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How often should I clean my house?

17/03/2023/2 Comments/in Cleaning, Healthy Living, Uncategorised /by Michael Sweet

By Michael Sweet | 1800 CLEANER

As someone who has been cleaning houses professionally for over 35 years, I believe I have found the answer to this often-asked question.

And the answer is… it all depends.

I know that simple questions like this really demand a simple answer. Yet, this is one of those questions that really does depend on several factors. It’s like asking the shoe size of a human. Well, that depends on the particular human in question. This is a nuanced situation. Let’s look at the factors determining the answer for your particular circumstance.

The first thing to consider is the dust

If you have a lot of dust, you will invariably look to clean your house at least every week.

The problem is that the very act of cleaning does not necessarily get rid of the dust. In most cases, the majority of the very fine dust we disturb through the act of cleaning will actually just be frustratingly circulated as we clean. It floats above us as we disturb these weightless particles. In fact, the fine particles of dust can stay suspended mid-air for up to 5 days.

The second thing to consider is the level of clutter

More clutter means more hidden dust to leak out and frustrate cleaning efforts and probably more dissatisfaction with the cleanliness of your home in general. It also implies that the person living in the house is less concerned with order than one who has less clutter, therefore, requiring less cleaning to achieve at here again is once per week on average. But again, the results are a return of the dust within a few days.

The next factor to consider is the environment outside the house

And the ability of those external dust-oriented pollutants, pollens and exhaust fumes to enter the house either unwittingly through open windows or surreptitiously through the micro cracks in window and door frames.

The air quality outside of the home can be poor, especially for city dwellers and those living close to busy roads. In such situations, the best bet is to improve the air quality inside the home. And then to keep it sealed off from the outside air. Consider doing this depending on which way the wind blows relative to the primary source(s) of pollution.

The number (and size) of the inhabitants in the home relative to the size of the home is also important. As an extreme example, consider a one-bedroom apartment full of four big burly bodybuilders, creating considerably more dust per square metre than a mansion occupied by one little old lady. Charles Weschler claims that humans shed their entire layer of skin every 2-4 weeks at the rate of 0.0001-0.003 ounces of skin flakes per hour. This equates to around 35 kg over the average human lifetime. That’s roughly a full teaspoon of skin flakes every week, which is the favourite food of dust mites.

The dust mites do incredibly tiny poos. And this imperceptibly small process is a major contributing factor in the accumulation of household dust. Therefore, the more people in the home relative to the size of the home will dictate a more regular cleaning requirement.

The fourth is carpet versus floorboards.

Carpet is beautiful, don’t get me wrong. It releases countless microscopic fibres that contribute to the fine dust collecting in your home, and it is also the perfect place for microscopic irritants and pollutants to hide. Over time the fibres become virtual cities for dust mites and their imperceptibly small skin.

Less carpet means less cleaning. If out of sight means out of mind to you, then the carpet shouldn’t be a massive problem. Visually at least, carpet can also hide a lot of dust in many cleans. But those with dust allergies will feel it’s effects. It’s hard to get carpets really clean as dust and dust mites can hide in the pile.

Ultimately my favourite answer to the question is to do a big spring clean once yearly. The goal is to get all the fine particle dust out you can.

This way is less dust “leaking” out of the hidden corners making your regular cleaning schedule more efficacious.

Off the back of successfully doing a dust-reducing spring clean, I would say a good regular clean can be done once every two weeks. I would do a quick mini wet area wipe each alternating weekend.

The best part of this approach for me is that with a strategy to keep the dust away, the cleaning is both quicker and more effective, leading to a much cleaner house and much more free time to enjoy it.

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Michael Sweet, founder of 1800 CLEANER| WWW.1800CLEANER.COM.AU

Hire a Sydney cleaner who cares and optimise your active lifestyle

01/03/2023/0 Comments/in Cleaning, Healthy Living, Sydney lifestyle, Uncategorised /by Michael Sweet

How to hire a Sydney house cleaner who cares – The happy 1800 CLEANER team

Can your world really be transformed in a single day when you hire a Sydney cleaner who cares?

Living the dream in Sydney can be a juggling act. There’s so much going on and only so many hours in the day to get things done. It has reached the point that the real wealth in this life and this city is free time. So how can a professional house cleaner save you time, energy and maybe even your marriage?

