| One thing we probably don't stop to think about | | | | Not all of the routine cleaning on our household |
| everyday in terms or our home is cleaning equipment | | | | cleaning schedules is inside the house. Although we |
| repair. Of course as soon as something doesn't work | | | | may not do it each week, we definitely should keep |
| right, then the subject comes to mind. The best way | | | | the outside of our homes and the surrounding areas |
| to avoid having to fix something is to take care of it | | | | neat and tidy. This includes windows, patios and |
| in the first place. | | | | decks, siding, yards, and of course our cars and |
| For example most of us have floor or bathtub | | | | driveways. Not only do we feel a sense of pride |
| cleaners and/ or "stand-up" dust pans with screw on | | | | when we put our helpful household hints to use |
| handles. If we happen to break the handle, rather | | | | outdoors, but our neighbors appreciate living in a tidy |
| than throwing the whole implement away, it costs | | | | neighborhood. Once again it's just as important to |
| less and is easier on the environment to replace the | | | | keep ahead of the game by maintaining cleaning |
| handle (#820, #803 Fuller One Piece Steel Handle). | | | | equipment repair. |
| Cleaning equipment repair is more responsible than | | | | Outdoor cleaning presents some variables that we |
| treating everything we own as disposable. In fact, | | | | may not find inside the home. If we have a |
| this is something we should add to our list of helpful | | | | two-story house for instance, the windows and side |
| household hints. | | | | walls will call for a squeegee with a long handle. |
| Many companies are coming out with flimsy cleaning | | | | Probably the ladder will have to come out as well. |
| implements that can easily be thrown away. They try | | | | Once again cleaning equipment repair is important. We |
| to appeal to consumers by saying these items will | | | | may want to add a longer handle to the squeegee |
| make their household cleaning schedules go more | | | | head or put another squeegee on an existing handle |
| quickly. When you stop and think about it, cleaning is | | | | (Fuller #808 Adjustable Telescopic Handle). No matter |
| cleaning. It makes more sense to use sturdy tools | | | | what chore we're attacking, we write our household |
| and practice cleaning equipment repair. For one thing | | | | cleaning schedules for a good reason. We want to be |
| our landfills are overflowing and it's silly to run to the | | | | well organized and finish our tasks as efficiently and |
| store every month to buy something that would last | | | | quickly as possible. |
| for years if we just take good care of it. | | | | Car Care |
| Planning Your Time | | | | In addition to the inside and outside of the house, we |
| These days it seems we're all so busy that we don't | | | | also need to put some focus on our cars. The price |
| know where the days even go. We get up on | | | | of automobiles has gone through the roof. In many |
| Monday morning, get the kids off to school, and | | | | cases that means we'll be driving them longer. Even if |
| head to work. The next thing we know, it's Friday | | | | we're able to buy a new one every year, we still |
| and we don't know where the week went. | | | | need to keep them clean and in good working order. |
| Week-ends fly by, and we're back at Monday | | | | Most of us spend hours and hours each week in our |
| already. Somewhere in that blur, we need to do | | | | cars and there's no good reason for them to be |
| some cleaning. It's helpful and smart to create | | | | messy and dirty. |
| household cleaning schedules. Using this technique, it | | | | Washing a car is good for the finish. With so much |
| will be easier to stay on top of our chores. Part of | | | | pollution in the air, it's constantly being bombarded by |
| the routine should be cleaning equipment repair. | | | | harsh chemicals. Use mild eco-friendly soap and a soft |
| If we keep everything in top working order all the | | | | brush made specifically for auto paint. Something else |
| time, we won't have to stop and order a part or | | | | you should add to your list of helpful household hints |
| take something to be repaired. A simple example is | | | | is to turn the water off while you're not actually |
| to keep an extra vacuum cleaner belt on hand. That | | | | hosing the car. You can also attach a nozzle that only |
| way if you're vacuuming one day and the belt | | | | activates the water when you push on it. |
| breaks, you'll be able to just put on the new one. | | | | In the spirit of cleaning equipment repair, you can |
| This is an instance of thinking ahead about cleaning | | | | keep the same handle and change the brush head |
| equipment repair. You can find a lot of books and | | | | when it starts to wear out (Fuller Brush#227 Vehicle |
| websites offering helpful household hints, but most of | | | | Wash Brush Replacement Head). |
| them forget this important idea. | | | | With just a little bit of planning ahead, we can make |
| Outdoor Cleaning | | | | all of our cleaning activities go smoothly. |