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• Vacuum Cleaners

  How To Maintain Your Vacuum Cleaner

  To keep your vacuum cleaner operating at peak levels of performance, follow these simple maintenance tips from the IEHA.
• Declutter

  Save Time Cleaning by Cutting Clutter

  What never moves but disturbs your peace, eats up your time and fills your home with sneeze-inducing dust? It may sound like an elementary school riddle but it’s no joking matter when the answer is clutter.
• Leather

  Loving Leather

  The kinds and care of leather upholstery.
• Motivation

  Start 'Em Young

  Raise your own cleaning crew.
• Oven

  Oven Cleaning Made Easier

  An easy and economical way to clean your oven is to put it off until tomorrow.
• Wood Paneling

  Clean Wooden Wall Paneling Like a Pro

  Sealed wood is easy to clean since you're really cleaning the finish — not the wood itself.
• Child Safety

  Childproofing: Protect Your Family's Breathable Air

  Indoors and outdoors, here are steps you can take to protect your children.
• Sanitizing

  Controlling Harmful Bacteria On Soft Surfaces In Your Home

  Your family may not be the only ones enjoying the sofa. The soft, comfortable places where families relax and play at home can harbor millions of bacteria. For example, Staphylococcus bacteria can live on soft surfaces for 24 hours. Here's what to do about it.
• Cleaning Science

  New Enzyme Alternative to Bleach - Keeping Whites Whiter Naturally

  Anyone who has washed or worn white clothes knows that white shirts stop looking white after a few washes and start to turn a shade of gray. A new laundry-detergent enzyme helps prevent this from happening, without the use of bleach.
• Stain Removal

  Ask Nancy - Toothpaste and Potato Chip Stains

  Nancy Bock of the American Cleaning Institute answers questions about removing toothpaste and potato chip stains.
• Consumer Reports

  ShopSmart Poll: Only 7% of Women Hate Cleaning Their Homes; Spend Five Hours Per Week Cleaning

  According to a Consumer Reports ShopSmart Poll, the bathroom is the least favorite place to clean, and people prefer vacuuming.
• Leather

  Cleaning Leather Furniture

  Tips from the pros.
• Dust Mites

  Fighting Dust Mite Allergies — With Vacuuming & Steam Vapor

  Study shows vacuuming & steam vapor sanitizing effective.
• Stain Removal

  Pet Meets Carpet (and Furniture)

  Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Preconditioning: Its Impact on Cleaning

  Whether you hire a service to clean your carpet or you do it yourself, be sure to precondition it.
• Asthma And Allergies

  The New England Journal of Medicine: No Difference in Allergen Levels in Carpeted vs. Uncarpeted Homes

  Study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
• Stain Removal

  Carpet Stain Removal

  Time is of the essence to remove that carpet stain and prevent it from staying put for the long haul.
• Mold

  Clean, Dry Carpet Won't Grow Mold

  Moldy carpet is unheard of when carpet is kept clean and dry.
• Walls

  Child Hieroglyphics

  Remedy for wall murals. Young children often love to scribble and draw on walls, paneling and sometimes even paper.
• Spring Cleaning

  Survey: Removing Clutter Is Top Reason for Spring Cleaning

  After a long winter, consumers are ready to tackle the clutter - 60% still regularly engage in spring cleaning, survey says.

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