Dangers to Avoid When Cleaning

Before, during, and after cleaning a window, there are many safety precautions you need to take. If you don’t follow these tips you could injure yourself or others. Don’t be a know-it-all. Read the safety instructions that came with your window cleaning solution. Also follow these tips as well:

 

·        Caution: Never mix bleach and ammonia together if you don’t want to suffocate to death. A toxic gas is produced that could kill you if you are prolonged to it long enough. You may not know this, but chlorine has been around since the sixteenth century. And as you know, being you have a pool, it is the most widely used pool chemical on the market. Chlorine works by combining with water to produce hypochlorous acid and hydrochloric acid. These chemicals work together to kill microorganisms.

·        Portable Ladders: Depending on the home and how thorough you are at cleaning the windows, you may use a portable ladder. Many people have been reported killed or serious injured by falling off a ladder when cleaning a window. Do not over-reach. Instead climb an additional ladder step to reach the spot you are trying to clean. Also, do not step onto a windowsill to clean the window. Many windowsills are narrow. They are not made for stepping onto. So be careful.

·        Using Proper Equipment: If you are planning on cleaning your windows from the outside, and you don’t have a ladder, it would be best to invest in a waterfed pole. These poles act like sponges and squeegees in that you can put water on them to clean the high-to-reach places. If you do use one of these devices, make sure no one is around you so they won’t get poked as you bring the long handle down to and behind you.

·        Use a Squeegee: When you clean your window and are ready to dry it, especially when working outside, it would be best to use a squeegee because that can get the window dryer faster than with a conventional cloth. Besides, if you are using a waterpole, you can’t very well reach up with a cloth to dry it. And even if you do you a ladder, using a cloth while on a ladder is risky because you have to extend out so far and keep using back and forth strokes to make sure you wiped up all the water and moisture you can.