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Keeping your Venetian blinds clean can seem to be a difficult task but it doesn't have to be. The procedure outlined below will make this a much easier task. Doing it yourself will not only save you money, but time as well because you will have your blinds back up on the windows in no time at all.
How often to clean your blinds depends on numerous factors such as where you live, the amount of traffic through your home, the type of ventilation system in your home, among other things. The dustier your home is the more often you will have to take your blinds down for cleaning.
You will need to lightly dust off the blinds at least every other day to keep them clean and avoid taking them down for a more thorough cleaning. Try and keep them from getting rained on as moisture on the blinds will cause the dust to adhere to them.
Once the dust is no longer easily removed, you are going to have to take them down for cleaning.
Before taking the blinds down, put the slats in the fully 'open' position to make it easier to clean the slats. The cord should be extended to about 12 inches. Then take the blinds off the wall and remove the blind mechanism from inside of the top rail. Once you take the ends off of the top rail, the mechanism should just slide out.
You will need to cover the bottom of the bathtub with some terry cloth or cotton towels. Fill your bathtub with approximately 6 inches of warm soapy water. Use a mild liquid dish washing detergent. The towels will float some, but putting the blinds on top of them will weigh them down.
Place one blind into the tub on top of the towels. Using a clean sponge or cotton washcloth, clean the surface of each slat, one at a time. Then turn the blind over and clean the underside of each slat. You may want to wear rubber gloves to avoid getting your hands nicked by the slats.
Drain the soapy water from the tub and then use a bucket of clean cool water to pour over the blinds and rinse off the soap residue. Do this at least four times. Another way to rinse your blind is to turn on the shower and thoroughly rinse the blinds this should take about 5 minutes.
Drain the blinds on each end for approximately ten minutes. Then move the blind onto a dry towel and drain for another ten minutes.
Replace the blind mechanism and then put the blind back on the window. Make sure cord is fully extended and slats are open. Allow the blinds sufficient drying time. Opening the window may allow dust and debris to stick onto your blinds, so you should keep the window closed while drying them.
This is definitely a lot cheaper than going to one of those ultrasonic blind cleaners and works just as well.
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