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• 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.
• Security

  Help Protect Your Home Against Burglary

  There is no foolproof way to protect your home against a break-in, as a determined thief will find a way, but certain steps will help deter it.
• Energy Efficiency

  Clean Coils Improve Energy Efficiency

  HVAC coils should be cleaned at regular intervals for optimum efficiency.
• Self Storage

  Self Storage: Mini Storage Packing Tips

  Protect your belongings by packing correctly.
• Laundry

  Back to Black: Keep Darks from Fading

  Learn how to keep blacks black, protect bright colors in the laundry, and get rid of melted chocolate on your clothes.
• Health

  Ice Guidelines for Healthier Beverages

  Clean up your cubes with tips from the hotel, restaurant and hospital industries.
• Vinegar

  Does Vinegar Really Kill Germs? A TURI-IEHA Report.

  TURI's lab tests whether vinegar is truly an effective germ killer.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Q & A on Asthma, Allergies and Carpet

  The Carpet & Rug Institute provides answers to commonly asked questions about carpets, asthma and allergies.
• Organizing Strategies

  No-Fail Organizing Tips

  Ten classic strategies will help you maintain order all year round.
• Paper Clutter

  Conquering Paper Mountain

  6 steps to freedom from paper clutter.
• Laundry Detergent

  Label Savvy

  There's more on the label than you might think.
• Motivation

  Strategies to Combat Procrastination

  Stop waiting and start living!
• Vacuum Cleaners

  Vacuum Not Working as Well as It Should?

  Quick pointers in vacuum cleaner maintenance
• Grill Cleaning

  Clean Your BBQ for Sizzling Summer Cookouts

  Here's how to prevent your grill from getting dirty unnecessarily, and clean up before and after cookouts.
• Cleaning Prevention

  Break Those Mess-Making Habits!

  What you don't mess up, you don't have to clean!
• Motivation

  I Want to Get Organized, But I Don't Know Where to Start!

  Frozen by a task that seems too large? Here's how to bust immobilizing thinking.
• Water Damage

  After the Emergency

  How to handle food stuffs, kitchen surfaces, and fabrics that come into contact with flood water.
• Organizing Strategies

  Five a Day

  An easy step to clear out the clutter.
• Toilet Bowl

  The Bare Bowl Method

  Key to removing tough toilet bowl deposits.
• Stain Removal

  Color Restoration for Carpet Stains and More

  Carpets receive the greater part of daily household abuse: pet stains, drink spills, food stains, soil, sun-fade, bleach discoloration and lots more. So before you discard the old floor covering for a new one, consider an alternative that’s a lot easier on the pocketbook – professional color restoration.

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