Don’t be resentful to your chair. It’s such a lovely thing you’re doing by being supportive to the large community of people who have wheel chairs. I work in the medical field with the physically and mentally disabled and I was looking for guides on the best ways to clean chairs because I handle incontinence and sometimes people pee in their chairs and they get pretty unsanitary over time. The lack of professional guides is overwhelming. It’s great to get a guide from someone who uses a chair. Also great thing to do with the oils is I like to surface clean with them. I get a sponge and water in a bucket and wipe my surfaces down. Makes the whole house smell very safe and clean. The smell sticks a lot when diluted over large spaces. I struggle a lot with anxiety too, and I recommend breathing techniques. They help a lot and they’re free. c:
Thanks for all your videos. Very helpful. I broke my femur so I am now using a wheelchair. One thing that sucks is going out and them having to brush the wheels out before going inside the apartment. I really want a hack for cleaning them faster.
Happy Easter to you all, hope you have had a good weekend. My wet room is very close to my front door so if I’ve been out and my chair is really dirty then I wheel straight into my wet room, transfer to my shower seat then I can clean my chair. Very often I will remove the wheels and shower them then I have a special old towel I just use for drying my chair. Then all I have to do is wipe the frame and casters. I also use scissors to cut the hair that gets stuck around both casters and the pin which connects the wheels (I’m sure it has a technical term but for me it’s a pin). Other than that I only clean my chair when I look at it and feel ashamed.
I forgot to say my hands get really dry and cracked too, so much so that sometimes they bleed. I try to remember my wheelchair gloves out but usually I forget until it’s too late. I’ve tried all sorts of stuff but will have to give the hemp cream from BS a go.
I love opening up my ROHO cushion and a load of unknown dust and junk comes out🤯 my tires are wore like crazy but it feels better on my palms which are already have calluses on them. My main mess on my chair is dog hair, I have a long haired doge that her hair gets in the small wheels all the time! I learned the hard way when I went to the beach!!! Sand was EVERYWHERE!!! I regretted the colors I choose the first time I transferred in my car and scratched the hell out of the paint😂 So I haven’t tried the oils yet but I’ve been experimenting with weed, it seems to chill me out and helps with spasms as well! This video has put me in the mood to clean thank Gem🤙🏼
Hi Gem, thanks for this very useful and funny video! I love cleaning but never thought about how to clean my wheelchair;) Now I see! Happy Easter to you and your lovely family! Greetings from Germany. sincerely Britta
I clean down my chair while sitting on the toilet, because I can’t get up off the floor, and my only other option is cleaning it while sitting in the seat of my van, so the toilet it is! Lol 😂 I use baby wipes too to wipe down the frame and everything and wash some of the fabric parts in the washing machine. The tiny scissors for the front wheel hair is a great idea! (I bet mainly only wheelchairs users understand that sentence lol)
I carry a travel size pack of wet wipes in my handbag, along with a couple of ‘nappy/dog poo’ bags for cleaning on the go. Came in really handy when a man let his dog lift its leg on my wheels - I kid you not! I was so gobsmacked I couldn’t challenge him or ask him to fetch some wet paper towels to wash it off. I wonder what he’d say if I peed on his feet and rubbed his hands in it. I know it sounds a bit ‘so what’ but I was going to get it all over my hands and so would my husband when he lifts my chair to put it in the boot of the car.
My chair constantly picks up hair the front wheels and have to sit on the floor once a week and cut it all out. how do you go with your floors? I feel like my hard floors are never really clean anymore
We have carpet. my husband loves vacuuming. and we brought a really high end dyson. which works really well. But the carpet has really had it. its so old and always looks dirty. we have a dog and child. xx
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard yes the carpet in the bedroom hides it a bit better. Understand the kid bit I'm not sure what's worse at tracking the mess in the my two boys or the chair. Dysons are fantastic I have had a big one for years and bought a stick Dyson a couple of years ago before my walking went. I can't use the big one anymore but can manage the stick for little bits at a time.
