Dust?

Gingham_Ribbon

Thanks, Squeaky, that's what I meant by damp. I use a cloth with a little weak water/vinegar solution sprayed on to it. Unless I'm cleaning the tv, mirror or window, in which case I use the same solution, but use newspaper instead of a cloth.

squeaky

Yep! And that's another sensible thing I should have said...

..when dealing with electrical appliances spray the cloth and not the appliance.

It's also an economical way to use any given spray.

ancasta_2

This thread just reminds me of the little britain sketch where the diet group leader tells her class to eat dust.

It solves all dusting problems.

squeaky

Feed the homeless to the hungry and solve two more.

ginger_nuts

squeaky wrote:

Feed the homeless to the hungry and solve two more.

is this the start off a new thread

apprentice_tycoon

My best tip for dust reduction is hoovering every day - we have a dyson and for an experiment a while back I emptied the bin on to newspaper each time I used it and it was truly astonishing how much stuff it was picking up each day:eek: , but in my defence there are 4 cats, 2 with long hair and 3 people, but if the stuff is in the hoover it can't land on the TV and furniture

Ticklemouse

It's also recommended that you dust/vac as early in the day as possible as it takes a good 45 mins for the dust that the vac has sent into the air to settle fully. This is especially important if you have allergies/asthma etc. so that when you go to bed, the air is as clean as possible.

Also, if you do this, let it settle then you can see how much dust has re-settled again before any guests arrive and do a quick damp dust just before they land.

I agree with the other posters about damp dusting. I always use a microfibre cloth which I spritz with water. I use the cloth on electrical items, wood, tile, windows and leather furniture, although not necessarily in that order Dry dusting just flicks the dust up into the air and it lands when you've finished

GreenFingers_2

I seem to collect a lot of dust in my hovel too, unless I control it. I tend to dust surfaces with an old spray bottle and a very slightly damp cloth. I vacuum the place about once a week – leave it longer than that and the dust is very noticeable. I also machine wash all the bedding items on a very hot wash cycle (60 – 90 degrees).

I understand that a lot of the dust is dead human skin (I have no cats or dogs etc…just Gold Fish and they have scales... lol). This next bit is pretty frightening ….. :eek: .... the dust is then eaten by House Dust Mites… these then multiply in their trillions…maybe even more than that – phew! Giving the impression of more dust….

I read on the site below that if you get the symptoms of Hay Fever in the winter or allergies or asthma it may be the House Dust Mite and Dust that may be a cause.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/allergyhousedustmite.htm

Gingham_Ribbon

Thanks, Ticklemouse. I've just had a :idea: moment.

I vac the sofas and rug, and sweep the downstairs floors every morning. And I'm always fed up that the air seems dusty 'in spite' of this. Of course it's BECAUSE of this! :doh: I didn't think of it kicking up the dust into the air.

So the best time to dust would be an hour or so AFTER sweeping up, when the dust has settled.. I don't dust every day, but when I do it I always do it before the floors. I'm going to try the other way round.

And to help with the asthma, I should probably go into another room for a while after I've swept/hoovered.

Thanks!

Oh and 3 cats and 3 people in our house too.

Gingham_Ribbon

:j That seemed to work.