How to Clean Glass Stove Tops

Your glass stove top should be wiped down immediately after use, but we all know this does not always happen. The most important thing however is not to reheat and use your stove top until you’ve wiped down any previous spills.

Although your glass stove top is usually heat and scratch resistant you still need to take care when cleaning. Do not use abrasives cleaners or sponges. The roughness of the cloth needs to be kept to a minimum.

If using strong spray cleaning detergent, leave it to settle onto the surface and loosen the spills before your wipe. Cleaners need time to react and lift the dirt. The longer you leave the cleaner the better, however do not let the cleaner dry out.

I like to use a Cerapol Ceramic Glass Cooktop cleaner from Hillmark, this product is easy to use and the company has a scraper to use on cook tops for the burnt on spills. As with a spray cleaner you need to let the product work and give it time to react with the spills.

Once you’ve dampened down your cook top with the cleaning spray or cleaner and let it sit awhile,you than need to take a soft damp cloth and wipe over the surface to remove the cleaner and spills. Paper towel can be used to wipe down the stove top or a washable microfibre cloth. A scraper may need to be used to remove burnt on marks. Please use a plastic scraper or scraper specified for Ceramic Glass Cooktops and use on a damp surface.

Rinse your cloth with lukewarm water and re-wipe the surface until all the cleaner has been removed. Dry the cook top and Voilà your cooktop should look like new.



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How to Clean Windows.

Windows should be cleaned about twice a year, however if you live on the beach and get plenty of sea spray you will need to clean more often.

Very little equipment is needed for window washing. I like to use a window washer, a squeegee, lint free rag, a squirt of dishwashing liquid and a bucket with water.

Add a squirt of dishwashing liquid to your bucket of water, not too much as you do not want lots of suds. Soak the window washer in the water and run your hand over it to release some of the water back into the bucket.

Wipe the window washer over the windows, starting from the top left corner moving across and down the window. With the window washer move all the small particles to the bottom of the window as not to scratch the window when you squeegee. Ensure the window is wet enough before you squeegee.

Using the squeegee wipe the suds of the soapy pane in a reverse –S pattern. At the end of each stroke, wipe the squeegees blade with a lint free rag. (Cloth diapers are great for this)

Remove any water remaining on the edges of the glass with the rag. A good rag or chamois will not leave streaks.

Hot Tip: Windows at the beachside with sea salt should be washed with water only – no detergent.

How to Clean Your Ceiling Fans.

A ceiling fan can get very dirty and is often overlooked as it is above eye level. If dust is noticed on the blades of the ceiling fan, the top of the blades maybe think in dust.

You only need a sturdy step ladder, a few clean clothes and pledge or spray and wipe to give your fans a great clean. Stand on a stepladder where you can reach the blades comfortably. It is not important to see the top of the blade but do check you can reach the blade with ease. Using a microfiber cloth, wipe the blades from the middle near the motor to the outer edge. The dust will stick to the microfiber cloth. Ok if it is years and years of dust than it will fall to the floor for you to vacuum up after.

After you have dusted the blade, damp wipe the blade with a clean cloth which has a little of your cleaning spray on. Don’t forget to wipe the underneath of the blade.
Rotate the fan so you can reach the next blade and repeat process until all blades are clean.

Each week when cleaning, wipe the blades with an extendable feather duster, this will control the dust that collects on the blades.