Three Reasons Why Cleaning of Light Fixtures Should Be Left to Professionals

Three Reasons Why Cleaning of Light Fixtures Should Be Left to Professionals

If your home has been feeling gloomy and dim, chances are the light fixtures in your home have gathered dust, dirt, and particulates over time and have become dirty. While it is possible to get rid of dirt and dust from light fixtures, the hard stains become nearly impossible to get rid of. More importantly, light fixtures are not just bulky, they are also usually fixed at heights one can only reach with the help of a ladder or chair. These different factors make it almost impossible to make cleaning light fixtures a DIY job. If you have been thinking about cleaning your light fixtures on your own, in this article, we give you some reasons why you should consider outsourcing the job to a professional instead.

Stay Away from Dirty Fixtures If They Provoke Your Allergies

If you are allergic to dust, which many people are, it is best to stay away from particulates capable of causing a bad reaction. Other than dust, light fixtures also often gather allergens like pollen, dead skin, hair, microbes, etc., all of which can cause bad allergies. When your furniture gets very dirty, do you start cleaning it on your own or do you simply hire a professional and trust them to do a good job? Most of us hire experts for the task and it should be no different for light fixtures, especially when you know cleaning them can leave a harmful impact on your health.

Bad Lighting Can Lead to Safety Issues

It is easier to do things in a well-lit room. However, when light fixtures become dirty, it becomes nearly impossible to see things as one’s visual field becomes compromised. Thus, poor lighting caused by dirty light fixtures can become a cause of life-threatening accidents, especially in areas like the kitchen where one constantly deals with sharp objects like knives. Regularly hire a professional to clean your light fixtures as unclean lights can lead to fatal accidents. More importantly, hire professionals to do the job to avoid accidents that happen when people are not used to balancing themselves on ladders.

Professionals Use Safe Chemicals

Dirty light fixtures not only lead to bad lighting and destroy the aesthetic appeal of a home, but also attract bugs, moths, spiders, and other small creatures. Homeowners often buy sprays and chemicals to get rid of these small organisms. Unfortunately, most of these chemicals are bad for the human body as well as the environment. Professional cleaners use safe chemicals that are also extremely effective against small microorganisms and neither harm the environment nor the human body. Unfortunately, these chemicals are available only to professional cleaners.

In Conclusion

Dirty fixtures lead to badly-lit rooms as well as an increased bug population. A study pointed out that dirty fixtures reduce lighting in a room by almost 30%, thereby considerably increasing the chances of accidents. While homeowners can choose to clean light fixtures on their own, light fixtures are usually at an elevation and are, therefore, hard to reach. This further increases the chances of accidents happening. Thus, when it comes to cleaning light fixtures, it is best to trust a professional to do the job.

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