Erase the blinds in the home

When the apartment is carried out general cleaning, you need to figure out how to wash the blinds.

During the airing of an open plastic window in the vertical and horizontal blinds settles a lot of dust.

If you have wooden windows, invisible dust stream flows continuously, and eventually, the blinds will require wet cleaning.

On average window wash 3-4 times a year depending on the dustiness of the area.Of course, it is often impossible to wash blinds, enough 2-3 times a year to vacuum them, and only 1-2 times to wash.

How to determine by what means you can wash this or that kind of stuff?

First of all, this should be stated in the accompanying instructions.Manufacturer writes frequently, at what temperature and how the method can be washed.

If no such instructions and the material from which made strap, a stranger to you, it is best to refrain from buying.

And if you already have these blinds, you can either take a chance and to wash them by hand, avoid dry cleaning, which, of course, will not save the situation, or to hand over to the dry cleaners.

In this article we will look at how to properly wash vertical and horizontal blinds without risk of damage to the home, some of them can not wash, in any case, you can apply a mechanical washing, and in which only manual.

What blinds can not be washed?

Wash, in the everyday sense of the word, aluminum shutters can not be more appropriate to talk about the washing.The most uncomfortable way - without dismantling.In this case, slats wipe with a damp sponge.

Remove dust residues at fixing the main thread control is impossible, and the mud will fall on the glass.So after a few wet cleanups, they still have to wash.

Disassemble and wash out his canvas with a neutral detergent in the bathroom.

After rinsing with clean water blinds can be placed on a folding design for drying clothes so as to avoid tangling guides.

If the system is not very heavy or if you have helpers, the most reasonable to hang it right back and left to dry there.

Definitely, do not wash the blinds, which have wooden parts.Wood does not like water, in addition, a protective decorative coating applied to the lamellas can be damaged during washing.

It is best to wipe them with a slightly damp sponge or vacuum cleaner, taking care not to injure the bar.

It is desirable to wash slats of bamboo.This can lead to the ingress of moisture into the bamboo sticks, swelling and cracking.

They clean you can hold only dry vacuuming.

In no case can not be washed shutters, slats contain fiberglass.

The instructions to some sipes can be seen figure crossed the machine for washing.

This suggests that washed in a home this tissue can not and need to use chemical cleaning.

Bright cheap slats can run in the wash.Before soaking try lightly moisten the top or bottom corner slats, rub a little white cloth.

If white is the color, such fabrics are subject to molt and from washing should be abandoned.Similarly, check for shedding pattern, if any.

Blinds Jacquard can be washed only by hand.

Hand and machine washable

Wash blinds can be at home in two ways - in the washing machine and by hand.Of course, manual wash - it is the least labor-intensive method.

The machine can wash all kinds of synthetic fabrics.Narrow horizontal blinds can be simply put in the drum.

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Wide vertical during washing can go awry and stretch, so wash them only in a twisted form.

For this take 5-7 lamellae (depending on the density and length), add up the pile, twist, applying tension, and put in a bag for washing.

Hand wash rather short lamellae can, spread them on the bottom of the bath and using a sponge structurally unstable.

Completely dissolve the powder in a separate container with warm water, lather and apply on the fabric.

Avoid direct exposure to the powder crumbs on the slats and do not rub.When you see that the dirt is gone, you can Saturation slats warm water, shake and dry.

for hand washing of long and wide planks will have to pack them in a small amount in a bag for washing, sharply dipped it in the foam solution and removed.Rinse should be the same way.

During the washing and rinsing is important to avoid tangling or twisting the slats.

temperature though the manual, although the washing machine should be between 30-35 degrees.

more cold water will not allow stains to wash and hot water blinds can lose shape.

Use only neutral detergents for not containing bleaching agents and stain removers.It is suitable for washing powder children's clothes.

The procedure works the following:

• If you erase the horizontal blinds, remove the fins from the system.In some systems, you must first remove the blade, remove the upper retaining bar, then it is possible to remove the blinds.If you have vertical blinds, try to do without dismantling - long fins is very difficult to remove properly folded;
• Prepare slats to wash, fold, if they are too long.Soak for 30-40 minutes.This will remove dirt from the upper slats of fabric;
• Wash blinds manually or in a washing machine in compliance with the foregoing;
  after rinsing, which also must be done in a little warm water, not pressing strips, just try to shake off excess water;
• Hang or lay horizontal on a dry flat surface vertical blinds and leave to dry completely.If in the process of drying the fabric edge slats start to curl, then flatten them with your hands, or after drying iron the iron heated to a minimum temperature, through a dry cotton layer.

How to wash blinds without having to remove them?

In some cases, remove the horizontal slats no possibility or fabric vertical slats so long that wash them very uncomfortable.

Such a situation may arise when you need to make cleaning office building with tall windows.

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qualitatively wash fabric blinds virtually impossible without dismantling - divorce will bring to naught all the efforts.

can proceed as follows:

• remove dust dry method.It is most convenient to use a vacuum cleaner.No dust will insure us from the mud of divorces during the subsequent wet cleaning;
• produce wet cleaning windows and frames.Of course, since we wash them shutters, windows are stained foam and must wash again.Leave the original dirt on the windows is not recommended, since in the process of washing after washing, you will inevitably get dirty that had washed;
• Dilute detergent furniture and carpets on the instructions and we put it on a sponge blinds.It is necessary to apply a sponge foam, but not water.Rub the fabric is not necessary.In place of stubborn dirt, apply a thick layer of foam.This foam contains no soap, the principle of its operation is simple - do not penetrate deep into the tissue, it collects on the surface of the dirt that podsyhaya forms a crust;
• 'll wait 5-15 minutes until the foam settles and dries, and with a vacuum cleaner remove the dried up crust with blinds surface.If the blinds are very light and vacuum cleaner powerful enough, then you may need an assistant who will pull the slats to prevent suction in the pipe.

We told them how to wash blinds, slats which can be washed, and which are not.

These instructions will help you cope with the task - to wash at home slats mechanically, manually or dismantle the structure.

However, if you do not have a clear idea of ​​what material made fins and whether they can be washed, it is better to turn to the dry cleaners.