New Jersey might not be as clean as you think. This is the big mistake people are making when cleaning their homes.

How Clean Are Homes In New Jersey

This season has been especially rough on families when it comes to the stomach bug, cold, and flu.

Most of us visit the homes of friends and family and feel comfortable because they clean their houses often.

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But if they are making the most common housecleaning mistake when they clean, you and your family might not be as safe as you think.

What Is The Biggest Housecleaning Mistake?

Just because Aunt Ellen or Uncle Pete are hitting the surfaces around their home with cleaning products, it doesn't mean the germs are dying.

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Experts say the most common housecleaning mistake people make has to do with something known as dwell time. If you don't know what it is, I won't be coming to your house anytime soon.

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Experts say if you're not leaving your cleaning products on surfaces long enough, you may not be killing as many germs as you think you are.

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No one is in more of a hurry than New Jersey residents, and that's why I have an unsettled feeling about this concept.

If you use Clorox wipes, for example, some experts are saying it takes a minute for full effect, so if you wipe and then quickly start using a keyboard, you may be plunging your fingers onto some germy letters.

Clean Solution Services can help you with some common products. Good luck.

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