Cleaning Checklist

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The following is a checklist of all areas that should be searched well and thoroughly cleaned from all traces of chametz.

Room-by-Room Checklist

dining room
front room
dinette
vestibule
study, library
den, playroom, recreation room
kitchen
laundry room
master bedroom
children’s rooms
guest room
nursery

bathroom
adjacent living areas
attic
basement
car
garage
hallways
office
porch, deck or terrace
staircases
storage areas

Alphabetical Listing

Attic
Arts ’n’ crafts
Basement
Bedroom
Bed
Bed frame
Behind furniture
Bookcase
Books
Breadbox
Briefcase
Buffet
Cabinets
Candlesticks
Carpets
Car
Car seats
Carriage
Cell phones
Chairs
China closet
Closets
Clothing
Coats
Coat closet
Computer and keyboard
Cosmetics
Couch
Crib

Desks and drawers
Dining room
Dishwashers
Dressers and drawers
Entertainment center
Exercise equipment
Floors, carpets
Freezer
Furniture
Garage
Garbage cans
Handbags and purses
High chairs
iPods
Kitchen
Kitchen appliances
Lamps
Laundry hamper
Linen closet
Living room
Luggage
Lunch boxes
Medicine cabinet
Office or workspace
Oven
Pet cages

Playpen
Playroom
Pockets
Pocketbook
Pocket PC
Porch
Radiators
Radios
Recreation room
Recliner
Refrigerator
Remote controls
Rings
School bags
School lockers
Sewing box
Shopping cart
Sink
Staircases
Storage room
Stove
Stovetop
Stroller
Table
Telephone
Toys
Utility drawers
Vacuum cleaner
Wallets
Washing machine/dryer
Windowsills
Woodwork
Yard

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14 Comments

Lisa Providence, RI April 18, 2016

Passover Cleaning I keep bread confined to my kitchen, so it's the only place I need to clean. Reply

Bryan Russell Hollywood, FL April 5, 2014

Excellent Checklist! This checklist is a wonderful tool. Thank you! Reply

Alona Los Angeles, CA via chabadslo.com March 10, 2013

Roommate My roommate is not Jewish. And I have quietly begun my cleaning. Should I disposed of the chametz with a promise to buy her more later? Any advice is welcome. Reply

Kathi Arizona, USA April 10, 2020

in response to Alona:

You are only responsible for your side of the living area and your side of the refrigerator and kitchen cabinets, as long as you both have designated areas. You are not responsible for your roommates chametz. Do not touch it. It belongs to her. It's not fair to her and she would not understand as this is not her belief. Just be an example for her and it may cause curiousity. Reply

Menachem Posner for Chabad.org Montreal, QC April 13, 2011

Gluten Intolerance If you know that your home is chametz free, you do not need to clean it. However, you do need to check your house to ensure that that no chametz walked in by mistake over the course of the year. Reply

Anonymous Miami, FL via chabadonwheels.com April 11, 2011

Gluten Intolerance Hi,
I have a gluten intolerance. Therefore, I don't keep any chametz anyhow. Do I still have to clean for chametz? Reply

Yardena Zimmermann winnipeg, MB via chabadwinnipeg.org April 10, 2011

Key Board Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org I would like to correct you. You should never use damp cloth on computer/keys. You should use rubbing alcohol on a cloth to clean keys and between keys. Water damage teh computer. Alcohol on a damp cloth is better. Reply

Eliezer Zalmanov for Chabad.org April 6, 2011

Re: Pets If none of the chametz-free options work for your pet, the recommended solution is to transfer its ownership to a non-Jew for the duration of Pesach, along with the responsibility for its care. Reply

Chana Philadelphia, PA April 2, 2011

Pets What do you do about pets whose diet requires them to have chametz? I have this situation (did not have it last year since we got these pets in July of last year.) Reply

Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org April 18, 2008

keyboard Turn the keyboard over and shake it well over a garbage can or large sheet of paper. Then used a compressed air can (available in department stores and computer supply stores) to clean out the interior, finally go over the keys with a slighly damp cloth or paper towel and check between keys to make sure no crumbs are left. Reply

y b, ny April 18, 2008

whats the sufficient way to clean computer key board Reply

Gisele Brooklyn , NY March 25, 2007

Handy List Thanks for this handy dany list. it makes us feel less panicky. I feel now I have more control what has to be cleaned, and what has to be sold with the Chometz.
Chag Someach to all. Reply

Blake Thornhill (Toronto), Ontario, Canada via chabad.ca March 18, 2007

Passover housecleaning guide! Thank you for having such easy to use, easy to find information. I always know I can go to the Chabad webpage for the info I need, and it will always be easy to find! Thanx, and ...

Happy Passover! Reply

Anonymous Calgary, AB Canada via chabadalberta.org April 4, 2006

useful This is very usefull. I printed this out for myself!
Thanks!!! Reply

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