Cleaning

Cleaning

We recommend that everyone living in shared accommodation sit down together and create good routines for cleaning the common areas that everyone can follow. See washing tips for what you should wash and how often below here.

Check list and cleaning tips

Vermin

Should you find yourself in a situation where you have bedbugs or any other kind of vermin in your room or apartment, there are two things we want you to do:

  1. Let us know as soon as possible via My page at bolig.sit.no. Choose "Contact us" and "Contact mainenance". Do not call the Alarm central.
  2. Do not try to get rid of the problem yourself. We will make sure to take care of the matter.

Which detergents should you use

80 % of cleaning is selecting the right detergent. Below we've compiled a small list of places you're likely to want to clean and detergents suitable for the job.

Cleaning the bathroom and toilets

  • Wash basin, the outside of the toilet, the shower cabinet and shower walls: Mr. Muscle, Jif skurekrem or Jif baderom. Use non-metallic scouring pads.
  • Inside of the toilet: Kloring or Jif WC-rens. Use a toilet brush
  • Difficult spots: Jif skurekrem
  • Drain: Klorin
  • Shower curtain: Wash in washing machine at 60 degrees
  • Bathroom cabinets, air vents, doors and mouldings: Jif allrent or similar all-purpose detergent

Cleaning the kitchen

  • Kitchen interior, furniture, air vents, doors, mouldings, walls, light sources, floors, stairs, etc.: Jif allrent or similar all-purpose detergent
  • Difficult spots and sinks: Jif skurekrem
  • Inside of stove: Jif grill- og ovnsrens. Use gloves
  • Outside of stove: Zalo or Jif skurekrem
  • Kitchen fan and fan filter: wash filter and filter cassette in the dish washer, or soak in hot, soapy water
  • Very dirty kitchen fan and fan filter: Jif grill- og ovnsrens.
    This detergent is caustic, so make sure to use rubber gloves
  • Windows and mirrors: Jif glass

Washing the dishes

  • Dish washers: Sun maskinoppvask dishwasher cleaner and Sun glansemiddel rinsing agent
    Do not use Zalo, Sunlight or other soaps in the dish washer
  • Cleaning the dish washer: Sun oppvaskmaskinrens
  • Manual dish washing: Zalo or Sunlight oppvaskmiddel