I-baking soda mhlawumbi yeyona mveliso isebenziseka lula kwi-pantry yakho. Ekwaziwa ngokuba yi-sodium bicarbonate, i-baking soda yi-alkaline compound ethi, xa ixutywe ne-asidi (efana neviniga, ijusi yelamuni, okanye i-buttermilk), ivelise amaqamza amancinci egesi ye-carbon dioxide, efanelekileyo kwii-muffins ezibilisayo, izonka kunye neebhisikithi ukuze zibe thambile kwaye zibe nomoya.
Kodwa ukusetyenziswa kwayo kudlula kakhulu ukubhaka iikeyiki kunye neebhisikithi esizithandayo. Ukwakheka kwendalo kwe-baking soda kunye neempawu zayo zeekhemikhali zenza ukuba ilungele ukucoca ekhayeni, ingakumbi xa kufikwa ekususeni ukungcola, ukususa ivumba, kunye nokususa amabala aqinileyo. “I-baking soda yindlela yokucoca engabizi kakhulu kwaye inobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo,” utshilo uMarla Mock, umongameli weMolly Maid. “Ikwayindlela yokucoca elungele zonke iinjongo enokusingatha imisebenzi eyahlukeneyo yokucoca.”
Sithethe neengcali zokucoca ukuze sifumane amacebiso azo angcono okusebenzisa i-baking soda ukucoca ikhaya lakho.
Iimbiza zenkunkuma ziyavumba ngokwendalo ngokuhamba kwexesha. Nangona kunjalo, ungayisusa ivumba ngokufafaza i-baking soda ngaphakathi. “Ungayixuba namanzi kwaye uyisebenzise njenge-spray yokucoca nokususa ivumba elingaphakathi,” utshilo u-Alicia Sokolowski, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Aspen Clean.
I-baking soda yindlela esebenzayo yokufunxa nokususa amabala, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha akukho nto inzima ngaphezu kokususa amabala ekofu kunye neti kwiikomityi zethu zeseramikhi esizithandayo. Fafaza nje i-baking soda kwikomityi uze uyihlambe ngobunono ngesiponji esifumileyo, utshilo uSokolowski.
Iigrate ze-oven ziyaguga kwaye zikrazuke. Igrisi, ioyile, iimvuthuluka, nezinye izinto zinokunamathela lula kuzo ngelixa upheka. “Nciphisa iigrate kwibhafu ye-baking soda namanzi ashushu,” utshilo uSokolowski. “Emva kweeyure ezimbalwa, zihlambe ngebrashi.”
Ngokubanzi, kufuneka uphephe ukuxuba i-baking soda nee-asidi ezifana neviniga kuba zinokubangela amaqamza anokubangela ukutsha. Kodwa xa umsele uvalekile kakhulu, le mpendulo inokuba luncedo. Galela isiqingatha sekomityi ye-baking soda emseleni, uze uvale isiqingatha sekomityi yeviniga emhlophe. Vala umsele uze uwuyeke uhlale imizuzu engama-30. “Emva koko sebenzisa amanzi ashushu ukukhupha inkunkuma,” utshilo uSokolowski.
Iimpawu zendalo zokurhawuzelela ze-baking soda ziyenza ibe sisicoci esihle se-grout. Ungenza intlama ye-baking soda namanzi uze uyifake kwi-grout emnyama, uze uyihlambe ngebrashi yamazinyo.
Ewe, ungasebenzisa isicoci esikhethekileyo sesitya sendlu yangasese ukucoca indlu yakho yangasese, kodwa indlela yendalo neyobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo yokususa amabala kunye nokugcina indlu yakho yangasese icocekile kukusebenzisa i-baking soda. Fafaza i-baking soda kwindlu yangasese, uyivumele ihlale okwethutyana, uze uyihlambe ngebrashi yendlu yangasese.
Ukulungisa iimpahla ngaphambi kokuba zisetyenziswe nge-baking soda yindlela elula nesebenzayo yokususa amabala aqinileyo kwimpahla. “Nciphisa impahla emanzini ashushu kunye ne-baking soda iiyure ezininzi okanye ubusuku bonke,” utshilo uSokolowski.
