People Reveal Things That We Don't Clean As Often As We Should

People Reveal Things That We Don't Clean As Often As We Should

People Reveal Things That We Don't Clean As Often As We Should

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We like to think we're cleaner than we really are. Sometimes, we declare we have "OCD" and our house or apartment has to be cleaned in a special way. Then, you move the TV stand out of the way and witness a horror of clumped hair and dust bunnies so ravenous, you've suddenly lost control of your home. There's always a spot we're missing on our cleaning day, and Reddit user, r/Indignant_Latina, wanted to know when they asked:

What is supposed to be cleaned often or at least regularly that no one actually remembers to clean until it's gotten really bad?

It's The One We All Knew

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The fridge.

Unho1yIntent

I'm cleaning my apartment right now, can confirm.

s_c_w

Never Forget: Lint Is Death

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2,900 clothes dryers catch fire every year because people forget to clean out their lint trap.

dust_wind

*slowly stops sipping coffee

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Keurigs.

The amount of mold I found in the office one made me never use it again.

starpainter

Something For Sure We Never Think About

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Exhaust fans.

IDK which are worse, the kitchen or the bathroom ones, but it's not something you think about too much, but when you see them you'll realize just how filthy they are.

llcucf80

Desert Towns, Take Note

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I used to be a professional cleaner. Our crew would clean the ductwork in public schools over the summer. Some of these schools had gone years, even a decade without cleaning.

They would say "oh our AC is so sh---y and old, it barely cools down the rooms anymore."

But nah. These schools had compressors that could terraform the f---ing moon. They just couldn't force air through the supplies that were clogged with 10 years worth of dust (dead flesh).

1x10forever

SLIME

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Toothbrush holder. Those things collect a lot of liquid which eventually turns to slime.

Barkingpanther

But The Alcohol Kills It, Right?

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Beer taps and pressure lines and the ice machine at every restaurant.

unclebillscamping

...Guess Not

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In some bars, the beer lines. You can really tell the difference between beer from decent lines and stuff not looked after.

TestProsePleaseIgnor

Reading On Your Laptop? Don't Look Down

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Keyboards.

Holy f-ck I did not notice how many crumbs and other things were stuck in between the keys.

DaveIsMyName-

High Price To Pay For Easy Breathing

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Humidifiers.

They are actually one of the leading causes of legionaries disease and can actually be pretty dangerous (especially for the very young and very old.)

Qiex

Did Anyone Know This Was A Thing?

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dishwasher filter.

I just did ours earlier today because the dishes weren't getting washed.

azerty1976

Otherwise Known As: Jerks

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Inside of the microwave:

Especially the microwave at work after employees let their uncovered food spatter (or explode) while heating it.

Back2Bach

How Do We Escape?

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Doors.

You know how often you push open a door instead of using the handle? It's a lot. Whether you're holding open a door for someone or don't bother closing it all the way, its there and it builds up. Same with trim around doorways.

Why do people feel the need to grab it? Black gunk just slowly builds up

jmaynard84

Saves On Water

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Gym clothes. You wouldn't believe how ripe they can get after just a few days.

apt63

People don't wash them after each use?? Wtf?

Gigglefruit357

*slowly pulls off glasses

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The hinges of their glasses.

I pulled mine off about an hour ago to get a smudge off and stared in horror at the waxy build up on the hinges

Kahtoorrein

Take A Look At Al That Dust

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CPU fans.

You rarely need to clean them but if you go years without touching it, it will start to affect your performance.

Lugiaaa

They Go With Us Everywhere

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Your phone!

Wipe it down with alcohol every once in a while

tictacti1

Ew. Ew. EW.

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Actually, air conditioners.

My mum never cleaned ours before it was used for the first time in a few months and while we were just under where it sits she turned it on and hundreds (no exaggeration) of baby red back spiders rained down onto us causing the biggest panic my family has ever experienced...

10/10 would recommend cleaning your air conditioners...

AwkwardPandaGirl

But Aren't They Self Cleaning?

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Vacuum cleaner.

After every use clean the brush bit at the front, particularly of hairs.

Will save you money in the long run.

Kitcat1987

*slowly moves mouse to 'Clear History'

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Web history

awesome_sauce91

this is the correct answer

trianglanus

And With That, Happy Cleaning Everybody

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Walk over to your faucet. You almost certainly have one in either your bathroom or your kitchen, because those are the places where people usually keep their faucets. (Faucets should not be confused with spigots, which are the faucet-like fixtures that are sometimes found outside of houses.)

Anyway, you probably clean your faucet fairly often, if only via accidental splashing during food-preparation or face-beautifying activities. There might be a little bit of residue on the metal -- the remnants of spat-out toothpaste, perhaps, or maybe stains left over from a mishap with some variety of sauce -- but on the whole, that valve-operated spout likely looks pretty close to spotless. What you don't see, though, is that there's a colony of potentially deadly microorganisms waiting just out of sight, possibly commingling with an equally distressing contamination of mold.

Reach over to your faucet, and take hold of it just above where the water comes out. If you twist that area just right, you'll discover that there's a detachable filter of sorts. Most people pay very little attention to this element... but if you're one of the unlucky souls who have been invaded by bacteria and spores, you'll soon realize that a dark slime has congealed within it.

You've been drinking that.

Fortunately, it's easy enough to remove the offending sludge: Just pour a bit of bleach into the unattached filter, rinse it out with hot water, then repeat that process until the mesh looks clean enough to stick in your mouth. (Don't actually stick it in your mouth, though. It's a choking hazard.) Run some more hot water through it after you've replaced the piece, then forget about it again. It's not like you really need to clean it that often, anyway.

After all... you've been drinking that.

TL;DR: There's a good chance that your faucet has been serving you with generous helpings of mold.

H/T: Reddit

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