties and high costs.
What are the pollution?
The bathroom needs to constantly maintain purity. When cleaning, it is easier to cope with ordinary pollution, the cause of which is most often soapy and dead skin. To remove such dirt, it is enough to wash it with water immediately after the appearance. The dirt has entered more difficult to eliminate, and can also harm not only various surfaces and plumbing, but also human health.
One of the most unpleasant and dangerous types of pollution is mold.
Most often, the mold appears on the seams of the tile or on the surfaces treated with the sealant. The fungus will significantly spoil the appearance of the room, and can also be adversely affected by household health. Mold vital products that fall into the human body with air-droplet are toxic. Such pollution can provoke the following diseases:
- allergic reactions;
- asthma;
- candidiasis.
The reason for the appearance of fungus in the bathroom can serve various factors. Mostly on the appearance of mold influences:
- High humidity in the room. After washing or taking water procedures on various surfaces (ceiling, walls, tile seams, pig-iron pipes) condensate is formed, which significantly affects the humidity level. Often in the bathroom there are problems with plumbing. Cranes leakage also helps to increase humidity.
- Bad ventilation or its absence. If the ventilation air duct is clogged or has holes of not large diameter, air circulation is broken, and the wet air does not leave the room. Constantly closed door to the bathroom also prevents good ventilation.
- Lack of natural lighting . The window in the bathroom can only boast only some owners of private houses. Most often, the bathroom is not available for penetration of sun rays. Ultraviolet radiation prevents the occurrence and spread of the fungus, since it is destructive effect on it. The absence of sunlight creates favorable conditions for the formation of mold.
One of the most common types of bath contamination is yellow. The reason for the occurrence of a yellow plaque on plumbing is Various chemical impurities that are contained in water. Water coming to our house on worn communication systems is filled with rust particles and various salts. These substances and provoke the formation of a yellow plaque on the surface of the plumbing.
Yellow divorces appear mainly next to the drain hole or in the places even a small, but constant water accumulation (soappet can be an example). It is recommended to regularly clean the enamel from the yellowness that appears. Cleansing plumbing from the old yellow plaque is a much more difficult task.
Popular water causes another type of pollution in the bathroom. Magnesium and calcium salts, which are contained in water in water, settled on the surfaces, which leads to the formation of a limescale. Delete limestone is much more complicated than remove yellow spots. It is worse than the cleaning of the sink surface, bath and toilet bowl. Regular hygienic care for plumbing will help prevent the formation of lime deposits.
If you are not timely cleaning the bathroom from yellow and limescale, it can lead to rust formation. Rusty raid may appear in the sink, bathroom, on the surface of the toilet bowl, on metal cranes and pipes. So that you do not have to break your head over how to clean rust in the bathroom with a particular surface, It is worth sticking to a few simple rules:
- do not leave metal objects in the bathroom or sink;
- It is necessary to directly eliminate the leakage of the toilet, mixers and pipes;
- Be sure to constantly maintain cleanliness in the bathroom;
- In the event of a rusty divorce, it is recommended to immediately get rid of pollution.
Pollution on the surface of plumbing is formed not only from water. A common problem is the cluster of the blade on the walls of the toilet. The blade is formed due to irregular care and improper operation of plumbing.
Prevent the formation of plaque will allow the timely cleaning of the surface of the toilet, also do not need to forget about the regular pressing of the drain button.
What to wash?
Before you start cleaning the bathroom, you need to decide which means you will delete this or other contamination. The choice will be completely dependent on the type of contamination and the type of surface requires cleaning.
Clear chrome-plated faucet will best help special gels for chromed surfaces. If necessary, you can process the mixer for washing dishes, lemon juice, salt, soda and vinegar.
The limestone on the chrome surface can be removed using vinegar. To do this, it is enough to wipe the mixer with a soft cloth moistened in the essence. The soda will help to handle the soda. To do this, grate the crane with a toothbrush. To avoid the formation of plaque on the product, it is enough to wipe the chrome surface once a day with a dry cloth.
