hiya does anyone remember what kim done to clean pull cords i remember there was bleach cotton wool and cling film was there anything else?

please help! mine need cleaning soon!
thanks

Don't think so, they just soaked the cotton wool in the bleach, put it round the pull cord & used the cling film to hold it in place,no doubt someone out there will remember if there was anything else to it.

thanks i will give it a try

Good luck - let us know if it works

just a warning to anyone going to try this because my pull cord ended up snaping and it never came up as clean as it did on the tele i believe they just brought a new one so be aware hope this helps you

K & A cheating - surely not!

I tried the bleach and cotton wool, left it on all night - it didn't make a blind bit of difference!

Get some white paint & a paintbrush.........

I just detach my pull cord and put them in warm water w. a little bit of hand wash liquid - comes out a treat after a soak and a bit of rubbing!

Ddn't they say to rub it with toilet soap? a strange analogy if ever there was!


But I'm sure I saw an episode where they cleaned a pull cord with 'toilet soap'

I think it would probably be better to clean pull cords with soap, whether it's liquid or bar soap, can't see the bleach being very good for it, surely it would rot it eventually?

Why are we all here instead of where we belong?

I don't know but seeing as they let me log in but not post anything yesterday no woder we defect to other forums!

i cut mine shorted then added a large silver handle so there was no contact with the cord by hand! but then i'm a cheat and the cord was long! but alot of what was lost in length was added back with the handle

i just bought a new one from my local diy store for a pound they look as good as new lol and no messin about but thanks anyway

I've strung the bottom six inches of the cord with some long wooden and horn beads. The cord doesn't get touched, so stays clean.
I wipe the beads occasionally with a hygienic wipe.

I have got quite a long handle so the cord dosent get dirty ,but if it did I would probably try cleaning it with a mild detergent and a sponge if that did not work I would replace the cord with a new one,problem solved.

I haven't even got a pull cord in the bathroom, just a light switch on the landing