Ukongeza, ungawandisa amandla okucoca isepha yakho eqhelekileyo ngokongeza i-baking soda kwinkqubo yakho yokuhlamba impahla. “Ukongeza i-baking soda kwinkqubo yakho yokuhlamba impahla kunokunceda ukususa ivumba kwaye kwenze ubumhlophe bukhanye,” utshilo uDyers.
Ukusetyenziswa kwempahla ye-baking soda kudlulela ngaphaya kokuhlamba impahla—ingawucoca kakuhle umatshini wakho wokuhlamba impahla. “Sebenzisa i-baking soda ngexesha lomjikelo ongenanto ukucoca idrama nokususa ivumba,” utshilo uSokolowski.
Sebenzisa i-baking soda ukucoca intsalela etshileyo. “I-baking soda ilungele ukucoca ii-oven, iimbiza kunye neepani, kunye nezinye izixhobo zasekhitshini,” utshilo uDyers. “Yenza nje intlama nge-baking soda namanzi uze uyifake kwi-cookware. Yivumele ihlale kwi-cookware imizuzu eli-15 ukuya kwengama-30 ngaphambi kokuba uhlambe intsalela.”
Iingcango zeeshawa zidla ngokuba ne-limescale kunye neeminerali. Sebenzisa umxube weviniga kunye ne-baking soda ukuze iingcango zakho zeeshawa ziphinde zikhanye. UTommy Patterson, umlawuli wophuhliso lwemveliso entsha kunye noqeqesho lobuchwephesha kwiGlass Doctor, inkampani esecaleni, ucebisa ukuba uqale ngokufaka itawuli yephepha kwiviniga emhlophe eshushu uze uyifake emnyango nasemkhondweni. Emva koko yiyeke ihlale imizuzu engama-30 ukuya kwengama-60. “Indlela iviniga ene-asidi encinci iyivumela ukuba ingene kwaye ikhulule iiminerali,” utshilo. Emva koko sula ucango kancinci ngelaphu elimanzi okanye isiponji esifakwe kwi-baking soda. “Musa ukukhuhla kakhulu okanye uza kuyikrwela,” utshilo uPatterson.
Okokugqibela, hlambulula ucango ngamanzi acocekileyo ukuze ususe iviniga kunye ne-baking soda. “Ukuba i-limescale isekho, phinda ucoce i-baking soda de kususwe yonke intsalela,” utshilo.
Sebenzisa iimpawu zokususa ivumba elibi ze-baking soda ukucoca ikhaphethi yakho. Fafaza i-baking soda kwikhaphethi yakho, uyivumele ihlale imizuzu embalwa, uze uyitshise nge-vacuum.
Ukucoca umatrasi wakho kubalulekile kwimpilo yakho (emva kwayo yonke loo nto, uchitha ixesha elininzi kuyo). Fafaza i-baking soda kumatrasi wakho uze uyivumele ihlale imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuba uyitshise ukuze ususe ivumba elibi kumatrasi wakho. Okanye, ukuba ufuna ukususa amabala, xuba iviniga kunye ne-baking soda. Futha iviniga kumabala kuqala, uze ufafaze i-baking soda phezulu. Yigqume ngetawuli uze uyivumele ihlale iiyure ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba uyitshise.
Fafaza i-baking soda kwizihlangu zakho ukuze ususe ivumba elibi. Khumbula nje ukufafaza i-soda ngaphambi kokuba unxibe izihlangu zakho.
Iiphekhi zingangcola ukuba zixinene kukutya okanye ngamafutha. Ukucoca iphekhi ngentlama ye-baking soda namanzi kunokususa ukungcola nokubuyisela iphekhi kwimeko yayo ecocekileyo. Kodwa khumbula ukuba ezinye iiphekhi, ezifana nezo zineglasi egudileyo, ziyakrweleka lula. Sebenzisa uhlobo olwahlukileyo lwesicoci.
Ukugcina ibhodi yokusika eyenziwe ngomthi ikwimeko entle kufuna unonophelo oluthile. Ungayicoca ibhodi yakho yokusika ngokuyisula ngesiqingatha selamuni kunye ne-baking soda encinci. Oku kuya kunceda ukukhanyisa amabala nokususa nayiphi na ivumba eliseleyo.
Ukuze ususe ivumba elibi efrijini yakho, akufuneki nokuba ukhuphe i-baking soda kwiphakheji. Uninzi lweebhokisi ze-baking soda ziza neepaneli ezisecaleni ze-mesh ezikuvumela ukuba ususe isiciko sebhokisi yephepha ukuze ubonise amacala e-mesh. Faka nje enye efrijini uze uyivumele isebenze njengomlingo wayo wokususa ivumba elibi.