I was wondering how Japanese people handled having dirty wheelchair wheels in the house since they always take their shoes off inside, but I discovered there are wheel socks that can be slipped on when you get home.
Clean my wheels and chair with a wet cloth, dry with a dry cloth. Cloth part of chair will need something like a carpet cleaner and a brush. Finish off with a damp rag, let dry. No strong chemicals needed.
I Would be very carful with your tires, just warm water, and maybe some baby shampoo, or gentile washing up liquid, but not too regularly. I Used anti bac wipes for the frame. This is just a recommendation, anything you use you should check with the manufacture first. xx
Hello Gem, this video made me giggle, i wish we could tip my chair on its side to clean it LOL, Mine is Electric with specialised moulded seating so not possible. You finding the grass under your cushion reminded me of when hubby cleaned my chair recently and found out why my chair had been rattling, under my seating was a empty old print cartridge LOL.... I have a question for you, at our home we removed all our carpets to put vinyl down as my wheelchair just destroys carpet.... how do you keep your carpets so clean, especially when you have been out and come back with muddy wheels? I would love to have carpet again. But mud seams to be my nightmare LOL. TC Stacey K @ RawAbilityLife
Raw Ability Life I know manual chairs you can get wheelchair slippers lol wish they did them for powerchairs I have mud coloured carpet so I can't see the mud as much. I couldn't afford wooden floors lol
mine are not wooden as i couldn't afford them either i have that vinyl umm laminate stuff LOL the cheaper option i dont know which it is vinyl or laminated i just know it was the cheaper of the 2.. But i had to get a grant to help me fund putting them down. I was able to get this for other health reasons as well as the wheelchair being better on it than carpet. That is really cool about the wheelchair Slippers, YESSS they need to make them for electric wheelchairs to. My hubby is forever having to shower down my wheels LOL, Thank you Sarah for answering my question! Was just interested. As Carpet does look so much nicer!
We don't. Our carpet is discussing!!! its so old, and just gross. Its got be be well over 17 years old, as it was already here when we moved in. (the lady who lived her was in a w/c too.) we have a dog and a young child. the beauty of having carpets you don't care about is, you don't have to worry about the dog, w/c, or kids spilling stuff. I would like to get wooden floor as carpet is so much harder to wheel on. But its all cost. :(
I will send you some links to places you can apply for Grants to help you get the flooring, you may need to get note from Doc or OT to help get the grants... i am in mist of doing my form to transfer from DLA to PIP so if i forget to send you the links please please message me for them. I am awful forgetful LOL
Be very careful what cleaner you put on or near your tyres. Many cleaning agents actually perish the rubber in the tyres and at a minimum will reduce the lifespan of your tyres. At worst they can cause a slow puncture or make a sudden deflation possible.
Sarah Camley I was warned by my chair retailer and servicer, that many of the sprays that are available now all have some quantity of solvent in them and the majority of those solvents, even in small quantities can significantly reduce the lifespan of rubber tyres. Rubber is one of the most easily compromised materials that even leaving them in direct sunlight for extended periods of time will damage. It’s not an issue if you can afford to regularly change your tyres but when the rubber is exposed to even minor amounts of solvent it will increase the sheer rate on the tyres. I’m not trying to make you fearful, but it is something which can mean that your tyres may last you longer if you can avoid as much contact with those sorts of things as you can. It’s not always possible, such as when you end up wheeling over the deposit from a doggy who’s owner doesn’t pick up! But reducing exposure, reduces the rate at which you need to change your tyres. And at £50+ exc vat each, every little helps!
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard even water and washing up liquid is a better option than any of the harsher cleaners but yes warm water and a simple soap like bubble bath, washing up liquid or baby shampoo is what was suggested to me for the tyres, if it’s safe for your body as a cleaner, it’s safe for your tyres. It’s so frustrating because you want to soak them in everything that will kill germs after rolling in something nasty, but it’s finding the happy medium. You can bet big 5 litre tubs of antibacterial hand wash from cash and carry type places and that’s what I use for the dog poo days!
