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Oven, self-cleaning
The self-cleaning cycle works by incinerating stuck-on food and grease at high temperatures.
Safety goggles
Your eyes are vulnerable to injury during lots of cleaning jobs. Here's how to protect them.
Fire alarm
Professionally monitored systems are most often found in commercial settings.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
What they are, and how you can stay safe while using them.
Hosiery
Protect stockings from laundry snags. Here’s how.
Eye protection
Keep your eyes safe — they’re vulnerable to injury during lots of jobs.
Lint
It’s unavoidable, just like death and taxes. Here’s how to make it bearable.
Damp mopping
Used where lots of water could damage the floor or the subfloor.
Chlorine bleach
This laundry aid is also an effective disinfectant, but be careful.
Asbestos
What it is, and what to do — and not do — about it.
Hot water extraction
Carpet cleaning that’s highly effective at flushing out dirt.
Extraction cleaning
A method that’s highly effective at flushing out dirt from many carpets and some rugs.
Humidifier, portable
It helps if you hang onto the instructions. Here’s what to do if you can’t find them.
Radiator heating system
Cleaning is straightforward when you think safety first.
Baskets
A tisket, a tasket ... here's how to clean your basket.
Radon
Why you should care about this odorless and colorless gas — and what you can do about it.
Brass
Many brass objects have been coated with lacquer to help maintain the shine. Avoid using abrasive pads or cleaners, since abrasion will remove the lacquer.
Denatured alcohol
This solvent is a capable spot cleaner on many hard surfaces.
Germs
Microbes
The scientific name for what many people call germs or bugs. Microbes contribute to foul smelling bathrooms, but also function as nature's cleaning agents.
Freezer
Defrosting is another cleaning task that helps to save energy.

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