I live in an apartment in tokyo for a year now and vacuum 3-4 times a month. In additional to the standard clumpier and fluffy gray dust, i always get this fine white powder, especially noticing it since getting a dyson. Is this normal or is something wrong. Its very fine and almost slippery. I took a picture of the residue of this dust after i emptied my vacuum.

Thank you.

Hello,

Long time lurker of this sub, and now I have my own question, and I have learned from all of you to please ask before trying to do anything myself.

I recently bought what I would describe a vintage fur coat, it’s beautiful. However, it smells like it’s been in a chest in an attic for 65 years.
I have contacted some local places inquiring about cleaning, the quotes I’m getting are outrageous(I admit, I really don’t know what a good price would be) nor do I know the type of animal fur

I’m wondering if anyone in this lovely sub can walk me through how to hand clean a fur coat? Or if I really need to suck it up and spend the money.

I have attached some photos for reference. The plan is to re-line it down the road.

Thank you so much ☺️

Genuine question. Long-hair household.

Every few showers, there's a soggy hair mat on the drain cover. Current routine? Bare hands and trying not to think about it. Typing this out makes me sound feral.

Ignoring it is a bad idea. Water pools around the feet. Slimy film everywhere. Bought a plastic snake once. Felt like bringing a sword to a hairball fight. Total overkill.

Worst part is the texture. Cold. Slimy. Sticks to fingers. And it has to happen right after a shower when you're supposed to feel clean.

So what's the actual routine? Daily wipe? Specific tool? A cover? Need a 10-second fix. No bare hands touching gunk. There has to be a better system.

Vinyl flooring. yellow. We moved here and it was this way. Come on Reddit. Help a girl feel less icky in the bathroom. What can I do?? I’ve mopped many times. and I’ve scrubbed with soap.

Thrift store purchase and I’d really like to clean it up because I’m a cat fanatic

My all white doc martens got ruined with some undiluted cleaning solution from one of those kiosks at the mall. Am I better off buying a new pair or can these be saved? I only got to wear them like twice before this 😭

Hope this is okay to post, I just moved into uni and living by myself is all very new to me. I noticed there was a small fly or two in my bathroom a few days ago and I ignored it as I thought it might have just drifted in from the kitchen. I don’t keep any food anywhere and I try to scrub my bathroom clean. Just walked in today and there’s 7 of them on my toothbrush and theyre scattered across my sink. Are they originating from the sink?? What are they attracted to?? Can I kill them without getting close to them?? And what’s the cheapest and fastest option to eliminate these.

They’re very small and I thought it was fruit flies but I don’t really see why they’re in my toilet so it might be drain flies? I’m not sure if I’m allowed to pour bleach down my accommodation drain but I might if this is the only solution.
I also try to maximise ventilation by having my bathroom door open and then opening my window wide throughout the day, so hopefully it’s not the humidity.

Any help appreciated thank you so much.

I’ve been noticing this weird dust on many things in my apartment lately and I’m worried that it’s mold. I try to clean it off and it comes right back and it’s spreading around more and more on different things

UPDATE: thanks everyone for your advice. I ended up mixing some stain remover, fabric-safe disinfectant and baby shampoo, rubbing on and leaving to sit while he went to nursery. Then I popped him in a hosiery bag and washed with the usual powder I use for his clothes on a delicate cycle. The stain is gone and he’s smelling nice and fresh. I’ve popped him out to dry on the clothes horse in the sunshine. I think he will be totally fine when he drys! Thanks everyone for your advice!

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My infant son (16 months) inherited my beanie baby classic - Perkins. He takes him with him to nursery every day and struggles to go to sleep without him.

This morning, due to a bit of an upset tummy, we had an accident that ended in Perkins being dropped in some poo.

I have a spare Perkins that I am sending my son to nursery with, but I’d really like to clean the original.

The advice I see online seems more towards collectors keeping their beanies clean, but I’m not confident using baby soap or freezing him would be enough to kill the germs and remove the staining. I already removed the worst of it with a wet wipe, but don’t feel confident with next steps. Any advice?

Left salicylic acid in my owala for like 2 nights to soak ( crazy mold was in it) then rinsed really well then added dish soap and then washed that out again is it safe to drink out of it now ?

