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• Knick-knack

  Postpone cleaning — Display ‘em behind glass.

• Knives

  Keep cutlery out of the dishwasher.

• Label removal

  Think before you reach for the blade or scraper.

• Ladder safety

  How to do it right when you have to work high off the ground.

• Lead paint

  If it’s in good shape, it just needs regular cleaning to avoid hazards.

• Lint

  It’s unavoidable, just like death and taxes. Here’s how to make it bearable.

• Litter box

  Scoop daily for your cat’s health — and for the sake of your nose.

• Lock

  Once-a-year maintenance that should take less than 5 minutes. Promise!

• Marble

  Solid as a rock? Not quite, if it’s unsealed marble.

• MERV

  A standard for rating heating and air-conditioning filter efficiency.

• Mildew

  It’s a persistent, worthy enemy of the healthy housekeeper.

• Mineral scale

  That white or beige crust is coming from your tap water.

• Mirror

  A clean mirror is a nice reflection on you!

• Mold

  The term is interchangeable with “mildew.” However, mold can be very destructive to the home itself.

• Mud

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

• Non-stick cookware

  Easy does it. Leave the gritty cleansers and rough pads to more demanding jobs.

• Nylons

  Protect stockings from laundry snags. Here’s how.

• Oven, convection

  Even if your oven “cleans” itself, some tasks still need to be done by hand.

• Oven, conventional

  Clear winner of the Worst Job in the House Award.

• Oven, self-cleaning

  The self-cleaning cycle works by incinerating stuck-on food and grease at high temperatures.

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