I have a confession-I have never cleaned my dustpan and brush

[chipmunksex]

How do you clean them?

Or do you just chuck them away when they look really manky?

I've never cleaned mine either. Am I supposed to?

I never knew you had to do this

You can get a new one from Poundland. Guess how much for? Why on earth would you clean it?

I got a new one recently to match new kitchen - I actually did wash it (in sink with fairy) after its first use!

I mostly use a long-handled one - wash that occasionally if the kitchen floor was sticky when I used it.

Dishwasher.

I get a new one. Same as loo brushes. Every time I go to Ikea I get a new one.

You can clean them!?!

You can clean them!?!

why not? Cheap ones are just plastic, its not like they are made of some rare water-sensitive substance

buying new ones all the time is ridiculously wasteful. I can sort of see why people might do that with loo brushes but - unless there is something particularly vile about your floors - I can't see why anyone would balk at washing a dustpan and brush. I mean, there's nothing worse goes in there than in a vacuum cleaner is there?

i read the thread title and thought "people clean their dustpan and brush???"

lol

mine never really gets that dirty... it's only used for brushing up dry stuff

It has never actually entered my head to clean my dustpan and brush.

you only need to slosh them around in the sink with hot water and a bit of Flash or GP cleaner

you can do the same with your broom and mop.

I didn't mean i replace them I don't ... I have 2 an inside one and a metal outside one and the inside one doesn't get dirty enough to clean, the outside one lives outside and rained on. To actually clean them wouldn't cross my mind. Tbh the inside one rarely gets used bar a glass/crockery breakage.

Ha

I am not the only one

The thing that always puts me off washing it is drying the bristles-how do people do this?

if it's an ordinary plastic brush with nylon bristles, it will dry easily. Give it a shake (preferably outside) and hang it up, or put it away (but not in a cupboard) and it will soon air-dry.