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Limit Appliance Repairs with Eco-Friendly Cleaning

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It’s no longer true that the “best” cleaning solutions have to be harsh – even toxic – chemical products that overwhelm your senses and cause headaches, breathing problems, and other issues. More people than ever are turning to green cleaners to do more than just keep their appliances shiny. Proper care and maintenance of your appliances will help reduce wear and tear on them, making them last longer and require fewer Marin County appliance repair service calls. While many natural, eco-friendly products are well-known, others aren’t so much. You’ve certainly heard that baking soda and vinegar are two common natural products, but how about castile soap? What about club soda?

Read on to discover some great natural items you can use to keep your appliances in great shiny shape.

  • Castile Soap is great for cleaning surfaces of appliances, as well as the insides of some of them, too. Mix two cups of hot water with a half teaspoon of castile soap to remove grease and stains. It can also be put into the dishwasher to clean the insides of it to remove build-up and grime.
  • Club soda can be a potent cleaner! It doesn’t take much, either; mix a teaspoon or two of it with a couple of cups of hot water. It’s great for wiping down surfaces like stoves and the inside (and outside) walls of your refrigerator.
  • Hydrogen peroxide is great for getting rid of mildew and mold. Mix one cup of water with a half cup of hydrogen peroxide to eliminate the nasty stuff from your appliances. Just be sure to rinse the insides of your small appliances well afterwards to prevent tasting the peroxide later!
  • Freshly squeezed lemons and club soda can clean glass like nobody’s business! Just pour some club soda into a spray bottle with some of the squeezed lemon, and go to town on your microwave glass, your windows, glass fridge and freezer shelves, and more.
  • Baking soda mixed with a little bit of water makes a fantastic, effective paste that will scrub away grime from your sink, cooktop, microwave, and Be careful not to use it on glass cooktops or any surface that scratches easily, however. When you combine baking soda, white vinegar and water into a spray bottle, it makes an excellent all-purpose cleaner.
  • Speaking of white vinegar, if you’re searching for something that eliminates build-up like calcium from hard water, you’re in luck. Use vinegar during your coffee machine’s cleaning cycle instead of expensive, harsh coffee maker cleaners! It can also be used to dissolve build-up around sinks and faucets, as well as on other surfaces. It’s great for shining up plastic-coated appliances, too. If you have stainless steel appliances, spray the surfaces with white vinegar, wipe it in the direction of the metal grain, then gently polish the surface with a soft cloth that has been dipped in olive oil.

Despite even the very best cleaning schedules and products, eventually, all appliances will need professional attention from time to time. When you discover that one of your appliances isn’t working correctly, you’ll want one of our experts in appliance repair in San Francisco to properly diagnose and fix the issue. We service clients in all surrounding areas of San Francisco and can repair any and all major brands and models of appliances. Contact us today!