Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Rinse Produce in the Dishwasher

Instead of hand-washing all the produce you come home with, you can line them up in the dishwasher and run it on cold. Make sure not to add any detergent to it, though. It's a fast and efficient way to clean all of your fruits and vegetables at once.

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The More You Know

  • Did you peel a label off a jar only to find paper and residue left behind? Using a cotton pad and some cooking oil, rub the residue and let it sit for a few minutes.
  • To clean your shower head or bathroom faucets, fill a plastic bag with white vinegar and secure it to the shower head with a rubber band.
  • Even if a ceiling fan is perfectly balanced, the breeze from the fan can cause the pull chain to smack up against the light fixture. Solve this annoying noises problem by removing the chain and sliding a 1/4-in. plastic tube over it.
  • As trash bags start to fill up, the bag slithers into the bin and you have to dig it out. To keep handled or drawstring trash bags in place, all you need are two medium or large self-adhesive command hooks.
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