Hi there. I have added it to my community Tab. and Ill start adding it in my description box, but here it is ruclips.net/video/iehd381Df90/видео.html I hope you enjoy. thank you for your support. xxx
Wish I could clean mine properly but it is pretty heavy and too many bits & pieces too! I try and wipe the mud off the sides etc but dread to think how much mud and hair and gross is where I can't get too. 😂
My tips for cleaning are for hearing aids, so I doubt it'd be interesting for you 😂 Other than that, I used to watch the Mr. Robot series, but I don't have enough time right now 😅
Happy easter!!! Let me know your tips for cleaning. And what products you have been loving? Xx
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard hope you had a happy easter
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Don’t be resentful to your chair. It’s such a lovely thing you’re doing by being supportive to the large community of people who have wheel chairs. I work in the medical field with the physically and mentally disabled and I was looking for guides on the best ways to clean chairs because I handle incontinence and sometimes people pee in their chairs and they get pretty unsanitary over time. The lack of professional guides is overwhelming. It’s great to get a guide from someone who uses a chair. Also great thing to do with the oils is I like to surface clean with them. I get a sponge and water in a bucket and wipe my surfaces down. Makes the whole house smell very safe and clean. The smell sticks a lot when diluted over large spaces. I struggle a lot with anxiety too, and I recommend breathing techniques. They help a lot and they’re free.
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Your rich British accent never gets old. 😃
Thanks for all your videos. Very helpful. I broke my femur so I am now using a wheelchair. One thing that sucks is going out and them having to brush the wheels out before going inside the apartment. I really want a hack for cleaning them faster.
Happy Easter to you all, hope you have had a good weekend.
My wet room is very close to my front door so if I’ve been out and my chair is really dirty then I wheel straight into my wet room, transfer to my shower seat then I can clean my chair. Very often I will remove the wheels and shower them then I have a special old towel I just use for drying my chair. Then all I have to do is wipe the frame and casters.
I also use scissors to cut the hair that gets stuck around both casters and the pin which connects the wheels (I’m sure it has a technical term but for me it’s a pin).
Other than that I only clean my chair when I look at it and feel ashamed.
I forgot to say my hands get really dry and cracked too, so much so that sometimes they bleed. I try to remember my wheelchair gloves out but usually I forget until it’s too late. I’ve tried all sorts of stuff but will have to give the hemp cream from BS a go.
Well this is a topic I'd never thought about myself, never seen, and once again you've handled it in a superb manner. Well done as usual! ♥
thank you bill. happy easter. xx
You look beautiful I saw your ted talk and I loved it your an amazing speaker
Oh thank you so much. Thank you for watching. Xx
Love learning how to clean my chair thank you
omfg i got so happy when you sung good charlotte
I was so confused for a second wondering why your wheelchair needed essential oils 😂
LOL!!!! Although, could make it smell nice. ;)
I love opening up my ROHO cushion and a load of unknown dust and junk comes out🤯 my tires are wore like crazy but it feels better on my palms which are already have calluses on them. My main mess on my chair is dog hair, I have a long haired doge that her hair gets in the small wheels all the time! I learned the hard way when I went to the beach!!! Sand was EVERYWHERE!!! I regretted the colors I choose the first time I transferred in my car and scratched the hell out of the paint😂 So I haven’t tried the oils yet but I’ve been experimenting with weed, it seems to chill me out and helps with spasms as well! This video has put me in the mood to clean thank Gem🤙🏼
Happy eater. xx
I love your channel! Do you have any tips on entering some one else's home when your wheels are wet or muddy?
