WALSALL, UNITED KINGDOM, May 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) —
The sun is shining and it’s time to bring your barbecue out of
storage and prepare for summer get-togethers in the garden.
Everyone knows there’s no fun in cleaning sticky, messy, burned-on
charcoal that collects on your grill each time you use your barbecue
– it’s a chore that’s enough to put a lot of people off. And it’s
inevitable that ants, wasps and other irritating insects will come
out of hiding to disrupt your fun.
So HomeServe have come up with some simple but effective tips on how
to keep your barbecue sparkling and a few useful ideas for keeping
those unwanted insects out of the way while you’re cooking.
1. Preparing for a barbecue
To make cleaning easy, it’s best to prevent food from sticking to
your grill in the first place. To do this, coat your grill rack with
a generous layer of oil before you start to cook. This will prevent
food from sticking to the grill.
2. How to clean your barbecue
If you didn’t clean your barbecue properly before storing it away
last summer, then here’s a tip to help you get it back to its
sparkling best. Firstly, let the grill rack soak in warm water with
some white vinegar and washing detergent – this will help to loosen
the dirt. Then scrub with a wire brush.
3. Cleaning your barbecue with a wire brush
A wire brush is essential when it comes to cleaning your grill rack.
The best time to do this is when the grill is warm. You’ll find that
the burned charcoal can be removed much more easily, as opposed to
leaving it to cool right down. And remember – never start to clean
your barbecue when the grill is still hot!
4. Combat ant problems
Cinnamon is a great natural deterrent to fighting ant invasions.
Sprinkle a line of cinnamon wherever you see ants trying to enter
your home and they’ll turn on their heels and retreat. This won’t
kill the colony, but it will discourage them from coming into your
home again, as well as creating a lovely smell.
5. Make a natural wasp repellent
Wasps can be a real pain when it comes to enjoying the sunshine and
chemical based insect repellent doesn’t always smell pleasant. Try
creating the illusion of the wasp’s natural enemy – the hornet. If a
wasp spies a hornet nest it will vacate the area, so make your own
hornet’s nest by taking a brown paper bag and blowing air into it,
tie the end with a rubber band, then hang in a conspicuous area in
your garden.
About HomeServe
Every minute a HomeServe engineer comes to the rescue of a British
household. With over 2,700 directly employed and sub-contracted
engineers, HomeServe is a national emergency home repair service
backed by a 24 hour claims handling and repair network. HomeServe’s
new tradesmen service provides households with access to vetted
tradesmen who are qualified to carry out hundreds of different jobs
around the home.
HomeServe tradesmen are guaranteed to turn up on time, to hold the
necessary qualifications to do the job at hand, to provide a price
before they start the job and will even guarantee their work for a 12
month period afterwards.
HomeServe also offers insurance cover for plumbing, drains,
electrical wiring and gas central heating.
Important information regarding HomeServe help and advice
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possible. However, the purpose of HomeServe help and advice content
is to provide homeowners and private landlords with general guidance
and useful tips only. It doesn’t necessarily deal with every
important topic or cover every aspect of the topics with which it
deals and might not be relevant or appropriate in all circumstances.
It is not designed to provide professional advice or financial advice
and should not be relied on as such. The full disclaimer regarding
HomeServe help and advice can be found on the website at the
following page:
http://www.homeserve.com/help-advice/disclaimer .
Contacts:
HomeServe
Diane Jones
01922 659 731
diane.jones@homeserve.com
HomeServe
Melanie Fleet
01922 659783
melanie.fleet@homeserve.com
www.HomeServe.com
SOURCE: HomeServe
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