As the founder of one of Australia’s fastest-growing professional house-cleaning businesses, I’ve seen the innards of a lot of Sydney’s households. It is common to want to project an image of perfection onto the outside world. We can see this so patently with people’s social media profiles. Dig a little below the surface, and it’s easy to see that we are all imperfect humans. This ideal of having it all is unrealistic as, in my experience, life is a series of choices. And whilst few choices are purely binary, each choice subscribes to the law of cause and effect.

Generally, some people focus on making their career the priority; for others, it’s their family; some love to party and others focus on travel. Some focus on exercise, and others find a good time on the couch. In all the thousands of homes I’ve visited, I’ve yet to find the person who has it all. And I doubt I ever will. Perhaps it’s an impossible dream. A mirage in the distant future that can never quite materialise. For once we think we’ve arrived at the place where the promised land of plenty looked like it should be; again, it has moved.

Perhaps the absolute priority is internal peace; some wise sage must have once said this requires finding balance.

We get to see the Sydney social experiment in action, and some of our customers are the kindest and most decent people you could ever hope to meet. These are the ones who have found a work/life balance and have a calm spirit that does not rush or impose. These people are interesting, and I have observed a pattern among them. Their work and life are in balance towards the end goal of facilitating their human relationships.

I used to think that money was the key when I was younger. I devoted myself towards that end and achieved a lot. But the cost was too great, and I’ve managed to reconsider my values and goals accordingly. Indeed, my thinking back then was that if you made enough money to retire early, you could make up lost ground with relationships later. That was a mistake. Now when I look around at society, I can see that we have been conditioned to work hard for our entire lives. The enticement being for some dream of a wonderful retirement that doesn’t always eventuate – the carrot and the donkey. It’s not about getting to the final destination through gritted teeth but about enjoying the ongoing journey.

Now, I finally understand the vital importance of human connection.

So, what’s this got to do with cleaning? Well, quite a lot, actually. On the first visit to a customer’s home, I sometimes notice that there can be a strange and uncomfortable energy in some households when we first enter. This can often correlate with overt levels of clutter, high levels of thick dust and strangely filthy air conditioning filters. It’s like the neglected, hidden corners are emblematic of the hidden deeper things not attended to in the family’s home life. It’s a self-fulfilling cycle. The air quality is often lower, and the energy levels are heavier. This can create a downward spiral. And I love to arrest it.

Most customers come to us to simply hire a Sydney cleaner and they discover so much more

When a family shifts its focus towards getting help with the cleaning, several things start to happen both in the temporal and energetic realms. Getting help with the cleaning is, in fact, a vital act of self-love and the first step in the right direction.
The early stages of the relationship between a cleaner and their client can turn things around and begin an upwards spiral. The air quality in the home improves, the energy levels lighten, clutter starts to reduce, and the feeling of returning home becomes one of entering your serene sanctuary. More quality time results and getting present with loved ones, and the true priorities in life become easier to achieve. The frustration with perpetually cleaning your home disappears, and a renewed appreciation for life and love returns.

I have a good mate, one of Sydney’s most promising bachelors. Like many of us, he has endured the heartache of divorce. When we first went to clean his home, it was an absolute shambles. I have seen a link between cluttered dusty homes and depression, and looking into his bedroom told me all I needed to know. It was a mess. I called my assistant into the room, a young Spanish lady. I explained to her that this was our opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. Today our job was not just to clean for the customer but, most notably, to care for the person. In this case, my beautiful friend. That day we proved that if you hire a Sydney cleaner who cares you can transform your life in a single day.

Usually, when I train new people, I explain the importance of caring. It leaves behind energy and is felt. It can be healing. She got it straight away and accurately predicted that he would become so houseproud that he would start to fold his towels, and she was proven right.

To successfully live the dream in a busy city like Sydney, we must save time and create space wherever possible. We need the time to look around and to enjoy the fruits of our labours. And be present in all the things we love, including our good selves. How can we appreciate the beautiful things in our lives and savour those things yet to come? To view the world through a lens of abundance and bring that attitude of gratitude home with us, and to fill the place we live in with that same heavenly energy.

