This unusual cleaning hack will have your windows sparkling in seconds
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Windows are a home feature that can often be forgotten when cleaning. Exterior window sills, blinds, and shutters all accumulate plenty of dirt and dust that can become a real eyesore over time.
Fly screens are more likely to collect an extraordinary amount of grime and dust as pollution from the air outside your home flows into it and gets trapped. This makes them dirty and difficult to clean.
Luckily, a simple solution emerged online – and it’s probably one of the quirkiest cleaning hacks you’ll see.
Part of the reason fly screens are neglected is that they’re too complicated and time-consuming to clean.
But one cleaning hack shared by a social media user claims to make cleaning fly screens a breeze. Originally found in the popular social media forum Reddit, the hack uses a leaf blower to blast debris from a fly screen in seconds.
It also resurfaced on TikTok, where the video has more than 1.2 million views.
‘Here’s how you clean screens,’ Tom, the original poster, said in the video.
According to the video, you need to do this hack from inside your home. You’ll need a brush or a small broom and dip it in soapy water. Next, brush the entire fly screen until the soapy water seeps into the mesh.
Then (if you have it), take your leaf blower and turn it on. Ensure that the stream of air is directed at the fly screen and that you start from the top corners to the bottom corners, moving back and forth until the entire fly screen is clean.
‘That’s how you clean your screen,’ Tom said while showing the difference between the clean window screen and the dirty one beside it. He later confirmed that his fly screens could not be removed from the window.
Despite being an unorthodox way of cleaning windows, the hack was generally well-received.
‘Pretty neat though I'd have never thought to use a leaf blower on a screen,’ one commented.
‘I had to watch that three times. I surprised myself with how deeply satisfying it was to watch that leaf blower in action. So clean,’ another wrote.
One questioned why this hack worked when the leaf blower seemed only to blow off the water from the net.
Someone replied: ‘You put the soapy water on the screen, then blow it off. It takes the dirt with it. It's a tad confusing because he does the water part before starting the video, so you don't get to see the screen beforehand. But if you watch to the end, you can see him compare it to a screen he has not put water on yet.’
‘Tidy. I like it,’ one wrote.
Another social media user stated that you could try a regular vacuum if you don’t have a leaf blower. However, this can backfire as it can make your window screens muddier.
Others suggested using a hair dryer.
You can watch the cleaning hack below:
‘Even easier and less messy, use WD40 on a rag and wipe it on. It will get the dirt off, repel dirt and bugs,’ one more shared.
Many have said that WD-40 works well as a cleaner, especially when removing dirt and grime from shower screens. In one instance, an Aussie mum said that she and her husband had been trying to get rid of the same soap scum for ‘the last five years’, but no matter the product they tried, it didn’t work.
Things changed when her husband stumbled upon WD-40, the multi-purpose lubricant that many used to fix squeaky hinges or rusty locks. 'Yesterday my husband came across a TikTok he wanted to try — WD-40 to clean shower screens, and IT WORKED,' the mum stated. More details about this hack can be read here.
If you have a leaf blower at home, will you try this hack? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!
Fly screens are more likely to collect an extraordinary amount of grime and dust as pollution from the air outside your home flows into it and gets trapped. This makes them dirty and difficult to clean.
Luckily, a simple solution emerged online – and it’s probably one of the quirkiest cleaning hacks you’ll see.
Part of the reason fly screens are neglected is that they’re too complicated and time-consuming to clean.
But one cleaning hack shared by a social media user claims to make cleaning fly screens a breeze. Originally found in the popular social media forum Reddit, the hack uses a leaf blower to blast debris from a fly screen in seconds.
It also resurfaced on TikTok, where the video has more than 1.2 million views.
‘Here’s how you clean screens,’ Tom, the original poster, said in the video.
The hack uses a leaf blower to blast dirt from fly screens. Credit: inkyhills/Unsplash
According to the video, you need to do this hack from inside your home. You’ll need a brush or a small broom and dip it in soapy water. Next, brush the entire fly screen until the soapy water seeps into the mesh.
Then (if you have it), take your leaf blower and turn it on. Ensure that the stream of air is directed at the fly screen and that you start from the top corners to the bottom corners, moving back and forth until the entire fly screen is clean.
‘That’s how you clean your screen,’ Tom said while showing the difference between the clean window screen and the dirty one beside it. He later confirmed that his fly screens could not be removed from the window.
Despite being an unorthodox way of cleaning windows, the hack was generally well-received.
‘Pretty neat though I'd have never thought to use a leaf blower on a screen,’ one commented.
‘I had to watch that three times. I surprised myself with how deeply satisfying it was to watch that leaf blower in action. So clean,’ another wrote.
One questioned why this hack worked when the leaf blower seemed only to blow off the water from the net.
Someone replied: ‘You put the soapy water on the screen, then blow it off. It takes the dirt with it. It's a tad confusing because he does the water part before starting the video, so you don't get to see the screen beforehand. But if you watch to the end, you can see him compare it to a screen he has not put water on yet.’
‘Tidy. I like it,’ one wrote.
Another social media user stated that you could try a regular vacuum if you don’t have a leaf blower. However, this can backfire as it can make your window screens muddier.
Others suggested using a hair dryer.
You can watch the cleaning hack below:
‘Even easier and less messy, use WD40 on a rag and wipe it on. It will get the dirt off, repel dirt and bugs,’ one more shared.
Many have said that WD-40 works well as a cleaner, especially when removing dirt and grime from shower screens. In one instance, an Aussie mum said that she and her husband had been trying to get rid of the same soap scum for ‘the last five years’, but no matter the product they tried, it didn’t work.
Things changed when her husband stumbled upon WD-40, the multi-purpose lubricant that many used to fix squeaky hinges or rusty locks. 'Yesterday my husband came across a TikTok he wanted to try — WD-40 to clean shower screens, and IT WORKED,' the mum stated. More details about this hack can be read here.
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