Why do savvy housewives put a piece of paper in the sink when they leave home for a long time: a useful life hack
If you plan to leave your home for a long time, don’t be lazy and take a “trip” to the kitchen.
This must be done in order to protect the water seal from drying out.
Otherwise, when you return to your home, your nose will inevitably catch the unpleasant smell that has spread throughout the entire apartment: to get rid of it, you will need to air out the room more than once.
You may come across advice to use vegetable oil for this purpose, but despite the effectiveness of this method, it has a significant drawback.
When oil settles in water pipes, it acts as a glue, attracting food particles and other debris.
As a result, having solved one problem, you will acquire another – a blockage, and it is not clear which is worse.
So, instead of pouring oil down the sink drain, cover it with a regular sheet of A4 paper.
Place a small weight on top – a bottle of detergent or a small saucer will do. This will create a barrier to the fumes, thereby achieving your goal.
Earlier we talked about the water temperature at which to wash socks in a washing machine.