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Michael Sweet, founder of 1800 CLEANER | WWW.1800cleaner.com.au

Allergies and what to do? Michael Sweet Interview.

19/12/2022/0 Comments/in Dust Allergy Tips, Healthy Living, Podcasts /by Michael Sweet

Allergies are a real challenge for those who suffer from them and those who love them. Enjoy this 30-minute conversation about the origins of 1800 CLEANER and the dust-free cleaning method between Lucy Dahill and Michael Sweet.

Some sufferers of allergies know it, and others do not. Symptoms can be severe for some and subtle in others. The general thing is that the sufferer will have an allergic reaction to something external to their body. Generally, the irritant is something microscopic in the environment and often something in their food. This interview touches on environmental-oriented allergies specific to dust.

In general, dust allergies are one of the most common allergies. Even a non-allergic person will, over time, suffer from the harmful effects of high levels of house dust. And the thing is that it is challenging to manage and control household dust. That’s because the really fine dust tends to float when we clean with traditional methods.

This interview with the founder of 1800 CLEANER describes how he built the business and discovered the nature of how and why fine particle dust floats. It touches on how he painstakingly experimented and eventually invented a scientific cleaning system that removes the vast majority of dust. This ensures that sufferers’ symptoms are eased in most cases and completely eradicated in others. This system is shared to benefit allergy sufferers and those who love them. Whilst the business 1800 CLEANER can get rid of the majority of dust for its customers in one single day, the founder shares articles and information on this site that any household can use to reduce their own dust levels in their home over time for their own benefit and the benefit of their loved ones.

The first step is knowledge.

1800 CLEANER – Why cleaner care is the solution to happy customers?

19/12/2022/0 Comments/in Cleaning, Healthy Living, Podcasts /by Michael Sweet

The vital importance of cleaner care and how taking care of our cleaners supports them in taking care of our customers.

In this interview, we dig deeper into what is happening in the residential cleaning arena. We talk about those subtle things that are so important but rarely discussed. There is much force upon cleaning services to be commoditised, yet customer dissatisfaction is increasing. This is a self-fulfilling cycle that creates much pain. This is particularly true in the residential cleaning space. The oft-heard saying, “It’s so hard to find a good cleaner?” is a difficult question with a logical answer that some people are unwilling to hear. The basic answer is that a great cleaner is a professional who can command top dollar, and the specific law that you get what you pay for holds. And cleaner care is critical.

The truth is that cleaning a person’s home exceptionally well is a rare and valuable skill. Talented people who employ a scientific system are worth their weight in gold and deserve great pay so that they, too, can have what the customer seeks—a great life with precious peace of mind. And so, cleaner care is a mandatory prerequisite for customer care.

So what is going on?

This fascinating interview unlocks the truth of what is going on in the residential cleaning industry and explains the subtle difference that can occur when the person who cleans for you cares for you. And the necessity for the customer to also care for the cleaner and the cleaning company. It’s a triumvirate of care that can’t be understated. And it can’t be ignored if true divine satisfaction is to manifest for both parties in this vitally important relationship.

That’s why those seeking cheap cleaners seem dissatisfied – that approach’s inherent lack of care. How can the exploitation of a person redound in them feeling settled enough to be calm and present and do a great job with positive energy? And how can an overly demanding customer expect so much when giving so little? It’s a set-up for disharmony that leaks out into the customer’s home and spills into their life. How can it not? Our home deserves to be our haven, yet the relationship between customer and client is not divine. When it is, miracles happen, and your home becomes a haven. When it does not, internal poverty is being bred, and indeed it becomes the opposite – a hovel.

1800 CLEANER recommendations regarding the Coronavirus

25/03/2020/0 Comments/in Cleaning, Dust Allergy Tips, Healthy Living /by Michael Sweet

Taking care of ourselves, our homes and our loved ones.

As Australia descends into lockdown following the precedents set by many other countries around the world, it’s important to keep our cool and take good care of ourselves. These cleaning recommendations are for you.

So how can we boost our immune system?

Before exploring the many ways we can boost our immune system, we need to eliminate, as best we can, those things that are harmful to our bodies and that negatively impact our resilience to microscopic viruses.

