At @GoCleanCo we clean our cleaning supplies daily as we bring our caddies, vacuums and mops from one house to another. You obviously don’t need to clean your supplies as much as we do, but once a month will keep your tools working their best. Remember, the better you take care of your things, the longer they last!
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Vacuum
Cleaning your vacuum (Canada) (USA) is something most people don’t think to do. We’re here to tell you it needs to be done! Think about vacuuming your bathroom. Now think of dragging that same vacuum throughout your whole house. Gross right?
Most vacuums come apart easily, making it simple to clean each piece. If you can’t figure out how it’s done, look up your make and model or contact the manufacturer of your vacuum.

P.S. Did you know that when you clean your vacuum cleaner, you become the vacuum cleaner? Get it? 😉
Safety Pit Stop: One thing to mention before we get started; vacuums are electrical. Water and electrical things do not mix. Make sure your vacuum is unplugged before your start. We wish we didn’t need to say this but this is the internet. Make sure you do not get any part of the vacuum motor wet as you move through cleaning it. Pay attention and be careful, not all vacuums are built the same. We don’t want you to fry your vacuum or yourself.
Canister
The easiest way to keep up with your vacuum is to empty the canister regularly. You should also wash it out occasionally. To do so, make sure it’s totally empty and bring it to your sink. Open it up and hose it out; splash in some good ol’ water and bleach! Get the water hot and fill up the canister, get a scrub brush or cloth and scrub the inside of the canister. Rinse well, leave the lid open and lay it on a towel to dry overnight. Make sure it’s fully dry before putting it back together!
Another favorite product for cleaning vacuums is Microban® 24-hour Disinfecting Sanitizing Spray. After rinsing out the majority of the dirt, just spray the canister liberally, let it stand for 10 seconds, and then wipe it out with a damp cloth.

Filter
To clean your filter, remove it completely from the vacuum; most come out easily with a twist. Now, hose it off fully, the water will be filthy. Use some hot water and bleach (50:50 ratio) and pour it onto your filter; the bleach will help a lot especially if your filter is looking dingy. Grab a scrub brush and gently scrub it down. The filters are delicate so be careful. Rinse well and let dry thoroughly overnight. Do not put your vacuum back together wet.
Microban® 24 Disinfecting Spray is a great alternative to bleach here and a good option for disinfecting your filter in between deep cleans. After rinsing out the dirt, simply spray it down and allow it to air dry.
Hose
If your vacuum has a hose, there’s a chance it will be pretty gross inside. Let’s clean it! Remove the hose from the vacuum completely, there should be a release button on the end closest to the vacuum that you push and it will pop off. Take it to the shower or sink and spray inside the hose with hot water to soften any built up dirt. Now, fill the hose up with hot water, you will have to hold both ends of the hose upright so the water does not run out. Add ¼ cup of bleach to the hose and let it run through, slosh it around so it cleans the inside of the hose as it runs though. You may need to repeat if the water runs very dirty! Rinse it out one more time and let it dry overnight before you put the vacuum back together.

Vacuum Attachments
Don’t forget about attachments! Plastic attachments get dirty and dusty. To clean them, use water, bleach or Microban® 24 to disinfect the attachments. Spinning brush rollers, on the other hand, are a pain in the butt and usually get hair tangled around them. Depending on your vacuum, you can usually take them apart with a screwdriver to clean them out. Cut any wrapped hair with scissors, being careful not to cut the vacuum bristles. Once you’ve removed the hair, clean them in the same way you would the rest of your plastic attachments.

Mop
We adore our beloved Spin Mop (Canada) (USA) but it needs love too. Mop heads get gross after a while. Thankfully, you can throw them in the wash! To remove the mop head from the stick, put the mop standing up and step on each side of the mop head and pull the handle up. Toss it in the machine and throw in some powdered Tide® and bleach; skip the fabric softener. Bleach will bring a dingy mop head bright white again. Run a hot cycle and once it’s done, lay it flat to dry. We find that drying the mop heads in the dryer shortens their lifespan.

