I just started working cleaning up apartments when people move out, and i’m looking for what would be best to use to clean; I need a good light-weight vacuum, something for ovens, something for grungy bathtubs, something for linoleum, and something for blinds. I need the best combination of heavy duty and fast working…the quicker I get one done, the sooner I can do another, but of course the better I do it the sooner they will call me instead of another cleaning lady. Any advice and tips would be welcome, too!
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Oreck vacuums are the lightest and generally used in your line of work because of it. Believe it or not, but the best cleaner to use is probably the best. Old fashioned vinegar and baking soda. There are a great many recipes for them and what to use them for on the web. The blinds…I am afraid you are on your own…I’ve never found anything that cleans them quickly and efficiently. I always plunk them in the bathtub myself, but that wouldn’t be an option for you. Perhaps an attachment for the vacuum. Good luck.
I would use comet or something abrasive for the tubs and toilets and a multi purpose cleaner for almost anything else. That way you don’t have too much to carry and you can have it in your pocket every where you go.
Simple Green is a good multi cleaner, although it doesn’t disenfect. You can dilute it to whatever strength you want or use it full strength. I highly recommend it ! Also I like my Kenmore canister vac. Vinegar is good too, like for windows.
kaboom for bathtubs and toilets its the best and fastest.
Easy off for the ovens really works great, you don’t scrub. Spray it and let it sit for about an hour, go back and it wipes right off, you can use it on the grease catchers too on top of the stove. The best vaccuum I found was a bissel clean view 2 bagless. lots of power pretty light weight comes with attachments that work great on blinds. I use x14 and a magic eraser on the bathtubs, you don’t really have to scrub. and the magic eraser will get off all the stains that scrubbing till your arms fall off leave behind.
Kaboom works well for almost everything. Good luck. I’m obsessive compulsive so I know how to clean.
For a vacuum cleaner I find that dyson works best
I have a bissell bagless…works good…light weight.
Get a cleaner with bleach…spray the linoleum when you get there and let it soak…re spray and clean it later
I hope you like to clean, cause cleaning up after someone else is not the most pleasant job in the world. I speak from experience as we’ve had a few bad tenants over the years. You are right, you need a good quality vacuum, I’d look into the Miele, it’s a small canister vacuum, gets really good ratings and won’t kill your back lifting it. Ovens may or may not require a lot of work, depends on the person and how good they were about cleaning up after spills. Pick one cleaner you can spray on cold then you can go on to other things and come back after the 20 minutes to half an hour it takes to let it work. Be careful not to get these cleaners on Aluminum parts the spots never come out, and I like to take the door off the oven, makes it a lot easier on the back. If we’re talking mini blinds you can clean them in place or put them in the bathtub for a good soak, either way a glove where you can run along them will work best.
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