Anyone know of a good way of getting rid of bedbugs and dust mites?

Was interested in the Sharp machine, until i found out it's a staggering RM1699. Siao....need a cheaper ( and tried and tested ) alternative.

Some people say steam vacuum. Anyone know/done it in Malaysia?

shimono is cheap and powerful.

What Sharp machine that can get rid of Dust Mites ?

You can use steamer garment to get rid it. But not all the type can use. Those certified to kill dust mites steamer. I m using the princess brand.

Is it effective and where do you get it and how much?

traditional method, put it under the sun for few hours..........make sure u rotate it top and bottom at intervals

If I tried this, I would make some orthopaedic surgeon very happy.

Very effective. I can easily get rash and itchy if there is dust mite. Cause I don't wear shirt at home.

Before put in bed sheet, use the steamer on the bed or furniture.

Steam produce 100+c temperature. That definitely kill any germ and mite or whatever.

But normal garment steamer are not strong enough to shot the steam deep inside. So you need to get the certified 1.

Got it from lelong.com. For rm399 if not mistaken.

Rainbow vacuum cleaner famous for it. Alternatively you use front load washing machine, set temperature to 90c, and wash regular.

The problem is your bed and furniture which is too big to be taken out for sun.

Another method is humid. Dust mites can be kill if humid lower than 40-50.

My mattress won't fit into my washing machine.

Where got people put mattress inside washing machine leh

You got use mattress protector and also bed sheets or not? Wash that. And a good brand got anti dust mite. Sometime old mattress due to old age, have to change.

Take to sell service laundry. After wash, put in dryer to kill it.

Why don't you try anti-dust mite, waterproof mattress protector once you have clean up the bedroom surrounding.
Top Suggestions to Get Rid of Dust Mites in Your House from youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWwqUEWaxWY

Mattress protector (anti-dust mites）

Aiyoyo kadevele. You don't expect me to sleep directly on the mattress right?

Thanks for the responses!

Checked with a friend who got bedbugs, and she tried using this product:-

http://www.richsoil.com/diatomaceous-earth.jsp

which is supposedly food grade, so I'll give it a try. Some powder thing lah.

In the end, she also bombed it with a exterminator/fumigator though..hahaha...few hundred bucks. Cheaper than the Sharp! ( but duh, chemicals...)

Where to buy ah?

Don't tell me you want to sprinkle this white powder on your bed. Or your sofa.

wash your bedsheet often. Go those self operated doby.. Rm10.00 got change . 1 year Rm240.00 only

Food grade mah. At night hungry can lick lick, midnight snack.

I don't want wake up my body full of white powder.

And I wonder I will have sex powder on bed with my Wife. 😄

Getting rid of them is not as easy as we think.

It all depends on how far they have spread. I had this problem for years, I mean bed bugs, and I'm allergic to their bites. Even when I used those bed bug proof mattress protector (where they zip lock the entire mattress), it still didn't work because like I said, it depends on where they are hiding (eg floor crevices, clothes, wardrobe, bed frame, mattress, pillow, etc)

Ultimately, I dispose off my bed frame. If you want to use a bed frame, use simple ones, where it's less bulky and less place for those bugs to hide.

Use either of these on a regular basis:
1. alcohol mix (search the forum, can get concentrated alcohol then dilute to 90% concentration and spray everywhere)
2. or use this http://www.demitze.com

I have tried both and they both seems to work. Initally when you first start out, spray every week and if you seem results, meaning no more bites, then reduce the frequency. Nowadays I spray 2-3 months once.

And if you can afford it, adding another layer of those zip lock mattress protector will help. At least no more bugs or mites can enter or leave your mattress.

Hope this helps.

I have this Good night brought from ACE beside the steamer.

But not frequent use and only use on sofa. Cause it is chemical, I don't want spray on the mattress. I will inhale it 8hr everyday.

So for mattress, I still prefer steamer.

Thanks! I'll keep a lookout for it!

Revisiting this topic. I suspect that I have dust mites on my sofa cos I occasionally get bitten. Can't see the damn insect but I can feel the bite which looks like mossie bite but it leaves a scar. Tried to look for the dust mites using magnifier but I dont see anything creeping around the sofa. I don't think it is bed bugs as I don't get bitten on my bed plus I believe beg bugs are visible to the eyes..so far I see nothing.

Anyone knows what type of spray I can use? I couldn't find isopropyl alcohol so I got the methylated alcohol instead which has 90% alcohol. It didn't seem to work.

I don't want to buy a steamer just for this purpose. Any other solution?

You can pay someone with a steamer to steam it. Or you can use a good strong vacuum on it.

Any contact for steamer? I have vacuumed the sofa twice but just using normal house vacuum. It didn't work.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sofa+steami...chrome&ie=UTF-8

You get the spray from ACE.

Hehe Rainbow vacuum cleaner

They may be able to help you:
https://www.facebook.com/tru3care/

There is a dust mite vacuum cleaner from Electrolux that has UV light that claim to kill dust mite but not sure the effectiveness

Just get the steamer. 100% effective.

