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Couldn't sleep last night - result is a lovely clean cooker, freezer, cooker hood.
Our freezer is in large walk-in cupboard. Was disgusted when the old toad put in a light for me to see what I was raking for in the freezer, which is fairly newish. Outer door was certainly not white and fairly grotty. Used spray made up with vinegar, surgical spirit and water. Just sprayed on a wee bit at a time, holding a cloth under area I was working on, so that dirt wouldn't run, wiped it clean, then on to next section. It has worked a treat. Good as new.
Used same on cooker hood - has cleaned up wonderfully.
Was so impressed, (and still full of life), decided to have a go at the dreaded cooker! Hob and grill okay, as I only gave it a good clean last week, and been good at cleaning/wiping up ever since.
Opened oven - the oven itself was pretty good. Inner oven glass door was gross!
Tried the spray, didn't work, although it probably got rid of some of the dirt.
Layed down newspaper on floor, opened oven door. Made paste from bi-carb of soda and vinegar - let if fizz a bit, then applied to oven door. Left for about 1/2 hour. Applied bit elbow grease (but not a lot), using white scouring pad sponge thing. (Maybe the green scourers would be even easier). Wiped of with wet cloth, then dried off with kitchen towel. Never seen it as clean ever, it really is as clean as when it was new - cooker is at least 10 years old.
Had been a partial convert to using vinegar and bi-carb soda - no longer! Works much better than all those paste things for ovens.

Daisy wrote:

What's the best laundry liquid to use? I currently use Tesco Colours which is £2 odd. I would rather use liquid as doesn't powder clog up your machine? Also, (and this is probably a dumb question) what's the difference between bio and non-bio and are they suitable for cleaning black/coloured clothing?

A plumber we used to use told me laundry liquid clogs up pipes. Stopped using it at that point and now just use powder. I do open and inspect our under-sink piping every so often and I have to say that since we have been using powder it has stayed clearer.

Biological washing powders contain enzyme based cleaning agents. Non-biological ones don't. For people with sensitive skin, best to steer clear of the BIOLOGICAL powders. Bio/non-bio shouldn't make much difference when it comes to washing coloured clothing. Most powders contain bleaches that will fad colours over time. Lower temperature washes will help to preserve the colour and the clothes. We use Fairy non-bio powder at home for all our washing and seems to do well. We used to use Ecover but found that it didn't dissolve as well at lower temperatures and we were left with white splodges on our clothes.

krishna wrote:

A plumber we used to use told me laundry liquid clogs up pipes.

Oddly enough a plumber once told my mother (about 20 years ago) that powder clogs up pipes! Thanks for your reply. I'll certainly look into using a powder though. I use white vinegar as a fabric conditioner so wouldn't this clear my pipes anyway?

bit of an odd tip this one but a carpet fitter told me and it works
spray WD40 on a paint stain and dab with kitchen paper and the paint will come out. have only tried this with gloss paint and it did work but don't forget WD40 is oil based so have to rinse the area with soapy water after.

I always thoght that you had to boil the leaves in the pan and then wash and rinse like mad because the leaves are poisonous.