Don’t forget your mop bucket! Rinse it out after every use and if you notice yours is dirty, clean it out with bleach and water.
Scrub Brushes
Brushes get gross and there’s no point in using them if they’re dirty! To clean them, get a bowl and fill it with bleach. Dunk your brush in and swirl it around to really get the bleach in between the bristles, let it soak for 3-5 mins. If there is any hair stuck in the brush, use a toothpick to get in between the bristles. It is a good idea to have designated scrub brushes for each area of the house so that bathroom brushes NEVER end up in the kitchen.
Pro Tip: This goes for your toilet brush, too! Once you’ve cleaned it, balance it between the toilet and lid to let it dry.

Sponges
Sponges are one of those things that you have to replace more frequently, but you can clean them to get a little more life out of them! Use the same method as cleaning scrub brushes: Grab a bowl of bleach and submerge your sponge. Make sure you’re wearing gloves when touching bleach! Let it sit for a few minutes to let it disinfect, wring out and let sit to dry. Lots of sponges are dishwasher safe and you can throw them on the top rack for a cycle. Like we said, sponges don’t last long, so if yours is falling apart it may be time to let it go.
Rags
Rags need to be washed after every use. I recommend getting a bin and dedicating it to dirty rags. Give it a designated spot in your laundry room and wash them all together once it’s full. Throw them in the machine with powered Tide® and bleach to remove any stains. It’s a good idea to do a double rinse cycle on your rags to remove any residue. Make sure to not use any fabric softener as it can affect their absorbency. Throw them in the dryer (no dryer sheets) once they’re done and they should be fresh and ready to use again.

Aquablade
If you have an aquablade® (USA), you may have noticed the rubber squeegee can get dirty. To clean it, grab a microfiber cloth with warm water and Dawn dish soap and wipe it down. Rinse it off and let it dry fully.

