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Fresh beginnings: Clean your
bathroom faster with these tech tools
If you’re like most Americans, you prefer
to have an immaculate bathroom - you
just don’t like cleaning it.
In fact, in a recent study by Kohler
(conducted by independent research fi rm
Vision Critical), 42 percent of consumers
admitted cleaning the toilet is one of their
most disliked chores.
Th at said, domestic guru Martha Stewart
recommends scrubbing your tub/shower
enclosure, toilet and drains at least weekly
to maintain decent standards of cleanliness.
And a study from researcher Mintel
shows 49 percent of American adults place
importance on doing their housecleaning
right, though 27 percent would like
to minimize the time they spend in such
pursuits. Th at may be why 42 percent prefer
to clean in small increments, though
“most are not interested in compromising
on eff ectiveness or results.”
“Americans are more likely to prefer
to clean as they go, doing quick cleanups
that fi t into their busy schedules,
as opposed to setting aside time to give
the whole house thorough top-to-bottom
cleanings,” notes Mintel Senior Analyst
John Owen. “Th is preference for on-thego
cleaning has helped fuel the market for
quick-cleanup products designed to tackle
small messes quickly and effi ciently,
saving both time and eff ort.”
If cleaning the bathroom is on the bottom
of your favorites list, consider some
of these brilliant solutions technology has
enabled that might make your bathroom
sanitation a non-issue moving forward.
• No fl ubbing the scrubbing. No more
must you aggravate your bad back and
tennis elbow manually scrubbing soap
scum off your shower walls, sinks and
grout. Powerful rotating brush scrubbers
that operate on batteries can now do
the heavy lift ing for you; one of the latest
is made up of a set of attachments that
cleverly fi t onto a normal household drill.
• Go easy. Engineers at Kohler have
developed a lower-maintenance toilet -
the Corbelle with Revolution 360 fl ushing
- that’s designed to remain cleaner,
longer. Its CleanCoat surface repels
bacteria, mildew and hard water buildup,
its smooth design makes for easy
surface maintenance and its powerful
fl ushing motion fl ows at a 360-degree
angle for thoroughness that minimizes
the need for scrubbing.
• Dreamy steam cleaning. Sanitize your
bathroom fl oors, counters, tub and
shower enclosures and other surfaces
without chemicals by using one of
the effi cient and easy-to-use handheld
steam cleaners now on the market.
Steam can work effi ciently to kill bacteria,
germs and dust mites including
E. coli, staph bacteria, salmonella and
other micro-organisms.
• Floored by cleanliness. For larger bathrooms,
the new and nicely compact
mopping robots can wet mop, damp
sweep or dry sweep hard-surfaced
fl oors. Internal navigation systems let
them clean systematically while identifying
rugs, drop-off s, spills and stains,
the latter of which are tackled with jet
sprays and vibrating cleaner heads.
• Suck it up. Several vendors now off er
3.2-gallon motion-sensor trash cans
that keep their contents out of sight but
automatically open (via battery) when
you’re ready to deposit dirt and debris.
Life is too short to spend more time
than you have to keeping your house
clean - and that’s where technology comes
in handy. Consider investing in the products
that can free up your life for more
meaningful activities.
Courtesy BPT