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

YoungBlueEyes

Lightbulbs that know when they're about to die. Be good if they could flash on and off 3 times so you've got chance to find it's replacement, rather than it just suddenly going POP and scaring the life outta ya.

ruis72

A bath that you could set a timer for so it was run for when I get in from work 

Gem-gem

Something that could dig up/ remove all the weeds in my vegetable beds and around my fruit bushes. 

A blackcurrant picker.
A kitchen sink cleaner.
A self cleaning bath.

A jar opener for people with small hands. 

Rosa_Damascena

A PA that would sort out all your admin as soon as it hits the in-tray. But one that you didn't have to make polite conversation with or feed.

J63320

Gem-gem said:

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A jar opener for people with small hands. 

I have a brilliant jar opener called a “strongboy”. My uncle bought it for my gran over 50 years ago and it’s still going strong (sorry!). There’s a thin metal loop that unwinds from the handle - you put it round the lid, wind it in to tighten it, and then use the handle to turn it. You can still buy them, though I think the band is now made of something rubbery which is probably easier to use. They’re made by Zyliss.

Black_Saturn

sammyjammy said:

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.

Paracetamol is good for cleaning the iron plate. The iron needs to be hot, so you must be careful. I place a paracetamol tab between tweezers, and rub it over the mark, then wipe off. It may seems strange, but it does help.

Savvy_Sue

sammyjammy said:

My sister has two robot vacuum cleaners, one upstairs and one down, I was watching it the other day and I am not convinced its very good, it certainly would work in my house of three cats and me catching fabric and threads all over the place.  They are both called Cordelia and she refers to them as "she" 

Ours is called Robbie. No, he doesn't vacuum as well as I do, and yes, you do have to either remove or block off obstacles / obstructions like the phone charging wires and the floor length curtains. 

BUT he is prepared to vacuum a whole lot more often than I am, so I'm prepared to let him. 

My vote (and spending money) would go on a robotic vacuum cleaner for the stairs. Robbie is too big even for our wide stairs, so he senses himself falling and stops before he's got to the end of the each step. Yes, I tried. 

Savvy_Sue

A mug which gently beeped to remind me to drink my tea before it's stone cold. Not that I mind drinking cold tea (when the boys were little, I'd have a sit down "until I'd drunk my tea" and I could make a cuppa last a VERY long time!)

CockneyRobbo

For me it would be a stain resistant toilet seat that never goes yellow. 

Savvy_Sue

CockneyRobbo said:

For me it would be a stain resistant toilet seat that never goes yellow. 

I could be wrong, but feel that cheap seats stain more than reasonable quality. And the cheap ones break faster too. 

When I need a new loo seat, I spend quite a long time looking at the options. I don't spend a fortune, but I do like a seat which feels solid rather than cheap'n'nasty. Won't have thin bendy plastic.

My favourite purchase is a shocking pink wood / wood composite one. It wasn't too expensive because I bought it on the basis that if it was truly terrible I wouldn't mind replacing it, but it's lasted well and isn't yellow. Of course it probably helps that I always sit down and therefore don't spray the seat ...