Everyone is well informed about how often the home should be cleaned. This includes mopping the floor, cleaning the kitchen, along cleaning the bathroom. But did you know that there are also other areas in the home that need to be cleaned as well? For example, when did you last clean your doorknobs and light switches?

In this article, we will talk about the proper way of cleaning and disinfecting your doorknobs and light switches in order to stop the spread of viruses that can cause illnesses.

Recently, there is a spread of a new virus called Novel Coronavirus. WHO already confirmed that the spread is worldwide.

Some of the most bacteria-covered spots in your home are the ones you use most often, such as doorknobs and light switches. These frequent-contact surfaces allow easy transmission of cold, flu virus, Norovirus, and more in your household, particularly when the average person’s hands carry at least 3,000 different germs*.

People commonly use disinfecting wipes because they seem convenient, but they often require that surfaces remain wet for up to 10 minutes in order to be effective, and keeping a surface wet with disinfecting wipes can be more difficult than you might think. Many of them contain alcohol, which can cause the liquid to dry quickly. This can make it difficult to keep the surface wet without re-wiping multiple times, resulting in a potential waste of both time and money.

A fast-acting spray-application disinfectant will allow you to disinfect the hard-to-reach areas that wipes can’t, and ensures that the surface remains wet for the proper time so germs are, in fact, killed.

How Often Should Such Areas Be Cleaned?

It is estimated that people, specifically adults, suffer from a cold approximately two to three times a year. Children, on the other hand, contract the illness much more often. The bacteria or viruses that cause these illnesses can live on hard surfaces for so many weeks, so not cleaning as often enough can make you and your family susceptible to such illnesses.

Due to this, experts say that cleaning surfaces such as doorknobs and light switches should be done at least two times a week. Disinfecting these areas is vital in order to make sure that harmful viruses are prevented from spreading onto your home, most especially if it is currently flu season. You can also opt to wipe the switches down with a cleaning product much more thoroughly once every two weeks.

How Do You Clean Your Doorknobs and Light Switches?

In order to clean up these surfaces, you can use a spray-on disinfectant on hard-to-reach areas, or disinfecting wipes. However, make sure that the area remains wet for at least ten minutes. This is in order to make sure that germs and other harmful viruses are gotten rid of. There are a lot of disinfectants available in the market that can get rid of the most common bacteria found in most homes like cold and flu viruses, along with Salmonella and E. Coli. Below are instructions on how to clean your doorknobs and light switches:

• If dirt or gunk has built up on the surface of your light switches or doorknobs, make sure that you remove them first.

• Next, spray disinfectant on the surface. Make sure that that area is completely covered with the liquid. This includes the underside handles of the doorknob, and the whole surface of your light switch. Let the product sit on the surface for at least a few minutes, and make sure it stays during that time. Scrubbing the area will not be needed.

• Lastly, once you’ve let the product sit for a while, you can now wipe it away with a dry and clean cloth. Let it air dry naturally.