Please could you do a video about how to refit all the fabric seating onto the frame of the chair? Thanks so much
Hi Gem, thanks for this very useful and funny video! I love cleaning but never thought about how to clean my wheelchair;) Now I see!
Happy Easter to you and your lovely family!
Greetings from Germany. sincerely Britta
Happy easter. xxx
I clean down my chair while sitting on the toilet, because I can’t get up off the floor, and my only other option is cleaning it while sitting in the seat of my van, so the toilet it is! Lol 😂 I use baby wipes too to wipe down the frame and everything and wash some of the fabric parts in the washing machine. The tiny scissors for the front wheel hair is a great idea! (I bet mainly only wheelchairs users understand that sentence lol)
we all do what we gota do! Its amazing how we adapt and find ways of doing things. ;)
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I use a scalpel #3 handle, #11 blade for the hair, thread, etc. Drives me nuts.
I carry a travel size pack of wet wipes in my handbag, along with a couple of ‘nappy/dog poo’ bags for cleaning on the go. Came in really handy when a man let his dog lift its leg on my wheels - I kid you not! I was so gobsmacked I couldn’t challenge him or ask him to fetch some wet paper towels to wash it off. I wonder what he’d say if I peed on his feet and rubbed his hands in it. I know it sounds a bit ‘so what’ but I was going to get it all over my hands and so would my husband when he lifts my chair to put it in the boot of the car.
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How often do I clean my childs wheelchair
My chair constantly picks up hair the front wheels and have to sit on the floor once a week and cut it all out. how do you go with your floors? I feel like my hard floors are never really clean anymore
We have carpet. my husband loves vacuuming. and we brought a really high end dyson. which works really well. But the carpet has really had it. its so old and always looks dirty. we have a dog and child. xx
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard yes the carpet in the bedroom hides it a bit better. Understand the kid bit I'm not sure what's worse at tracking the mess in the my two boys or the chair. Dysons are fantastic I have had a big one for years and bought a stick Dyson a couple of years ago before my walking went. I can't use the big one anymore but can manage the stick for little bits at a time.
I was wondering how Japanese people handled having dirty wheelchair wheels in the house since they always take their shoes off inside, but I discovered there are wheel socks that can be slipped on when you get home.
since my stroke i remind myself my chair is how i join in life j.s. a wheelchair isjust harder
Clean my wheels and chair with a wet cloth, dry with a dry cloth. Cloth part of chair will need something like a carpet cleaner and a brush. Finish off with a damp rag, let dry. No strong chemicals needed.
I find using gloves helps protect my hands..I normally can only find baseball gloves last the longest n work best for grip
fab tip, yes me too. xx
I have got a active wheelchair which cleaning products can I use
I Would be very carful with your tires, just warm water, and maybe some baby shampoo, or gentile washing up liquid, but not too regularly. I Used anti bac wipes for the frame. This is just a recommendation, anything you use you should check with the manufacture first. xx
I use anti bacteria wipes on my wheelchair
Hello Gem, this video made me giggle, i wish we could tip my chair on its side to clean it LOL, Mine is Electric with specialised moulded seating so not possible. You finding the grass under your cushion reminded me of when hubby cleaned my chair recently and found out why my chair had been rattling, under my seating was a empty old print cartridge LOL.... I have a question for you, at our home we removed all our carpets to put vinyl down as my wheelchair just destroys carpet.... how do you keep your carpets so clean, especially when you have been out and come back with muddy wheels? I would love to have carpet again. But mud seams to be my nightmare LOL. TC Stacey K @ RawAbilityLife
Raw Ability Life I know manual chairs you can get wheelchair slippers lol wish they did them for powerchairs I have mud coloured carpet so I can't see the mud as much. I couldn't afford wooden floors lol
mine are not wooden as i couldn't afford them either i have that vinyl umm laminate stuff LOL the cheaper option i dont know which it is vinyl or laminated i just know it was the cheaper of the 2.. But i had to get a grant to help me fund putting them down. I was able to get this for other health reasons as well as the wheelchair being better on it than carpet. That is really cool about the wheelchair Slippers, YESSS they need to make them for electric wheelchairs to. My hubby is forever having to shower down my wheels LOL, Thank you Sarah for answering my question! Was just interested. As Carpet does look so much nicer!
