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You Missed A Spot! Common Cleaning Mistakes To Avoid

July 10, 2025-4 min read

There’s nothing like that clean-home feel – when everything’s in its place, the surfaces are sparkling and the air smells meadow-fresh. But not all cleans are equal, and there are some common cleaning mistakes that might actually be making your home less pristine, while also wasting your precious time and energy. By avoiding them and arming yourself with the latest cleaning appliances for your kitchen, living room, laundry and beyond, you’ll get the house cleaning done right the first time, every time.

Here are the top cleaning mistakes to avoid, and the clean team of appliances to help you ace your spring clean.

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Mistake 1: Not cleaning the Vacuum

It’s not a spring clean without an under-the-couch, behind-bedside-tables, between-crevices, whole-house vacuum. But if you’re using a dirty cleaner with filters dustier than the Sahara you may as well forget it. Clogged filters won’t give a thorough clean, and dust particles and allergens will simply be recirculated in the air to tickle noses and throats and grime your surfaces.

Problem solved with the Samsung BESPOKE Jet Plus Complete Cordless Vacuum Green. This next-gen stick vacuum has an integrated Clean Station™ that empties the dustbin with the press of a button. Air Pulse technology sucks the dust and debris from the vacuum canister into a larger waste bin, trapping small particles as well. It’ll even give you an alert when it’s time to give the small particle filter a rinse under water. Simple!

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Mistake 2: Under-utilising your Washing Machine

If you’re only using your washing machine for basket loads of dirty clothes, you’re missing out on some serious spring-cleaning support. By investing in a large-capacity model you can wash curtains, sofa slip covers and even king-size doonas. Look for a model with a fast wash cycle to save time and money, and with auto-dosing and auto sensors to take the guesswork out of adding detergent and selecting the right load size. The machine does it all for you! Just remember to keep the door open between washes – you want to avoid mould in the seals (and another cleaning-day chore).

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Mistake 3: Not investing in a Self-Cleaning Oven

Why rub, scrub and be forced to wear a cleaning mask when today's pyrolytic ovens do it for you? They use high temperatures and pressure to turn grease, grime and fat to ash. Talk about an easy clean! There’s a pyrolytic oven to suit any kitchen and budget, from an entry-level, fan-forced oven and grill, to a steam-emitting rotisserie appliance with Wi-Fi connectivity.

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Mistake 4: Forgetting the fridge

What’s hidden behind closed doors can be let out in a stinky blast of cold air at any moment, so don’t neglect your fridge. Better yet, invest in a model with easy-clean features like removable, easy-wipe shelves, frost-free technology and fingerprint-resistant finishes. The matte black LG 642L InstaView French Door Refrigerator ticks all these boxes plus it has a UVnano feature that automatically cleans inside the water-dispensing nozzle every hour. Cheers to that!

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Mistake 5: Overstuffing the Dishwasher

Shoving a sinkfull of dishes into one mega dishwasher load is tempting, but overstuffing only leads to a lacklustre clean. Start by taking our crash course in how to correctly stack your dishwasher, then consider an upgrade if your current model isn’t coping with the heavy lifting. Don’t like fishing food scraps out of the dishwasher filter? Look for a model with a self-cleaning filter that grinds away large food particles so they aren’t left in the machine. Flexible, adjustable shelves are a must-have – a model with this handy feature will be up to the job of cleaning regular loads of plates and glasses, and will spring clean loads of showerheads, microwave trays, soap dishes and bath toys, too.

“Don’t like fishing food scraps out of the dishwasher filter? Look for a model with a self-cleaning filter that grinds away large food particles so they aren’t left in the machine.”

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