Amakhaya amaninzi afakwe ikhaphethi, kuba ikhaphethi ikulungele ukuhamba kwaye ayibizi kakhulu xa kuthelekiswa nezinye iintlobo zomgangatho. Ukungcola, ukungcola, iintsholongwane kunye nokungcola kuqokelela kwimicu yekhaphethi, ngakumbi xa izilwanyana zihlala ekhayeni. Ezi zingcolisi zinokutsala iibhugi kwaye zibangele ukuba abo bahlala ekhaya baphendule. Ukucoca rhoqo ikhaphethi nokubulala iintsholongwane kuya kuphucula ukubonakala kwekhaphethi, kuyigcine icocekile kwaye kuyivumele ukuba ihlale ixesha elide.

Inyathelo 1
Thela i-1/2 indebe yesoda yokubhaka, 1 indebe ye-borax kunye ne-1 indebe yesonka kwisitya. Hlanganisa ngokupheleleyo izithako ngecephe.

Inyathelo 2
Nciphisa umxube phezu kwekhaphethi. Sebenzisa ilaphu elicocekileyo ukuhlikihla lo mxube kwiintsinga zekhaphethi.

Inyathelo 3
Vumela umxube ukuba ungene ngaphakathi kwikhaphethi. Vala ikhaphethi ngesixhobo sokucoca umoya.

Inyathelo 4
Thela 1 indebe yeviniga emhlophe kunye nekomityi enye yamanzi ashushu kwisitya. Thela isisombululo kwisitya sokucoca isitya.

Inyathelo 5
Vala ikhaphethi ngesixhobo sokucoca umphunga, ngokulandela imiyalelo yomenzi. Vumela ikhaphethi yome kakuhle.