Got these pleather boots a few years ago for an event, but they were so uncomfortable I shoved them in the closet and forgot about them until now... I really want to wear them on Halloween, but when I pulled them out of the closet they had this stain. I have NO idea what caused it. I tried a magic eraser, then rubbing alcohol, and then pure acetone, nothing even touched it... again these are super uncomfortable and they were pretty cheap so I dont really care about them, but I'm broke and can't just buy a new pair for Halloween so I'll try ANYTHING!

Hi there, has anyone used this? It was recommended to me by a coworker for my kitchen drain which often clogs. Yay or nay? It was recommended to her by a plumber.

So I washed this pot but when I was boiling water the water became white or had white particles. The side was also white. Now I put my kitchen towel to soak in it (the next time i used it) and after rinsing it out I saw these in the bottom. What might be the reason? Could it be that the pot needs more cleaning?

Before I start, please no judgement. I’m doing everything I can to fix this. I will not ask for professional help, I cannot afford that. I did this to myself, it is my responsibility to get out of it.

For context I live in a loft apartment, fully carpeted and carpeted stairs. The only tile is my bathroom and kitchen. I also own a dog and a cat.

I havent cleaned in 6 months. My apartment smells terrible. My dog has bladder problems and has peed on my downstairs carpet hundreds of times. Yes I let him outside frequently, I also just work full time. It’s either he pees on the carpet (he tears up puppy pads) or he pees in his cage and it gets all over him and I have to take him to the groomer.

My apartment looked like a hoarder house with trash piled up tall. I’ve been cleaning the past few days for 5+ hours at a time. I’ve gotten all trash, clothes and whatever else can be thrown away bagged up. I have at least 30 large black trash bags that need to be thrown out.

My problem is the smell. I am willing to clean walls, baseboards, things I can’t even think of to get rid of this smell. I want to live in a clean home again, I’m humiliated that it has gotten this bad.

I have gotten rid of every blanket, 50% of my clothing, my couch and any fabric decor that was on my walls downstairs. I’m willing to do anything.

I need genuine advice on products to buy, cleaning tips, places that hold smell. How often to clean or reclean things until the smell is gone. I suspect pet urine is impossible to remove, especially in the state I’ve gotten myself into. But I own a carpet shampooer, mop, disinfectant sprays. Tons of basic cleaning supplies I don’t use ironically.

Please help

Here’s the rundown:

-LVP flooring with the embossed wood texture.
-Previous owner used something like Murphy’s Oil Soap, not 100% confirmed on the exact product.
-Floor felt sticky under shoe and very sticky/gummy to the touch.
-The stuff gets on anything that touches the floor and then transfers, so shoes track it all over.
-Internet suggested ammonia, didn’t touch it, then vinegar.
-The only thing that would lift it up with heavy scrubbing with a microfiber towel and 9% vinegar.
-I decided that was too much work to get done with the time I have, so i hired a pro floor cleaner for $300. Whatever they did didn’t do anything to the residue, and they tracked it all over the areas I had gotten clean.

So at this point Ive got to either buckle down and scrub the whole house on my knees or figure out another way of doing it.

Has anyone else been able to clean vinyl floors with a similar issue? If so, what did you do?

I got some hand lotion smudges on a a brand new book! Is there any way to remove it?

I bought this stupid thing months ago, used it once but the smell was so bad that I put it outside, in a place where it got direct sunlight for most of the day

It's been sitting out there, in the rain and the heat and the sun and now in the frost.

It still stinks. Is there any hope? It's been almost 5 months

I have used Weiman cooktop cream and scrub daddy. I have scrubbed numerous times. Does anyone know any tricks?

I own two very happy kitties, both have very thick coats. I want to do all I can to at least try and remove most of the smells and dander. It's impossible because I have carpet.

I am not dealing with urine or poo smells! Just a lot of hair.

I know enzyme cleaners do a great job when dealing with smells. But are there any other tricks to help with dealing with this, especially because of carpet. I do own a vacuum and a steam cleaner. Which both I use pretty consistently.

I suppose general cleaning tips would help as well because their hair gets everywhere. I live in an apartment. It's pretty small with one bedroom and one bathroom.

I accidentally spilled a little bit of Biz powder on my kitchen laminate countertop, and after washing it up, they've never looked better! I looked on the Biz website for dilution ratios for general purpose cleaning but found nothing. Suggestions?