3 Ways to Maintain Your Wash Basin
Do you ever walk into the washrooms in high-end shopping malls to use their wash basin and wonder how they are always clean? Well, it’s doable with regular maintenance to uphold the highest level of hygiene, especially in a time where cleanliness is important.
Your wash basins are the perfect place to brush your teeth, clean your face, and maybe even wash your dishes. However, they can collect dirt and dust really fast. Over time, they may emit a bad smell. Here are some tips on maintaining your wash basin in Malaysia.
Wash Basin Maintenance Tips
The wash basin is an essential part of any washroom. It is where you wash your hands and face and can be made of ceramic, porcelain, glass or stainless steel. Over time, dirt, mould, rust and hard water can stain your wash basin and damage the surface of your wash basin.
Not only that, but soap residue can also leave behind unappealing stains on your wash basin, causing various stain build-ups. This is why it’s important to clean your wash basin regularly.
Tip 1: Schedule Regular Cleaning Routine
When it comes to maintaining your wash basin, the most important thing to do is to clean it regularly. We recommend that you clean it at least once a day, but if you use it more than twice a day, you should clean it more often.
You can use dish soap and a sponge to scrub the basin’s surface thoroughly. Rinse it with water after cleaning it and let it dry before using the wash basin again. This will help to prevent the build-up of soap residue or the formation of rings.
If you haven’t been cleaning your wash basin regularly, you should treat the stains first using natural remedies and then rinse the basin with water to see if the stains come off easily. Once the stains are off, rinse the basin with soap and water, and disinfect your wash basin.
Tip 2: Use Natural Remedies
There are several home remedies you can use to clean your wash basin. Among them are lemon juice, white vinegar and baking soda. Lemon is a good disinfectant, which helps to work as a bleach for tough stains. So, you can use lemon juice to clean your wash basin.
Pour some lemon juice into your wash basin and keep them on for some time. After that, brush and scrub the basin and rinse with cold water. This will effectively remove tough stains like rust.
You can also use baking soda to remove hard water stains. Make a paste using water and baking soda, and let it sit on the stained spot for 10 minutes. Scrub the paste using a damp, soft sponge and rinse off with cold water.
Tip 3: Repair or Replace Faulty Basins
You would think that maintaining your wash basin requires you to clean regularly, but there’s more to it; you also need to maintain the pipes and plumbing. Depending on your wash basin’s design, you should schedule regular maintenance to check for leaks.
Should there be any damage to your faucet, make sure to repair or replace it to prevent additional damage caused by water leakage. At the same time, it helps to avoid the wastage of clean water.
Be sure to prevent water from accumulating in any part of the wash basin, especially if you have those designed with flat surfaces. This will prevent mould or bacteria from growing, making the basin unhygienic.
With these tips, maintaining your wash basin will be easy, even though it requires your utmost diligence. At the same time, you can prevent high maintenance costs from incurring over time.
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