The limestick on the mixer will help remove Coca-Cola. The cola includes acids that help to cope even with older lime formations. Kolya can be cleaned not only a crane, but also a bath, sink and toilet, it is enough to wipe the contaminated surface with a sponge dipped in this drink. In the use of Coca Cola as a cleaning agent there are additional advantages:
- When applying fluid on a contaminated surface, it is not necessary to wear gloves;
- Cola does not have a sharp unpleasant smell that you need to melt out of the room;
- Such a means does not harm enamel, so suitable for cleaning new plumbing.
Lemon acid can be cleaned with cast iron baths. To do this, you need to dial hot water in the bath and pour out 200 grams of citric acid there. Leave a bath with the resulting solution for the night. Apply citric acid for washing other surfaces is needed with great care.
Rust in the bathroom and toilet can be removed by hydrogen peroxide. To do this, it is necessary to prepare a solution of 150 ml of ammonic alcohol and 50 ml of peroxide, apply to a contaminated surface and withstand twenty minutes. Also, the peroxide copes perfectly with mold. To remove the fungus you need to process the affected areas of undiluted peroxide several times.
"White" It is an excellent disinfectant. "White" can be treated with tiled seams from mold. First it is recommended to remove the mold mechanically by cleaning it from the seams. Then, with the help of brushes to the processed areas, "whiteness" is applied.
Wash the tool from the seams is not needed - "White" should fully absorb.
How to clean different types of surfaces in the bathroom?
To cleaning the bathroom you need to approach with full responsibility. Incorrectly selected cleaning agent can damage enamel bath, chrome-plated coating of the mixer or various mirror surfaces. Wash the bathroom to wash the bathroom will not be much difficulty, it is worth only to take into account the peculiarities of cleaning various types of surface.
In addition to the main plumbing items, as well as sex and ceiling, additional products that are in the bathroom are needed in cleaning. In addition to complying with the rules of cleansing different types of surfaces, It is important to take into account, in what order it is necessary to remove the room:
- ceiling and lighting devices;
- walls;
- Glass surfaces and mirrors;
- shelves, couch and other furniture;
- Plumbing objects;
- floor.
To remove dirt and accumulated dust from lighting devices, it is enough to wipe the surface of the products with a damp cloth. The very dirty inner and outer surface of the plafimes will not just wipe with a napkin. If possible, the plaffones need to be removed and rinsed in water with the addition of liquid soap or dishwashing agents. Then the product should be rinsed under a stream of warm water, wipe with a dry clean cloth and leave for some time on a clean smooth surface to completely dry.
Mirrors and glass surfaces need to be washed with special accuracy. In addition to the fact that such material is sensitive to mechanical damage, after cleaning it is often the divorces remain. To wash the mirror without divorces, it is worth following the following algorithm:
- First of all, it is necessary to remove dirt, soap spots and limestone. To do this, you can use both special cleaning products and a dishwashing gel dissolved in water. Wash the surface with a rag of soft tissue or a non-rigid sponge.
- The remnants of the cleaning agent are removed with a damp pure sponge.
- We spray on the mirror surface to deterre windows. We rub the mirror with a microfiber cloth or a glitter newspaper. If you did not have a means for windows or mirrors, you can make it analogue with your own hands at home. To do this, one tablespoon ammonia must be mixed with one glass of water. In the resulting solution, you can add a canteen spoon of vodka or medical alcohol.
Glass shelves in the bathroom can be washed in the same way as the mirrors. To get rid of dirty spots on the end, lockers or other furniture, it is enough to wipe the surface with a damp rag with a dishwashing agent.
Specialty of the surface can be attributed to the tile seams and silicone sealant, which is often used when installing plumbing in the bathroom. Such places are most susceptible to the appearance of mold. Get rid of mold on sealant will help any cleaning agent for the bathroom, diluted in warm water. Dimded sponge in solution are processed by affected areas. After surface treatment, the residues of the solution and mold must be washed.
To prevent the fungus, the processing place is necessary to disinfect. The bleach can be used as a disinfectant. The bleach must be applied to the sealant and leave for 15 minutes, after which it thoroughly wipe the brush. The residues of the bleach must be washed away, and then dry silicone.
