Example: Common areas at Eddan What is clean? There are many challenges when it comes to cleaning and cleanliness in the common areas. This document has been created to illustrate what LU Accommodation consider dirty and clean. The pictures in this document mainly shows cleaning issues, or gives comparison between dirty and clean.

We recommend that when you clean your kitchen you try to do the items mentioned in this document in the order of how they are described here.

Tip: Start from the ceiling and work your way down!

Ventilation Dust and or grease can gather around the ventiation which should be removed.

Stove and Oven area These are particularly challenging for all tenants regardless if you stay in a common area or a studio flat.

Cooker hood The glass and the cooker hood can become quite greasy. Use some fat dissolving detergent to remove this. You might need to do it several times if there is a lot of fat gathered here. Example: Common areas at Eddan

Filter above the cooker: Put the filter in hot water with some fat dissolving detergent to rinse out the fat. You might need to do it several times if there is a lot of fat gathered here.

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On top of the cooker Use the oven scraper to remove burned food on the stove if you have this type of stove:

Other versions of stoves (which do not have a glass top) normally need strong detergent and scrubbing to clean.

Stove front side: Use some fat dissolving detergent to remove the grease on stoves font side. You might need to do it several times if there is a lot of fat gathered here.

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Inside the oven: Tip! You can remove the oven rack holders on the side of the oven to easier clean the inside walls of the oven.

Here you need strong detergents to loosen burnt food or fat. You can also use the oven scraper to clean some parts off.

Sides of the stove: Tip: To pull out the stove first make sure that it the oven is not warm. Then put your hands inside the oven and lift from the oven ceiling and pull.

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Behind the stove: Both the floor and walls should be cleaned.

Refrigerator This can be challenging to clean in a common area. The best way to do it is to temporarily move out all the food and clean all surfaces inside the refrigerator.

Shelves

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Refrigerator drain The drain also needs to be cleaned. You can for instance use a chopstick to clean out any mold or similar that is blocking the drain.

Freezer Should be defrosted around every three months. Turn it off and move out all food. You can place it in plastic bags on the balcony this way the food will continue to be kept cold and you can wash the shelves and drawers in the meanwhile. To defrost: Open the door wide and put towels or pouts underneath to collect any water. Do not try to hack off ice in the freezer with any sharp objects. This damages the freezer.

Microwave There should be no fat or food spots in the refrigerator.

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Cupboards and Storage areas Tip: Where have your hands been? Clean the outsides before you clean the insides of cupboards and drawers.Easiest wat you clean all the cupboards and storage areas is to empty out the contents and place them on the kitchen table while you clean the shelves and drawers.

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Recycling Empty the receptacles of all trash and wash them in the sink with some dish soap and a brush.

Kitchen sink area Tip: Make sure that you have washed everything you need to wash before cleaning the sink! On top of the sink: Remove everything and wipe the area clean. Use your dish brush around the faucet and in the sink with some dish detergent.

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Under the sink: Move everything out and make sure to clean receptacles and the floor under the sink.

Table Tip! Clean the table late in the process since it can be used as a storage area while cleaning refrigerator, freezer, cupboards and drawers.

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Windows You don’t need detergents for windows (or mirrors). Use water and later paper to polish the glass.

Balcony

It is easier to do the Balcony later in the process. It can be used as a storage area for food while cleaning the refrigerator and the freezer especially during the colder months.

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Floors Tip: Always do the floors last!

Floors both need to be vacuum cleaned and moped to become clean. In common areas this should be done often, at a minimal once a week since the area is used a lot. On the kitchen floor at Eddan you can use soft soap (såpa) in the water used for mopping. This makes the cleaning a lot easier.

Wooden floors should be cleaned with other detergents specifically made for wood or only water.