7 household bad habits that are slowly destroying your apartment
Every person knows very well that you should not leave laundry in the washing machine or hoard dishes for a long time, because it will be difficult to wash them of dried food. However, even experienced people make the same mistakes. Many “bad” habits came from the USSR, when everyone acted this way. However, it's time to get rid of stereotypes! Today I will talk about 7 household habits that harm the home and its inhabitants.
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Sweep a floor
It would seem, why constantly drag a vacuum cleaner around with you if you can clean up spilled cereal with a broom? In fact, the whisk does not remove even a tenth of the dirt. Small abrasive particles not only remain on the floor, but also scratch the coating. In addition, over time they eat into linoleum or parquet. It begins to look dusty, and fine dust always seems to creak underfoot. Sound familiar? In this case, it's time to forget about the broom! It is enough just to vacuum the floor once a week to keep the apartment clean.
Do not maintain humidity levels
A quick question: who has a working hygrometer at home? Unfortunately, people tend to think that the correct humidity level is not that important. It is critical only for people with diseased lungs, right? Well, I hasten to disappoint.
Furniture does not live in a room with high humidity levels. More likely to survive.Because of this, floors deteriorate and swell very quickly. Fungus and midges appear in the bathroom and toilet, and the walls become covered with mold. That is why it is always necessary to maintain an optimal level of humidity in the room - no more than 55%. It is especially important not to overdo it with wet cleaning. You shouldn’t wipe everything with water and fanatically flood the floor with an untwisted mop.
Rinse everything down the sink
Everyone already knows that food scraps should not be thrown down the drain. But many people do not know that the remaining fat should not be poured there. Melted butter, water after cooking meat and other similar liquids remain in the pipes for a long time. They can clog them, cause an unpleasant odor and damage the finish of the sink. You can't pour it there:
- Coffee grounds.
- Water after pasta or rice.
- Household chemicals (except dishwashing detergent).
- Paints and varnishes.
Do not drain the boiler
This is usually not written in the instructions, but once every six months to a year you need to completely drain the water from the water heater. Otherwise, the lifespan of the latter will be significantly reduced. Stagnant liquid with mineral additives forms a coating on the walls of the boiler, from which the device quickly becomes unusable. So the device needs to be washed periodically.
Organize a flower bed under the window
Beautiful flowers entwining the windowsill are stylish. However, this solution is only appropriate for staged photographs. In real life, the flowerbed should be at least a meter away from the house.
The reason is simple - most perennial plants have a wide root system. Over time, they penetrate under the foundation, gradually destroying it. In ten years the house may sink, because as they say: “Water wears away stones.”
Use a lot of cleaning product
It seems that the more of the legendary "Mr. Proper" the better. In fact, it is better not to neglect the manufacturer's recommendations. A couple of drops per bucket is enough to clean anything. Excessive amounts of detergent will have to be washed off with plenty of water. And there mold won’t take long to appear...
Constantly open the curtains
Everyone wants to soak up the sun. However, during particularly hot hours, curtains or blinds should be closed. Ultraviolet rays are quite aggressive - because of them, furniture and parquet quickly fade. However, this rule applies only to owners of apartments on the sunny side.
What's wrong with coffee grounds?! This is not cement - I washed it with plenty of hot water and it all went away. And the oil is washed off well with boiling water. But it’s better not to pour it down the toilet - the fat will remain for a long time. It's cold water.
Is it okay that ultraviolet rays DO NOT PENETRATE through glass? And no matter how much you open the curtains, even on the south side, even on any side, there will no longer be a drop of ultraviolet radiation in the apartment. Whether the curtains are open or closed only affects the amount of light and temperature in the room. And furniture fades not because of ultraviolet radiation.
And after pasta, wangyu, you need to drink water. So that she doesn’t inadvertently damage the sewer system :)))
90% of the cereal remains on the floor after the brush? Well, if your brush is six decades old, then it’s possible.
What does the USSR have to do with it? Were there other people living in the Soviet Union? In Soviet times, all communications worked properly. Household chemicals dissolved in water, unlike modern powders that are half made from soda ash and who knows what. And there are now more bad housewives in the kitchen: thanks to dishwashers and robot vacuum cleaners and hired cleaners, otherwise the modern elite has forgotten how to not only wash dishes, but also cook food.
Strange advice. And it’s typical for “fashionable” publications to remember life under the USSR. I think this is bad form.
Don’t wash off the oil, then where should you put it? Drink?
In the 65 years that I have lived in this world, I have never had to empty water into the sink after cooking rice. Maybe someone can share their experience under what circumstances such an operation is performed?
For some dishes, rice should be boiled until half cooked. To do this, pour more water into the pan than required. Then you need to monitor the readiness of the rice, and simply drain the excess liquid.
For some dishes, rice should be boiled until half cooked. To do this, pour less water into the pan than required. Then the readiness (half-readiness) of the rice is determined by the disappearance of water.
Where should I drain the water after cooking rice or pasta?
I live in a cottage. And I realized for myself that you can’t drain coffee grounds. After the blockage, they opened everything up and were stunned that the grounds were clogged.But we, however, and the locksmith told us that we shouldn’t wash it off. Only into the toilet: there is a wide pipe and the flow of water will carry it away. I know for sure about grease, and everything in the apartment gets dirty. Then the fat will wash out from there. Therefore, first I wipe the fat and oil from the pan with a napkin, and then wash it. I didn’t know about pasta and rice. But now I’ll be careful, because everything is my own, and there’s no need for problems. I’ll just pour in a strong stream of water later.
And where do you put the water after pasta?