Beside, you can use for garment too.

But not all steamer is certified dust mite.

With wood or cane and fabric, dust mites are inevitable. If the fabric is detechable for washing, it should be washed in 50°C wash. A few TL model comes with this wash option but all FL can wash with bedding program which should set the temperature to 60°C. Now to sell FL in Japan, manufacturers highlight this feature measured in how many dust mites it can kill.

Besides Rainbow, Aura, Hyla, Storm or Karcher, any vacuum cleaner with mattress or upholstery beater apparatus should help somewhat. Sofa with non detachable cover should use steam because it had to be above 50°C but being hidden there, after application, the mattress or upholstery beater apparatus accessory is effective in sucking them out after treatment. It's not just the bite but also their detritus that affects the skin and lungs.

This post has been edited by halcyon27: Jun 30 2017, 08:29 AM

you can give this a try...

https://www.facebook.com/LiniiTasmaniaMalaysia/

Dyson vacuum and kracher steamer.

Wash with 60c mostly can kill the dust mite.

But vacuum is not 100%. Flat surface and surface is ok for vacuum. But for those sewing seam area ( a line along which two pieces of fabric are sewn together) and inner layer will have difficult to vacuum penetrate.

And the bed wood joint or hole. Thick pillow, fabric sofa, All this have a hard time for the vacuum to suck deep.

So far I test with vacuum, chemical spray and steamer, only the steamer is the most effective. With the over 100c hot and penetrate deep into fabric, it 100% kill the dust mite.

For sofa, I change to leather. Which is easy to clean kill the dust mite compare fabric.

Chemical is the last thing I would use.

You don't know what will your skin and respiratory will react to the chemical.

Yes, steam kills it but the steam has to be 130°C to penetrate these surfaces to guarantee effectiveness. Most garment steamer wand may not reach that temperature and they work best vertically else the steam condense into hot water droplets.

After steaming, don't just leave them and their detritus where they are. Vacuum these surfaces with upholstery beater accessory that can percuss the surface with its specially designed roller beater to stir up dust and those things esp on mattresses or upholstery of sofa, dining chairs (fabric seat), etc. That's why vacuum that's equipped with or have that accessory as an optional purchase is crucial. Those I listed have them.

After steam and vacuum, air dry the pillows or sofa cushions. no drying area, put them in an clean enclosed room and with bare mattress, leave the room AC on in dry mode or use a dehumidifier.

Wood needs special oil that's formulated to kill it yet does not harm the wood.

This post has been edited by halcyon27: Jun 30 2017, 11:54 AM

use febreeze

Not just the temperature. But the steam pressure.

Garment is a thin fabric. You don't need high pressure to push the steam out. So most of the garment steamer are not certified for dust mite. You can tell by the steam out from the nozzle. But don't use your hand. It can burn your skin.

Steamer certified dust mite require higher pressure and temperature to push the steam out further. So it can penetrate further in. Instead just the surface. Those steamer normally have a higher watt and pressure bar. 1200w - 1800w and pressure bar of 1.5 or 2(if not mistaken).

A good steamer usually won't have water droplet. I use before those cheapo handheld steamer from china. Water droplet no control. I throw it away.

I only steam it when change bed sheet. After steam, leave it there. Later at night only put on the bed sheet. For sofa cushion, you can steam it and immediately sit on it. You can vacuum 1st and steam it later for better result. But I m lazy. So steam it is enough. I steam anything that suspect the dust mite hide. Wood, fabric, leather etc.

Steamer not just kill dust mite. It kill anything when go through the crazy hot steam nozzle. That is what I like better than vacuum.

Agree fully, just that additionally vacuum is needed. Can't just kill and leave them there as it accumulates. Vacuum keeps the mattress clean of dead mites, skin, mites detritus, dust etc.

Ya, vacuum and steam will be very clean.

Cause lazy, just steam and leave it. Vacuum only once a while.

Damn now my steamer is spoil already. And this model no more in the market. Dust mite certified steamer are very rare in here. Only able to found 1 model and no more produce anymore. Got to get it fast before sold out in the market.

Rm100 vacuum good ?? Just want to minimize dust mite population

Steam.

Recently I add in a UVC light. Pretty effective.

Memory foam mattress top can use steamer? With it spoil the memory foam?

better to change the mattress , i think mite or bugs are never been able to get rid of

Do u know what is the price range of mattress cleaning services?

My pillow is a memory foam material. Been steam for don't no how many thousand time.

Effect what quality?

What cleaning job you want the professional to do? Sound like a difficult task?

I found using Medklinn's device ~RM700 air ionizer kills the little fellas and many other unseen things quite effective. I dry my laundry indoors and turn on the ionizer, no bacteria or odours. Quite effective for me

Do you have any steamer model to recommend? Can those cloth steamer do the job?

I not sure you still can buy or not.

This steamer is certified for kills bedbugs and dust mites

hmmm okay