How often should you …? Maintenance and habits, with sources
Short answers to the question of how often to do things in and around your home. Each answer lists its source, so you can check for yourself where it comes from. Don’t want to forget? Add the task to your routines with one button.
Cleaning at home
- How often should you dust?
- How often should you mop the floor?
- How often should you clean your windows inside?
- How often should you descale your shower and grout?
- How often should you deep clean the toilet?
- How often should you wash your bed linen?
- How often should you turn and vacuum your mattress?
- How often should you wash your curtains?
- How often should you vacuum doormats and rugs?
Household appliances
- How often should you descale your coffee machine?
- How often should you replace your coffee water filter?
- How often should you clean your milk frother?
- How often should you clean your dishwasher filter?
- How often should you clean your dishwasher?
- How often should you clean your washing machine?
- How often should you clean your washing machine seal?
- How often should you empty your dryer’s lint filter?
- How often should you clean your dryer’s condenser?
- How often should you clean your cooker hood grease filter?
- How often should you replace your hood’s carbon filter?
- How often should you clean your fridge?
- How often should you dust your fridge’s condenser?
- How often should you defrost your freezer?
- How often should you clean your vacuum cleaner filter?
Safety at home
- How often should you test your smoke alarms?
- How often should you replace your smoke alarm battery?
- How often should you replace a smoke alarm?
- How often should you test your CO alarm?
- How often should you replace a CO alarm?
- How often should you check your fire extinguisher yourself?
- How often should you have a fire extinguisher checked?
- How often should you check your first aid kit?
- How often should you restock your first aid kit?
- How often should you check your escape routes at home?
- How often should you check your alarm system?
Heating and ventilation
- How often should you have your gas boiler serviced?
- How often should you have your oil boiler serviced?
- How often should you bleed your radiators?
- How often should you clean your ventilation filters?
- How often should you dust your ventilation grilles?
- How often should you check your boiler’s water pressure?
- How often should you have your chimney swept?
Around the house
- How often should you clean your gutters?
- How often should you check your downpipe?
- How often should you have your roof inspected?
- How often should you clean your patio?
- How often should you oil a wooden deck?
- How often should you winterise your outdoor tap?
- How often should you winterise your garden furniture?
- How often should you mow the lawn?
- How often should you scarify your lawn?
- How often should you trim your hedge?
- How often should you clear leaves in autumn?
Car and bike
- How often should you check your car’s tyre pressure?
- How often should you check your car’s fluids?
- How often should you have your car serviced?
- How often does your car need a roadworthiness test?
- How often should you pump up your bike tyres?
- How often should you lube your bike chain?
- How often should you check your bike lights?
Garden and barbecue
- How often should you clean a kamado BBQ?
- How often should you deep clean your barbecue?
- How often should you prepare and sow your veg garden?
- How often should you turn your compost heap?
- How often should you clean your rain barrel?
- How often should you have your lawnmower serviced?
- How often should you maintain your garden tools?
- How often should you check your outdoor lighting?
Aquarium
- How often should you change your aquarium water?
- How often should you clean your aquarium filter?
- How often should you check consumable aquarium filter media?
- How often should you clean your aquarium glass?
- How often should you test your aquarium water?
- How often should you replace your aquarium lamp?
- How often should you check your aquarium equipment?