If, after careful processing of silicone sealant, the mold appears again, you will have to resort to radical measures to eliminate fungus. The reason for the re-appearance in this case lies in the focus of the spread of mold, which is under the sealant. In this case, with a knife, it is necessary to remove the old layer of silicone sealant.
After removal of silicone, the seam needs to be carefully cleaned and handled the disinfectant.
For disinfection, you can use isopropyl alcohol. Alcohol must be pouring into the seam and leave for half an hour. After that, the seams need to wipe with a dry cloth and leave for a day to dry. A fresh sealant layer is applied to the treated surface.
Various surfaces in the bathroom sometimes have to be cleaned not only from dirt, lime, rust and mold, but also from various coloring compositions. Loosen the greencraft with almost any surface can be ordinary alcohol. Fix the stains from mangarteau will help hydrogen peroxide . The peroxide must be mixed with citric acid in proportion one to one. The solution is applied to contaminated sections for 5 minutes, after which it is washed off with water.
There is a more efficient and fast way to remove traces of manganese. It also takes a hydrogen peroxide. The second cleaner component will be acetic essence. Prepare a solution in this case is not required. First, polluted areas are cleaned with peroxide, and then vinegar until the stains are completely disappeared.
Wall surfaces and ceiling
The tile is one of the most popular materials used for decoration of bathrooms. Without proper care, the tile over time is covered with a lime bloom, and a mold appears in the seams. Therefore, the tile needs regular care.
A suitable cleaning agent can be purchased at any household chemical store. To wash the tile, it is extremely recommended to use powders Since after them on the surface of the tile can remain scratches. It is allowed to use chlorine-containing agents. Chlorine helps to cope with lime divorces and rust. The means for washing the glasses and mirrors are also suitable, which includes ammonia alcohol.
It is not necessary to buy special detergents to clean the ceramic tiles. An ordinary soap solution is suitable for regular care, provided that there are no lime and rust on the tile.
To eliminate strong pollution, you can use the 6% vinegar. On the tile it is necessary to spray vinegar and leave for a while. Then contaminated areas need to be lost with a brush. After processing the surface of the residue, the vinegar from the wall is removed with a damp cloth. Clean tiles are wiped with a cloth from the microfiber.
Return the flavored glitter will help the ammonia alcohol. In two liters of water, it is necessary to breed a tablespoon of the ammonia. The solution is sprayed onto the walls and leave for 5 minutes. Then the tile must be wiped with a damp cloth. After the remnants of the ammonia are removed, the wall should be wiped dry.
The floor from the tile, in addition to regular cleaning, requires constant disinfection, as it is more susceptible to pollution and the rapid spread of bacteria, rather than the walls and the ceiling. Required means for washing and disinfection can be prepared with their own hands. This will require:
- Four tablespoons of salts;
- Four tablespoons of soda;
- 100 ml of alcohol;
- 4 liters of water.
PVC panels are often used to finish the walls and the ceiling in the bathroom. Plastic panels are much cheaper than other finishing materials. In addition, plastic is resistant to moisture and is not afraid of water.
To clean the plastic panels, you should not use metal sponges or rigid brushes (can scratch the surface). The temperature of the water used during cleaning should not exceed 40 degrees . Cleaning products must have a liquid or gel structure (from powders need to be refused).
In addition to special store cleaning products, you can use solutions prepared by yourself. The easiest option is based on the household soap or gel for washing dishes. You can also wipe plastic panels with vinegar or vodka.
If the PVC panels appeared yellowness, the chlorine bleach will cope with it. Three tablespoons of the bleach need to be divorced in 10 liters of water. Soft brushes moistened in solution, remove the yellowness.
To clean the plastic panels on the ceiling you need to use a special mop. You can process the surface with a soap solution or alcohol-containing means (so there will be no divorces on the ceiling).
Bath
Bathing newborns need a separate bath, which can not be used for any other purposes. Leather baby is very delicate and sensitive to various stimuli. Baby bath must be cleaned regularly by various kinds of pollution and disinfect.