Sebenzisa i-baking soda ukucoca izinki zentsimbi engagqwaliyo, izixhobo, kunye nezixhobo ukuze zibukeke zintsha. Kwiisinki: Fafaza i-baking soda eninzi kwisinki, uze uhlambe amabala kunye nokungcola ngelaphu elifumileyo le-microfiber okanye isiponji, uze uhlambe ngamanzi abandayo. Kwiizixhobo kunye nezixhobo ezifana neempompo, qala ngokufafaza i-baking soda kwilaphu elifumileyo uze usule kancinci intsimbi engagqwaliyo ukuze icoceke kwaye ikhazimle.
Indlela yendalo neyobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo yokubuyisela ukukhanya kwendalo kwesilivere kukwenza nje intlama ye-baking soda namanzi. Nciphisa isilivere kwintlama ye-baking soda uze uyivumele ihlale imizuzu embalwa (ukuya kuthi ga kwimizuzu eli-10 kwisilivere ebolileyo kakhulu). Emva koko hlambulula ngamanzi abandayo uze uyithambise ngelaphu kancinci.
Okukuphela kwento eyahlukileyo kukuba isilivere yakho inyibilikile yaza yavelisa i-patina kwaye ufuna ukuyigcina. “I-baking soda ingasusa i-patina kwezinye izinto zesilivere, ezifana nobucwebe okanye izinto zokuhombisa,” utshilo uSokolowski. “Kungcono ukusebenzisa isicoci sesilivere okanye ilaphu lokupolisha ukugcina i-patina oyifunayo kwisilivere yakho.”
Akuyomfihlo ukuba izikhongozeli zokugcina ukutya zingangcoliswa emva kokusetyenziswa okuphindaphindiweyo, njengokugcina izithako ezifana nesosi ebomvu. Ukuba ukuhlamba kwisitya sokuhlamba izitya akwanelanga, fafaza i-baking soda kunye namanzi kwisitya uze uyivumele ihlale ubusuku bonke. Hlamba i-baking soda paste kusasa olulandelayo kwaye wonwabele isitya sakho esitsha, esingenamabala.
Nangona kunjalo, lumka xa usebenzisa i-baking soda, njengoko iimpawu zayo zokurhawuzelela zenza ukuba ingafaneleki ukucoca yonke into ejikeleze ikhaya. “I-baking soda irhawuzelela, ngoko ayifanelekanga ukucoca iindawo zeglasi ezifana nezipili okanye iifestile, iindawo ezithile ezithe tyaba, okanye ifenitshala/imigangatho yomthi egqityiweyo,” utshilo uMock. Akufuneki uyisebenzise nakwizitya zokupheka ze-aluminium, iindawo zelitye lendalo, izinto ezigqunywe ngegolide, izixhobo ze-elektroniki, okanye amatye axabisekileyo afana neeperile kunye ne-opals.
“Kuphephe ukucoca iindawo ezikrwela lula, ezifana ne-aluminiyam okanye imabula,” utshilo uDyers. I-baking soda isenokudibana nezinye izinto, ezifana ne-aluminiyam, nto leyo ebangela ukuba umbala utshintshe.
Kakade ke, ufuna ukhuseleko xa usebenzisa i-baking soda ukucoca ikhaya lakho nendawo engqongileyo, ngoko ke qiniseka ukuba awuyixubi i-baking soda nezi mveliso zilandelayo.
Kwezinye iimeko, ukuxuba ezi zinto kwenza i-baking soda ingasebenzi kakuhle. Oku kwenzeka, umzekelo, xa ixutywe notywala. Kodwa kwezinye iimeko, iimpembelelo ezinobungozi kwiikhemikhali zinokwenzeka. Ioksijini kunye nezinye iigesi ezinobuthi zinokukhutshwa xa i-baking soda ixutywe ne-hydrogen peroxide, i-ammonia, i-chlorine bleach, okanye izicoci zeekhemikhali kwisikhongozeli esivaliweyo.
Kwiimeko ezininzi, ukuxuba nje amanzi ne-baking soda kuya kufezekisa iziphumo zokucoca ezifunekayo.