Cleaning Methods
Start with these Cleaning Methods guides when you need practical cleaning advice. Use this hub to understand what a cleaning method does before deciding whether it suits a surface, room, or item.
How to use this hub
- A method is not automatically suitable just because it is powerful.
- Heat, moisture, pressure, agitation, and chemistry all create trade-offs.
- Method guides explain the process; material and item guides explain suitability.
Guides in this hub
Choose the guide that matches what you're trying to clean.
Steam Cleaning: What It Does and When to Avoid It
Understand steam cleaning, where heat and moisture can help, and why steam is unsuitable for some floors, fabrics, seals, and finishes.
Disinfecting Cleaning: When Cleaning Alone Is Enough
Understand the difference between cleaning and disinfecting, when disinfectants are useful, and why dirty surfaces should be cleaned first.