How to clean behind radiators – 5 methods to make fluff-filled gaps a thing of the past

A living room with a small radiator between two plush arm chair , behind a rustic wooden table.

There are certain cleaning jobs around the home that tend to get shuffled to the bottom of the to-do pile – and cleaning behind radiators is often one of them.

Granted, this isn't an area that is often on show, but when fluff, dirt and dust start to peek out of the radiator, it really is time to take action. Not only does it look pretty grim, but it could also be affecting the performance of your radiators and could even be dangerous as a high volume or sheet of dry dust-balls can be a fire risk.