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Cleaning During Loadshedding Can Be a Hit and Miss in the Dark


Women Cleaning in Load Shedding

When it comes to loadshedding, cleaning is not something many people want to do, but no matter the electricity situation, our houses and our clothes still need to be cleaned. When we started this loadshedding

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our main concern was around the lack of lights, no television and no way to charge our devices. Now, with the stages of loadshedding increasing daily, our concerns are focussed more on the daily chores we are just not able to complete.

“I am sure many people have ‘cleaned’ their homes during loadshedding, whether it is during the day or during the evening, only to discover that their house doesn’t look any better when the lights are eventually turn on to when they are off,” comments Bronwyn Ragavan brand manager for Chemico. “Whether we like it or not, loadshedding is here to stay for the foreseeable future, and we have to strategically plan how we can clean our homes and do our washing.”
Chemico Liqui Cleen

Ragavan’s first advice is to always check the schedule before planning any activity, including cleaning and especially for washing. She also offers the following tips on how to ensure that your home is clean, and a home of hygiene once more:

  1. Cleaning during daylight hours is definitely the first option, and if the loadshedding schedule allows it, then do it. But sometimes the stars don’t align, and between your work hours and your home actually having electricity, you may need to clean in the dark. Make use of loadshedding light bulbs in your lamps and light fixtures, or even a headlamp to get into those hard-to-reach places.

  2. Use battery-operated, previously charged or manual cleaning tools. Cleaning during loadshedding can feel a little archaic, but it is important to find alternative ways to get the cleaning done. A broom and a mop don’t require any electricity, but a vacuum cleaner does. Using battery-operated items or even a pre-charged hand vacuum can do the job just as well.

  3. Don’t over complicate it. Use a cleaning product that can be used for multiple purposes, which helps when looking for and carrying loads of products around in the dark. Chemico Liqui Cleen can be used in the kitchen, the bathroom and even on tiles, concrete floors and wooden floors. With its 3X extreme clean formula with Actibeads, it gets most cleaning jobs done right the first time.

  4. Cleaning in the dark is not easy, but it needs to be done. Create a list of which rooms you need to tackle and when. You may not get the whole house done, but you can certainly make it worth your while.

  5. Use the lack of electricity to pre-soak any dirty dishes in the sink. Before the electricity goes off, fill a flask with hot water, and use it in the sink after dinner with a little bit of Vivo dishwashing liquid. Let them soak to remove all grease, before the electricity comes on when they can be placed in the dishwasher or washed easily by hand.

  6. Make sure you get the whole family involved. This will get the job done quicker and either before the lights go out or while there is natural light in the house.

  7. With the water interruptions occurring due to loadshedding, flushing the toilet can be a waste of water, or very unhygienic when just left. A product such as Organico, when sprinkled in the toilet bowl, helps to eliminate and degrade human waste matter without flushing, and eliminates any odours.

Organico

“We all know that loadshedding interrupts our daily lives, and that it is something we need to plan around,” comments Ragavan. “But with some creativity, strategic thinking and the right products it can be done, and done right.”

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