Conventional chemical detergents and powders are not recommended because they can cause an allergic reaction in the child. Modern manufacturers are ready to offer special facilities designed specifically for children. Such cleaning agents do not contain dyes, have antibacterial properties and does not cause allergies.
New bathroom necessarily need to be disinfected before the first dip. For this bath must first wash the baby soap, then pour over boiling water. For subsequent disinfection most commonly used soda. Baking soda is applied to a damp sponge and treated bath.
After each treatment is important to carefully remove the remnants of soda to the surface of the product.
Whirlpool, besides regular cleaning needs to be periodically disinfected. Cleaning feature jacuzzi is that, in addition to the tank, it is also necessary to clean the internal parts of the whirlpool system. Bowl of such a product can be made of the following materials:
- marble cast;
- ferrous metal (steel and cast iron);
- acrylic.
Products made of cast marble and ferrous metals are easy to clean. Buy special cleaning products for surface treatment is not necessary. Tank with clean ordinary soap and water. detergents for acrylic baths can be used to remove stubborn dirt.
Acrylic hot tub should be cleaned with special care. Such a material is sensitive to mechanical stress. Metal brushes and other coarse materials can damage the enamel. Do not use for cleaning different types of solvents.
Suitable detergents should have a gel-like or foam-like structure. Powdered detergents can damage acrylic. To care for the acrylic surface produce special tools for cleaning, so there is no need to clean a bath folk ways. To maintain the cleanliness of the bath can periodically wash the surface of liquid soap.
The process of cleaning and disinfecting a hydromassage bath of any material as follows:
- The tank is filled with hot water for ten centimeters above the nozzles.
- The water is added to a special detergent or gel dishwashing detergent.
- Sets the maximum pressure level and the hydromassage system is switched on for fifteen minutes.
- The water should be emptied and rinsed with a bath.
- The cleaning procedure must be repeated, but now with cold water and without adding cleaning products.
Cast iron and steel baths are durable and durable, but enameled coating of such products needs constant care. In order not to damage the enamelled surface, it is necessary to abandon aggressive cleaning agents. Suitable cleaning agents can be purchased at any household chemical store.
No worse shops with the task of removing dirt from an enameled surface helps to cope with lemon juice. The cast-iron bath is treated with lemon juice, withstand ten minutes and rinse with water. In the fight against strong pollution (rust or threshing limestone) will help expensive stores or a solution of ammonia alcohol and peroxide.
For cleaning and whitening old cast iron baths, you must resort to more radical methods and aggressive means. After many years, the plumbing service wear out:
- Mechanical damage appear;
- The bath loses the primordial shine;
- The surface is covered with a lime bloom and rust.
When processing an old bath, cleaning agents no longer have to be very afraid that the product will deteriorate. You can use the iron brush and oxalic acid to remove rust. The main layer of rust must be brushed. Then the mixture (in the form of a paste) from oxalic acid and water is applied to polluted areas for half an hour. After processing the paste of oxalic acid, it is necessary to wash off.
The easiest way to clean the old bath is to handle it with any abrasive cleaning agent. Places of accumulation of strong plaque and rust must be lost by iron brush. Instead of household chemicals, you can use soda.
Plumbing and pipes
Chrome cranes are easiest to clean with special means for this type of coating. Instructions for the correct use of the cleaning tool can always be found on the product label. Before buying a cleaning agent, it is worth considering some nuances:
- Means intended for washing shells, baths, toilet bowls, as well as rust removal tools and various bleachs cannot be used. After processing with such means, dark spots may form on the chrome coating.
- Powdered cleaning products may damage the chrome surface, forming small scratches on it. The choice should be made in favor of gels, as well as liquid and foams. If the pollution of the chrome-plated surface is insignificant, they can be taped using the dishwashing gel.
- Do not mix different chemical cleaning products.
Give the initial shine to the mixer and the crane can food soda or citric acid. To do this, it is necessary to thoroughly treat the surface with a sponge dipped in a solution of citric acid or soldered soda.
