As soon as winter comes to a close it is vital to get spring cleaning, and start your
summer off fresh. It’s a pain, but it’s necessary to do. However you can make it all a
bit easier for yourself, with the help of any one of these best gadgets.
The Viledia Robot Vacuum – Robot vacuums have been around forever, but this one is the perfect balance between quality and expense. It is quite basic, and for £95 you can buy 80 minutes of vacuuming before the battery life runs out. You can bundle this with the company’s steam mop for an extra £45, or you could get a machine that combines both vacuuming and steam cleaning.
An affordable way of doing this is the Ecovacs Deebot N78, as it comes with a built in water tank for mopping the floor. It also has 3 different choices for cleaning; auto, spot and edge, depending on your different needs.
Next, there is the Winbot W930, a window cleaning robot to help with one of the most annoying chores. The vacuum suction mechanism stops it from falling off, and works with all windows, including framed ones. It is a bit expensive, but when it comes to upstairs windows, it is worth it.
A UV wand is a brilliant invention for all clean-freaks out there, dealing with 99.9% of horrible germs beyond the reaches of the human eye, including bacteria, mould and dust mites. You do have to keep it away from your skin and any pets, but that is a small price to pay.
There are also many options for when vacuuming your carpet just isn’t enough. For a proper clean, the Vax VRS5W Capet Washer, which comes set up with a 2.1 litre tank for clean water, and a 1.7 litre tank for the dirty water. It also has a 24cm nozzle to make sure this job doesn’t take forever.
An unusual but valuable invention is the UV Toothrush Steriliser for only £18. Your toothbrush is a cleaning tool that is used every single day, but given how disgusting the human mouth actually is, cleaning it under running cold water probably isn’t enough. This UV cleaner holds 2 toothbrushes (including electric heads) and cleans 99.9% of bacteria.
The toilet brush; the bane of any household. You need it for cleaning the toilet, but what cleans the brush? Besides, doesn’t it feel a little bit disgusting to keep a brush specifically for this job? The Loogun is designed to replace the toilet brush, and it uses jets of water to clean the loo, without ever actually touching the toilet. However, if you’re still set on a toilet brush, you could opt for the self-cleaning kind, that is sanitised every time you put it down into the base.
The Sonic Scrubber Pro has been designed to help with that horrible feeling when you know that you need to clean but know that, not only will it take forever, you probably won’t be able to successfully clean everything that you try to. This device is basically a huge electric toothbrush, but ready to clean pretty much anything in your house. Water, soap, and you’re ready to go.
For those of you who still want a manual vacuum, the Dyson V6 Mattress is the best way to go. It’s conveniently hand-held with one button that empties the tank directly into the bin. It has a 20-minute battery life and a ‘boost’ mode that increases the suction power to really cover every base.
Finally, the Mocoro Robotic Microfibre Cleaning Ball looks bizarre, but offers a very interesting and unique take on a vacuum cleaner (which is what it advertises itself as). In reality, it is exactly what it sounds like; a robotic ball with a microfibre coat that rolls around your house picking up bits of dirt and debris. The coat can be washes the same as a regular duster, and it’s powered by three AA batteries. It can roll around your floor every 15 minutes for up to three hours, giving you a unique and quite cute way of cleaning your carpets.