We don't. Our carpet is discussing!!! its so old, and just gross. Its got be be well over 17 years old, as it was already here when we moved in. (the lady who lived her was in a w/c too.) we have a dog and a young child. the beauty of having carpets you don't care about is, you don't have to worry about the dog, w/c, or kids spilling stuff. I would like to get wooden floor as carpet is so much harder to wheel on. But its all cost. :(
I will send you some links to places you can apply for Grants to help you get the flooring, you may need to get note from Doc or OT to help get the grants... i am in mist of doing my form to transfer from DLA to PIP so if i forget to send you the links please please message me for them. I am awful forgetful LOL
I have to say though, your carpets LOOK clean and nice in the videos LOL
Be very careful what cleaner you put on or near your tyres. Many cleaning agents actually perish the rubber in the tyres and at a minimum will reduce the lifespan of your tyres. At worst they can cause a slow puncture or make a sudden deflation possible.
Thanks for that. This spray is very weak but it’s worthing knowing 🤗
The Real Mythril I think it more of an issue if you soak the wheels in a cleaner rather than a small spray and wiping it off
Sarah Camley I was warned by my chair retailer and servicer, that many of the sprays that are available now all have some quantity of solvent in them and the majority of those solvents, even in small quantities can significantly reduce the lifespan of rubber tyres. Rubber is one of the most easily compromised materials that even leaving them in direct sunlight for extended periods of time will damage. It’s not an issue if you can afford to regularly change your tyres but when the rubber is exposed to even minor amounts of solvent it will increase the sheer rate on the tyres. I’m not trying to make you fearful, but it is something which can mean that your tyres may last you longer if you can avoid as much contact with those sorts of things as you can. It’s not always possible, such as when you end up wheeling over the deposit from a doggy who’s owner doesn’t pick up! But reducing exposure, reduces the rate at which you need to change your tyres. And at £50+ exc vat each, every little helps!
Thanks it does indeed. Warm water, and maybe a tiny amount of baby shampoo? or just warm water if poss? xxx
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard even water and washing up liquid is a better option than any of the harsher cleaners but yes warm water and a simple soap like bubble bath, washing up liquid or baby shampoo is what was suggested to me for the tyres, if it’s safe for your body as a cleaner, it’s safe for your tyres. It’s so frustrating because you want to soak them in everything that will kill germs after rolling in something nasty, but it’s finding the happy medium. You can bet big 5 litre tubs of antibacterial hand wash from cash and carry type places and that’s what I use for the dog poo days!
I need to get my power chair cleaned out.
I need to try that hemp lotion I use coconut oil my hands get so dry
I have found it to be really good. Let me know how you get on. :)
hi how do i find your ted talk cant find it
Hi there. I have added it to my community Tab. and Ill start adding it in my description box, but here it is ruclips.net/video/iehd381Df90/видео.html I hope you enjoy. thank you for your support. xxx
Wish I could clean mine properly but it is pretty heavy and too many bits & pieces too! I try and wipe the mud off the sides etc but dread to think how much mud and hair and gross is where I can't get too. 😂
My chair is serviced annually at least so anything that's rusted etc that I can't see will be found thankfully lol
Get it outside and use a pressure washer.
(UK)
My tips for cleaning are for hearing aids, so I doubt it'd be interesting for you 😂
Other than that, I used to watch the Mr. Robot series, but I don't have enough time right now 😅
I do this for a living.
Ewww I get poo on my chair so much it is sooooo gross and really annoys me as I dont want poo in my house funnily enough lol
sooooo grose!!! :(
Focus on chair not Telly or oils