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• Baskets

  A tisket, a tasket ... here's how to clean your basket.

• Humidity

  What this term means for a clean, healthy home.

• Coffee maker

  Keep it clean, and your coffee will taste noticeably better — guaranteed!

• Water softener

  A powder can help with laundering in hard water. There’s also a more permanent solution.

• Window screens

  Take screens down to clean them. It’s a lot easier — and sometimes safer — than cleaning them in place.

• Knick-knack

  Postpone cleaning — Display ‘em behind glass.

• Mud

  Spatters, spatters everywhere? Whatever you do, don’t spread them around.

• Dry mopping

  A cousin to dusting as it applies to hard flooring.

• Window

  Where most people really need help is with large expanses of glass — this is where the streaks are.

• Microfiber mop

  A relatively new material that removes soil by "hooking" it.

• Chelating agent

  A "builder" that gets dissolved minerals out of the way of laundry detergent.

• Heater, portable

  If it has a plug, make sure it’s nowhere near an outlet before cleaning.

• Chlorine bleach

  This laundry aid is also an effective disinfectant, but be careful.

• Damp mopping

  Used where lots of water could damage the floor or the subfloor.

• Borax

  Cleaner and brighter, thanks to this booster.

• Oven, conventional

  Clear winner of the Worst Job in the House Award.

• Soap

  The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.

• Ironing board

  Cleaning the cover and lubricating the ironing board leg joints will keep this tool performing well.

• Bucket

  Do the job the easy, safe way — follow these tips.

• Excrement

  This isn’t a pleasant subject, but pets do have accidents. Here’s how to deal with it.

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