If you could invent something to solve a household issue what would it be?

sammyjammy

Maybe someone already has a fix for it!

Mine would be for someone to invent something to REALLY clean an iron plate after something got burnt, I have tried so many things and nothing  helps.

itsthelittlethings

Kitchen sink and bath blocking up.

Brie

Something to tidy up after someone that doesn't tidy up after themselves......(of course dear, I'm not looking at you!  and don't worry I'll pick up all the flour, crumbs, onion skin that has fallen on the kitchen floor.....)

sevenhills

Something that would solve damp/black mold. I am thinking about getting a fan in my bathroom, just a matter of what would trigger the fan to switch on.

A motion detection device perhaps.

Slinky

A self cleaning house

richardw

A toilet bowl surface that nothing will stick to it.

Rosa_Damascena

Something to eliminate cooking smells whilst you are cooking.

400ixl

sevenhills said:

Something that would solve damp/black mold. I am thinking about getting a fan in my bathroom, just a matter of what would trigger the fan to switch on.

A motion detection device perhaps.

That would be a humidity sensor.

basketcase

Brie said:

Something to tidy up after someone that doesn't tidy up after themselves......(of course dear, I'm not looking at you!  and don't worry I'll pick up all the flour, crumbs, onion skin that has fallen on the kitchen floor.....)

Hi @Brie
For the latter I suppose a robot vacuum cleaner wouldn't be very MSE.  (But I want one, I want one... )

For the former?  Well:

• My ex had a real, heavy duty submariner's jumper, which needed handwashing.  It was cream and extremely heavy when wet.  It was constantly left on the floor, despite polite requests not to do this and explanations as to why.  One day I didn't pick it up.  I left a bright pink note on it saying "The next time this gets dirty, YOU'RE ****** well washing it!" (Saying "If this gets trodden on, don't come crying to me" after several polite requests to teenaged son also had a result).
• Hypnotherapy to train you to steel yourself just to do your own stuff and leave theirs?
• Some sort of surveillance device programmed to yell "Oi!  You! Pick that up!!" every time something gets left.  (Hm.  Could possibly do with one of those for myself!)
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I may have given this some thought over the years...

bouicca21

a magic duster, that would get rid of the dust without me having to move anything.  

Rosa_Damascena

bouicca21 said:

a magic duster, that would get rid of the dust without me having to move anything.  

If the latest advert for the Flash duster is to be believed, this would be the product for you.

@basketcase - the robot works best if you have very little furniture / get everything off the floor. It would be an abject failure in my home, circumnavigating piles of books etc.