Does keeping your home clean feel like a constant battle? The cleaning cycle can be relentless and while we’d all love full-time hired help, most of us must grin, bear, and get on with it. But while there may be no magic spells to banish dirt and grime away, there are ways to save time, conserve energy, and avoid arguments.
Streamlining your cleaning routine, consolidating your cleaning products, and trying new technologies like the coveted new WINBOT W2 PRO OMNI Window Cleaning Robot by Ecovacs will help you spend less time scrubbing and more time relaxing and enjoying your home. Here are five tips for keeping your house bright and beautiful every day of the week.
1. Create a cleaning schedule
A cleaning schedule can be a lifesaver whether you live alone or with others. Breaking down tasks by frequency and assigning them to household members removes the guesswork, helps maintain overall cleanliness, and reduces the need for labour-intensive cleaning days. It might also prevent a few quarrels.
A schedule may look something like this, with each task allocated to a specific person:
- Daily: Wipe kitchen counters, sweep kitchen floor, tidy up common areas
- Weekly: Dust surfaces, spray showers, vacuum floors, mop
- Monthly: Deep clean bathroom, scrub the oven, clean windows
2. Embrace new technologies
It’s hard to go past the time, energy, and eco-saving powers of robotic cleaners and our futuristic friends just get better. You’ve seen the vacuums that roam around cleaning floors (often with cats sitting on them). Now meet a new generation of window cleaning robots, offering thorough, automated glass maintenance.
The new WINBOT W2 PRO OMNI Window Cleaning Robot by Ecovacs is designed to keep your windows spotless while you take it easy. With a world-class intelligent climbing system, this clever little machine can clean indoors and out, on floor-to-ceiling, framed or frameless, and even tilting windows. Its edge detection and obstacle sensors ensure every corner is attended to, while the anti-drop and safety mechanisms provide peace of mind so you can set it and forget it.
The OMNI station also gives you a choice of power sources, the first of its kind to do so. You can plug it into a power point or use the station as a portable battery with up to 110 minutes of operation when fully charged. The portable mode makes it ideal for areas like balconies or bathrooms without power points, while plugging in is preferable for interior windows with proximity to power.
To make your life even easier, you can control it remotely via an app which offers multiple cleaning modes, omnidirectional remote control, and real-time monitoring. It’s ideal for anyone looking for an effortless solution for crystal-clear windows and more time to do better things.
3. Declutter as you go
Minimalist interiors are popular for more than aesthetics – fewer objects mean less dusting, wiping, and rearranging. But we can’t all live like magazine covers, and cleaning around clutter is time-consuming and ineffective. Prioritise a regular decluttering routine, especially in high-traffic areas. Make house members responsible for their own clutter. Save time and energy for the things you love.
4. Adopt a top-to-bottom routine
If you prefer to clean one room at a time, try working from the ceiling down. This prevents backtracking and ensures that debris from upper levels doesn’t fall on freshly cleaned furniture and floors. Start with high surfaces like ceiling fans, light fixtures, and shelves, dusting and wiping your way down to the floor. Finish with vacuuming or mopping and a well-earned pat on the back.
To help you get into every nook and cranny up high and down low, the DEEBOT T30S COMBO Robot Vacuum and Mop can’t be beaten. The all-in-one cleaning hub adds automated mopping to a class-leading robot and handheld vacuum. Use the handheld for elevated and vertical areas, then let the robot work its magic on your floors.
5. Choose multi-use products
All-purpose products are the unsung heroes of home cleaning – they’re cost-efficient, reduce cupboard clutter, and save you time switching between products. Opt for multi-surface sprays safe for wood, glass, and countertops, and those with disinfecting properties.
Alternatively, try pantry staple power couple white vinegar and baking soda. Together, the duo can tackle almost any mess and are free of the harsh chemicals in many commercial cleaners. Vinegar’s natural acidity cuts through grease and fights bacteria and mould; while baking soda works wonders on tough stains, odours, and grime.
With organisation, set routines, and help from our new robot friends your home can be spick and span day in and out. All that’s left to do is decide how to spend all your extra free time.
As the global leader in home robotics, ECOVACS creates market innovating robotic vacuums, window cleaners, lawn mowers and more that revolutionise the way we maintain our homes. Upholding its mission of “Robotics for All”, ECOVACS has introduced many new technologies around mopping, mapping and auto-emptying that ensures you spend less time cleaning, and more time doing what you love.