We spend most of our time in our homes, and now we will be spending extended periods there. So, the first step is to make our homes as healthy as possible, and this means removing the dust, contaminants, and impurities that have accumulated for many years.

How many little monsters are you sleeping with?

01/07/2019/2 Comments/in Cleaning, Dust Allergy Tips, Healthy Living /by Michael Sweet

I introduce you to the not-so-humble house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Cute, isn’t she?

In her prime, she will stretch no longer than half a millimetre. But that doesn’t mean she can’t do serious damage to us human beings. And she’s a breeder, reproducing at a rate of 60 new little house dust mites monthly.

Dr Matt Colloff from the CSIRO’s entomology department says they cause “Allergic asthma, rhinitis, atopic dermatitis – a skin disease” and that “approximately 100 million people at a conservative estimate worldwide may suffer from. All due to dust mites”. I’m unsure where he gets those figures, but I agree as a layman. I visit dozens of Sydney homes every week. To my eyes, dust mites appear to affect a very high proportion of the population. He says, ” Australia’s coastal fringe provides perfect conditions for hundreds of thousands of millions of mites per mattress”. Eeew.

Three home health benefits to carpet cleaning

29/08/2018/0 Comments/in Healthy Living /by Michael Sweet

Choosing a quality carpet cleaning service can be a real game-changer. Home or office cleaning is not the favourite weekend activity for many Sydneysiders. They would rather have professional Sydney home cleaners handle their cleaning needs. One of the most overlooked yet essential things for enjoying the beauty and comfort of our home is right under our feet – the carpet. Choosing the right carpet cleaning service is vital. The carpet adds a layer of comfort and beauty to the home while also taking in and holding a large amount of dirt and dust. This accumulates daily. It can affect the family’s health, leading to severe allergies and more subtle ailments that can affect our quality of life.

Carpet cleaning at home or in the business offers many benefits, including improved quality of life, reduced health risks, improved appearance and enjoyment, and a fresher, pristine feeling. Proper cleaning can also improve the lifespan and durability of our carpets. As such, there is a need to clean the carpets in the home properly and extensively, at least annually.

Carpet cleaning services improve our quality of life

The American Lung Association reports that household members are prone to conditions that affect their breathing, such as asthma, snoring, and more. These conditions may include panic attacks and sleeping difficulties, not to mention immune system issues leading to myriad other ailments. These issues occur when carpets and other dust-harbouring materials are not cared for regularly. Beyond regular vacuuming of the carpet to collect loose material, you should have a professional carpet shampoo clean at least once a year to deal with the ingrained materials.

If you are a homeowner and still unsure about the benefits of cleaning your carpets versus the costs, consider the following: Here are three ways carpet cleaning services can improve the quality of your life and lead to a healthier home or office space.

1. Eliminates trapped pollutants

A professional carpet cleaning service helps you eliminate the pollutants and microscopic allergens, pollens and pollutants stuck in the carpet pile. These have built up in the home or office’s carpet over time. The Environmental Protection Agency reported that a dirty carpet can retain several sources of indoor air pollutants. These include pet dander, cockroach allergens, lead, particle pollution, and everyday dirt and dust. These are capable of decreasing the quality of air in the indoor environment. In addition, the carpet can retain other sources of indoor air pollutants, such as the toxic airborne gases that are microscopically collected and transported through seemingly innocuous everyday activities, such as walking across the bridge over a polluted river.

2. Can clear out dust mite infestations

Several homes are predisposed to and exposed to dust mite infestations. We are most often not aware of them because of their microscopic nature. Although dust mites aren’t allergens, they most often leave behind faeces in the carpet, along with body fragments that are irritable and can affect the air quality in the home and be highly allergenic. Having a professional carpet cleaning service care for your carpet using a technique known as carpet shampooing can dramatically reduce dust mite populations in your home and office.

3. Can help prevent mould growth

Mould growth in the home can cause a wide range of health conditions and contribute to several health challenges. Dirty carpets harbour dirt, debris, and moisture, providing microorganisms with the environment they need to grow. A professional carpet cleaning service company handling your carpet cleaning needs helps you reduce the risk of such microorganism growth.

Cleaning your carpets should be a priority.

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