To see how to build a cleaning caddie like GoCleanCo, check out this blog. Like anything, if you take care of your cleaning tools, they will last. So go take a peek at your supplies and see what needs a good clean.
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gocleanco
Sep 22
It’s Kitchen week of the Fall Cleaning Challenge and I can finally share my new kitchen sink from BLANCO that everyone has been asking about. I am very excited to be working with @blancoamerica1 they are THE kitchen experts and a global brand with over 95 years of experience. Head to my stories to see how I care for this beauty on the daily and how easy it is to treat stains. BLANCO is more than just sinks; they also have faucets and organizational systems (like the BOTTON) that work together as an integrated UNIT. #ad
gocleanco
Sep 19
We kicked off the Fall Cleaning Challenge by flying to Burnaby, British Columbia and cleaning our Spring Cleaning Challenge (2023) winners house! We had so much fun doing this clean. Lots of team work, planning and love was poured into this project! Getting cheered on by you folks makes it all worth it! Being able to pay our good fortune forward to our followers makes us all warm and fuzzy. Big thanks to our brand partners who generously hooked us up with so much gifted stuff for the winner. We all need to go nap for 3 days now 😂 Did you enter the Fall Cleaning Challenge so that this can be you Spring 2024?! Link in our bio or head to our website to enter. #cleaning Special thanks to @ruggable @bollandbranch @oceansalesltd @proctergamble @amazoninfluencerprogram 💕
gocleanco
Sep 15
Want to open your front door and see our smiling faces coming to clean your house? Then you better get over to bleachpraylove.com on Monday, September 18th and join the Fall Cleaning Challenge! That’s right, the Grand Prize is a house clean by yours truly and my crew. We fly to you and give your house a top to bottom clean like only we can. How does the Fall Cleaning Challenge work? Each week for four weeks follow along and clean your house with me! Plus we have soooo cool many prizes! Each week we will be giving away some of my favorite things like @bollandbranch @ruggable @sharkbeauty blow dryers, and my personal fav cold hard 💰 to help you catch up on bills, buy a new vacuum or hire someone to help you with your looming House Work if you can’t get caught up! If you want to see more of our adventure at the Spring Cleaning Challenge winners house stay tuned in stories for the next few days PLUS we are filming it all for YouTube and you can watch it all the behind the scenes dirty laundry…The good, the bad…the filthy. Love you folks. For reals. 💕 Thank you for making our job so fun! #cleaningmotivation
gocleanco
Aug 25
No visit from @hellohairhouse is complete without a kitchen haircut! #fallhairtrends
gocleanco
Aug 24
The Fall Cleaning Challenge starts on Monday Sept 18th, 2023. Y’all ready? The download will be available on September 18th and the grand prize is a house clean by yours truly! We also have some new vacuum testing coming your way 😈 My garage is FULL of suckers baby and I’m not mad about it. #fallcleaning
gocleanco
Aug 19
Update: It’s a damn ice box in here and I’ve been sleeping like a baby. #airconditioning
gocleanco
Aug 8
Perfect example that cleaning 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 home 👏🏻 maintenance 👏🏻 Take care of your stuff and it will last longer. This little handy-dandy-doo-dad scrubber is linked in my Amazon Storefront. #cleaningtips
gocleanco
Aug 3
Had fun in the angels’ city chasing fortune and fame 😎 Thanks @amazoninfluencerprogram for #hosting me. And no I didn’t get tickets to any shows this weekend but for the rest of you—take the moment and taste it. 🫶🏼
gocleanco
Jul 19
To the Salon!!!!!! (Or in this case, the laundry room.) Saved these fabulous scuffed up pumps with some @tidelaundrystainremover a cloth and some patience. Just in time for @barbiethemovie premiere! Have fun @lauren_lally always happy to be of service 🫡 #barbiethemovie
gocleanco
Jul 12
Bathroom organization top picks! Everything is in my storefront to 🛍️ #amazonfinds
gocleanco
Jul 11
Summer is here! Clean up your space so you actually want to hangout in it. That hot tub…it’s not mine…k🤦🏼♀️ Link in bio for these products, some are on sale for Prime Day, just check the albums for your country.
gocleanco
Jul 11
Robot Vacuum Fight Club! 💪🏻 Things we threw on the floor: Shreddies, Powdered Tide, (clean) Cat Litter, A crumbled up loaf of sourdough and good old dirt! Stay tuned for the results. 🧐 #thiswasmorefunthaniexpected
gocleanco
Jul 8
Spent my morning making a very aesthetically pleasing Raspberry Pie Reel for y’all but it ended up being a Raspberry Scramble 🥴💀 Wasn’t gonna post it BUT when life feels like a scramble it can still be delicious. 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 Please consider this my official petition to bring @jello back as a dessert staple.
gocleanco
Jul 7
Shower tracked destroyed with built up hard water minerals? Here’s an easy solution with a simple house hold ingredient and elbow grease. Still gonna take some scrubbing friends, good results take work. #cleaningtips
gocleanco
Jul 6
Is pressure washing considered a form of therapy? Asking for a friend. #backupvocalsduuuuuuuuupe
gocleanco
Jun 29
Years in the making…it’s FINALLY here…and it’s a masterpiece. Over the years I have received thousands of DM’s asking what to pick when renovating your home. What is the easiest to clean? What will survive the test of time? So I compiled it all here in our Home Renovation Guide. Apologies for taking so long but we kept adding and it kept getting longer and longer. This has been a labour of love. Link in bio to purchase or tap to shop! #itsbeenalongtimecoming
gocleanco
Jun 21
Sounds like a lot of you have slime problems. Here’s how we got it out! Sprinkle baking soda on the slime and smush it down into the carpet fibres so it gets in deep. Add straight vinegar and let it sit for about 30 mins. Scrub it with a brush. Repeat until it’s gone! When you repeat, you need to let it sit each time for 30 mins so it starts to break down the slime. We scrubbed for 30 mins too, don’t give up! Think about how expensive the damn carpet is to replace and that will give you lots of energy! As always: It is a good idea to test an inconspicuous spot first (like in a closet) before try you so this because all carpets are different. Try at your own risk but also if you have dried slime all over your carpet I think you are screwed anyways. GOOD LUCK and report back. #slime #slimetoturial
gocleanco
Jun 18
I’m a simple creature. Here’s the haul I promised from the viral sweater set. Yellow usually isn’t my colour but I’m feeling it the most! Wearing a medium, it’s machine washable but I have been laying it flat to dry. Everything is linked in my bio and up in my stories. #amazonfinds
gocleanco
Jun 17
If you thought I was going to miss an opportunity to use this bop, you were wrong. Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there, reminder that a clean tractor is a sexy tractor. @kubotacanada if you wanna detail this thing next year LMK. 🚜 🧽 🫧😎
gocleanco
Jun 16
5 days left to get in that spring clean!! 😂💪🏻 Here’s a round up of all the stuff we’ve cleaned with @mrclean if you need some inspiration! It’s been quite the journey 😵💫🤢What else do y’all use @mrclean for? #mrcleanpartner #sponsored