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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Madeleine Aggeler

Four tips for home care, from vacuuming your mattress to … cleaning your dishwasher?

illustration of a manicured hand wiping a home appliance in between yellow daffodils and red patterned curtains
‘If you treat your home well, it will repay you in so much love and care and comfort.’ Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images

I am fairly tidy. I stay on top of vacuuming and laundry; I wipe down counters and sinks. But when it comes to appliances and structural issues at home, I don’t know a thing. If you told me my AC was run by a family of small penguins who blow cold air through the vents, I probably wouldn’t believe you, but nor would I have a better explanation.

Enter: Kyshawn Lane, the man behind the wildly popular Instagram account Weekly Home Check. Every week, Lane posts videos about how to care for your home and the things in it. In a calm, encouraging voice, he demonstrates how to weather-strip your doors or label your electrical circuit breaker box.

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