How To Clean and Disinfect Your house During the Spread of Coronavirus
How to make your own disinfectant
- We recommend you to use EPA-registered household disinfectant
- Follow the instructions to ensure safe and efficient use of the product. Infographic by EPA on how to use disinfectant products.
- Some of these products recommend:
- Keeping surface wet for a period of time (check product label)
- Precautions such as using gloves and making sure you have sufficient ventilation during the application of the product
- Diluted household bleach solutions may also be used if relevant for the surface.
- Examine the label to recognize if your bleach is intended for disinfection, and make sure the product is not expired. Some bleaches, for example, like those created for safe use on colored clothing may not be suitable for this.
- Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for application and proper ventilation. Don't mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser.
- Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.
- Leave solution on the surface for at least 1 minute.
To make a bleach solution, mix:
- 5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water
OR
- 4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water
- Bleach solutions will be effective for up to 24 hours.
- Alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol may also be used.
- So if you are wondering what DIY household cleaner kills coronavirus, you can check this Full Disinfection Guidance.
You also can check our guide to Cleaning Supplies
How to Disinfect the Soft Surfaces?
For soft surfaces such as carpeted floor, rugs, and drapes.
- Wipe the surface using water with soap or with cleaners appropriate for use on these surfaces.
- Launder items (if possible) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.Use the warmest appropriate water setting and dry items completely.
OR
- Disinfect with an EPA-registered household disinfectant. These disinfectants
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- meet EPA’s criteria for use against COVID-19.
- Vacuum as usual.
First of all, you should think about how to sanitize your car without harming the interior.
As always, you should start with soap. It doesn’t really matter what kind of soap to pick. Car owners usually make a simple soap scrub however it's effective against most of the viruses and it doesn't harm your car's interior. But don't forget that it needs time while soap would take an effect. You can’t just move some soap around and then rinse It off in seconds.
Disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer are also safe to use on your vehicle’s surfaces. Cars with leather interiors should be cleaned with the leather cleaner after drying. It's crucial to clean a touchscreen if you have it, just use the microfiber cloth. And the most important is to scrub down the steering wheel of your car.
We should warn you, do not use bleach in your vehicle because it will harm the surfaces.
Types of Cleaning Services During the Coronavirus
Focal disinfection from coronavirus
This type of cleaning is indispensable when someone close to you lives in the apartment, or some employees were infected with Covid-19. (ULV) Ultra-low volume disinfection fogging is based on a fogger device to generate a cloud of a disinfectant liquid. The cleaning specialists are passing through the entire home or office and reach even hard to get areas. The application of disinfectants and biocides using this method can dramatically decrease the number of germs both on surfaces and in the air.
The droplets can get beneath, on top of, and on the sides of numerous things and inaccessible spaces that are almost not reached using traditional cleaning techniques. Also, it reaches a wider range of surfaces than manual cleaning, including textiles.
Rapid ULV fogging and disinfection allows the treatment of large areas quickly to break the spread of disease.
Coronavirus home disinfection
Specialists travel to the house and carefully clean from dust and accumulated dirt such objects like floors, carpets, and hard surfaces. During the high-quality sanitation of surfaces, cleaners are paying special attention to door knobs, since the owner constantly interacts with them, coming from the outside. The company's specialists also clean and disinfect windows, cabinet furniture, work surfaces in the kitchen. There is not a single surface in the house that could be "not attractive" to the virus since it is transmitted through the air.
It is essential to provide comprehensive disinfection of your own housing if there are children, people who suffer from allergies, or who are at risk of getting an illness (elder people and those who suffer from concomitant, chronic diseases). You just need to call our specialists by phone or fill a form online, indicating the data: area; what kind of cleaning is needed; the address; suitable date and time. Plus, customers are not obliged to be personally present during the cleaning process.