The sink from any material in the bathroom can be cleaned using universal cleaning products for plumbing. Water spots can be lined with alcohol or vinegar. Pollution on the surface of the sink from an artificial stone can be removed to the toothpaste or cassel from soda with water.
In order to clean the toilet from the urinary stone and lime departure, you can purchase ready-made means for these purposes. Cleaning products for washing toilet disperse differ in composition:
- acidic;
- alkaline;
- Based on chlorine.
High concentration acids will help to cope with solar strong pollution:
- Electrolyte used for batteries. You can not apply if the sewer pipes are made of plastic.
- Powder of oxalic acid.
- Single-sister iodine. Removes all kinds of stone and rust. You can not use if the sewer pipes are made of cast iron.
- Hydrochloric acid. Removes all types of stone.
On the surface of metal pipes, rust and lime bloom appears on the surface. Before complete removal of rusty formations, the pipe must be processed by a mechanical manner. Rust is considered sandpaper or metal brushed. Then the outer surface of the pipe must be processed in one of the following methods:
- A solution of vinegar and citric acid in proportion 1 to 1 must be applied to sections previously treated by sandpaper, and leave for a couple of hours. Ruff a solution with soap water.
- Two tablespoons of food soda should be mixed with 1/3 cup of water. Apply the resulting mixture for 15 minutes. Wash off with water with the addition of a few drops of vinegar.
- Special funds.
Folk advice
In the fight against mold formed on silicone sealant or other surfaces, not only expensive cleaning products can help. Folk recipes, tested by time, no less effectively cope with such a type of pollution. Employed silicone from fresh mold will not be much difficulty - it is enough to wash off the fungus and treat the surface with an antiseptic. Credit with old mold will be much more difficult. Consider some of the effective methods of combating fungus in the bathroom:
- Tea tree oil (one teaspoon) need to be divorced in a glass of water temperature. A solution from essential oil to treat a problem area. After processing the surface, flush the applied solution is not necessary. Tea tree oil has an antiseptic property, which will help prevent re-formation of mold.
- Two and a half liters of water necessary to dilute a glass borax. By means of the toothbrush dipped in the solution, wiped affected mold portions. After treatment, not necessary to rinse the solution from the surface. Such impregnation forms a protective layer from a fungus.
- Half teaspoon baking soda required to dissolve in 500 ml of warm water. The solution was rubbed into the moldy portion using a brush. If necessary, treatment is necessary to spend some time. After removal of the wash solution must fungus.
- Surface covered with mold, can be treated with the usual undiluted vinegar. After one hour, the vinegar must be removed with a damp sponge.
There is a universal cleaner for almost all types of surfaces in the bathroom. Such an agent can handle faucets, ceramic tile and sanitary ware. Prepare this solution and purify them soiled surface may be as follows:
- Vinegar (one cup) must be heated on the stove. Bring to a boil the vinegar is not necessary. The liquid temperature should be such that it can be lowered and the finger does not get burned.
- In a spray bottle using a funnel to pour the heated need a glass of vinegar and dishwashing liquid. Dishwashing detergent may be replaced with liquid soap.
- The resulting mixture should be shaken well.
- The solution is to spray on the surface to be cleaned. Next, you need to evenly distribute the cleaning agent on the surface with a sponge and leave for half an hour.
- The solution must be fully washed off.
Anti-skid bath requires special care and care in cleaning. Wrong choice of means for washing of bath acrylic can spoil the enamel surface.
Limescale can be removed with the help of available tools, such as vinegar or lemon juice. Land covered with lime to be processed selected tool and wait twenty minutes. Then, vinegar or lemon juice should be washed off with warm water.
Old cast iron bath with a touch of rust and can be cleaned with ammonia. First bath surface to be treated with hot water. It is enough to dial it in boiling water and leave for 15 minutes, after which the water must be drained. Then the bath is treated with ammonia. Ammonia should be given some time to sink in.
After half an hour the surface of the soda is applied (it is possible to replace the detergent). Stiff wire brush or sponge to rub the contaminated sites must be intense. After cleaning the soda and water to wash off the dirt.
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