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The Dirtiest Spots in the Hospital

Hospitals are often thought of as places to get better, where you get rid of germs and cure illness. But the truth is one in twenty people leave a hospital with an infection they acquired there. It makes sense really, put enough sick people in the same place and there will be real problems. Here are some of the dirtiest places in a place that’s supposed to be so clean. Avoid them if possible, and be careful if it isn’t.

The ER

The emergency room is full of people who have illnesses as well as injuries and even the smallest disease could carry germs that are dangerous to you. Chances are the chair any one patient is sitting in has had a dozen sick people in it today, not to mention the people all around coughing and spluttering fairly close to them. If you’re coming to the ER and you have any control over the circumstances bring a bottle of disinfectant and have the person who brought you wipe the chair down.

The Cafeteria

People don’t wash their hands and even doctors aren’t perfect, almost everyone who’s been moving through the hospital either is sick or recently touched a sick person. Their hands are all around your food. Sadly the responsibility for this is entirely on the staff. If you happen to be running a hospital Click Here to find a cleaning service, or a list of cleaning products that would serve well in an environment where chemicals are a bad idea and cleanliness is all important.

The Laundry Room

The laundry room of a hospital is a place where exactly three things go. The clothes that patients were wearing while they were coming in, and were sick. The clothes doctors wear around sick people or in surgery, and the robes patients wear while they’re in a hospital, while they’re sick. Because of this gigantic amounts of germs grow in every laundry room. Stay out of there if at all possible, and if its not then wash the clothes, wash your hands and avoid high contact surfaces.

In Patient Wards

This is a place where rooms full of two or three people who have been sick a long time. They have lived there for weeks or months on end and while the rooms are cleaned its never enough. Walking down the hallway to visit your patient be careful you don’t touch other visitors or any high contact surfaces.

Bathrooms

This is pretty classic and obvious. Sick people, leaving behind waste, make sure it gets cleaned a lot. That is pretty much it. Wash your hands thoroughly on your way out.

Most people will stay out of the hospital if at all possible but there’s no reason to be scared. If you are reasonably careful, and don’t touch much, you should be all right.

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Tile Cleaning Tips

Cleaning is a woman’s thing especially cleaning the house and everything inside the house. One task that we should not forget to do is cleaning tiles inside our house, may it be kitchen tiles or the tiles in our bathroom. Sometimes, cleaning tiles is difficult especially if it is your first time to clean it but there are nice tips out there such as the things listed below to make your tasks easier.

  • Sweep the floor tiles before using a damp mop in order to avoid getting it dirtier and harder to clean.
  • Let it dry for a few minutes, if there are stains on the floor tiles, use a stiff scrub brush to remove the stain, do not use cleansing powder with bleach because it can bleach the grout and you will not like that.
  • Cleaning grouts could be easy if you use an old toothbrush and use it with household cleanser.

Cleaning tiles is easy as 1-2-3 and it will not consume a lot of your time if you know what to do.

Practical Tips On Cleaning Air Conditioner

Now that summer is here, our aircon will surely be used more often compared to when we have colder weather. Since we use our aircon more, we need to keep it clean so it functions efficiently. Because when our aircon functions well, it can save us on energy costs and repair bills.

As it is with any other electrical appliance, unplug your aircon from the power source as a safety precaution. You will have to check your aircon’s compressor. This part is pretty easy to remove. Loosen all the screws around the edge of the outer covering so you can take it out and remove the compressor from the inside. Then carefully lift the grill of the fan, making sure that no wires are crimped. Place this ins a safe place.

Inside, you will see all the dirt that has accumulated in the past. This is something that you want to remove by using some brush or vacuum. The next parts you may want to clean are the cooling fins. Clean these using some sprayer from the inside to the out so that all are removed. When the cooling fins are clean, the air that moves through it can cool properly, helping the unit function efficiently.

Make sure too that where your aircon is hosted is also clean because the unit will suck up the dirt in it. You may also want to regularly check your aircon’s freon.

Practical Tips On Electric Fan Cleaning

Electrical appliances function at their best when they are clean. Not only they function well, they also help us save electricity which can translate to monetary savings.

Cleaning your electric fan will also save you and your family’s health. Overtime, dust will accumulate in your electric fan’s covering, if you are in hurry and part of your prom dress needs some air drying, the dust in the fan is not a good idea. The wind that your electric fan creates can blow those dust into the air you and your family breathes. So clean you electric fans often and keep these simple tips in mind.

• Plan the time when you will do the cleaning. If you have kids at home or have someone who are allergy sufferers, you may want to schedule it when they are away to prevent them from inhaling the dust particles.

• Prepare all the materials you will be needing in the process such as dust wipes, vacuum, fan duster, screw removers, damp clothe, water and oil for the motor.

• Wear a mask as you do the cleaning so you will not breathe in the dust particles.

• Detach every thing from the stand first before cleaning each part. Put them in a safe area to avoid any accident.

• Keep the screws in one place so you will not end up with missing parts.

• Work from the insideparts to the outside, starting with the motor.

• Clean each part first before assembling it again.

For best performance, clean your electric fan twice a month or as soon as you see dust starting to accumulate in your fan’s covering.