As your Dutchess County NY septic tank cleaning experts, here at Jones Septic, we know the importance of keeping your home clean. However, this task might be harder than it sounds, especially, when you don’t realize the full extent of the consequences of the dirt that accumulates in your home. Even if you think your house is pristine, chances are that it is not at all as clean as it looks.
In fact, it is estimated that at least 60% percent of American households are plagued with hidden germs that may suppose a health threat to the people inside those properties. If you want to make your home a healthy place for your family, keep reading to learn a trick or two about how to upgrade your cleaning game at home.
If an area is difficult to reach for cleaning, it doesn’t mean it is difficult to reach for dirt and germs and, even if dirt and germs are not on display for everyone, these elements can still cause you harm. Quite the opposite, the isolated areas in your home that are often overlooked could be full of mold and bacteria, which could seriously harm your health.
A floor care company conducted a study that showed that only a small portion of homeowners clean hard-to-reach areas in their homes, meaning that they move furniture around to clean underneath them, and 27% of the people surveyed only do so once a year. Although it does make sense that you don’t lift every piece of furniture every day or every week, because vacuuming and cleaning in-depth might not seem necessary to the naked eye, the areas that are not easy to reach are in need of cleanliness just as the rest of your home. Actually, if you were to gather samples from various family homes using an aseptic filter attached to a vacuum cleaner and then take it to a lab, you would realize that all the areas that you missed to clean, often, harbor large quantities of dust mites and loads of other harmful yeasts, molds and bacteria.
These microorganisms can cause and worsen respiratory illnesses, asthma, skin infections and even pneumonia. Areas and items on your house that harbor more bacteria than you imagine include:
- Cleaning them regularly is a must. Put your mattress upwards against the wall and give it a good whack; put it down again and sprinkle it with baking soda all over. Then, use a vacuum cleaner to clean the surface and absorb the baking soda.
- Computer keyboards. You can easily clean these with the help of sanitizing wipes for the surface and cotton buds or a little brush with a bit of sanitizer to clean between keys.
- Kitchen sponges that you can microwave for a couple of minutes to kill germs.
- Septic system. Although this not something you would clean on a regular basis, as the indoors of your home, make sure you give it appropriate care and maintenance by working with professionals in septic services such as Jones Septic Services.
