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• Lead in Your Drinking Water?

  Lead, rarely a concern at water's source, may indeed be present by the time that water pours out of your tap. Here's what to do.

• Motivating the Hired Help

  Getting the most from your outside cleaning service may boil down to your own managing and motivational skills.

• Spring Clean All Year Long

  Break spring cleaning tasks into just one hour a week.

• Stain Removal Made Easier

  Understanding spot ‘make-up’ is key to removal.

• Carpet Cleaning Tips - Rug Cleaning

  How to clean area rugs.

• An Easy Chore Schedule

  Don't keep your family (or yourself) in the dark about what needs to be done today.

• Carpet Cleaning Tips - Do-It-Yourself or Professional Cleaning?

  Interim vs. deep cleaning: when to call in the pros.

• Turning Laundry on Its Side

  Benefits of the front-loading washing machine.

• Building Your Weather Wall

  Defend a cozy — and healthy — home when the weather blows in.

• Germ Warfare - Understanding the Enemy

  What you don’t see can hurt you. Invisible to the naked eye, a world of microorganisms (living things so small you need a microscope to see them) lives in soil, on your skin, in your mouth, on the floor, doorknobs, cell phones, walls, computer keyboards, or countertops — pretty much everywhere.

• Cleanliness is Next to Disinfection

  While cleanliness may be next to godliness, it’s also very closely related to disinfection.

• 10 Care Tips for Hardwood Cabinets

  Though found in kitchens and bathrooms, hardwood cabinets are not immune to water. Here's how to care for them.

• Asbestos in the Home

  Your health deserves a basic understanding of where asbestos can be found and what you should do if your home has it.

• Save Suds, Water and Energy

  Specially designed laundry detergent and high-efficiency washing machines can reduce water and energy use to as low as 20 percent of that consumed by the conventional load of laundry.

• Centered Thinking

  Keep everything you will need in the place where you will need it.

• Put Fleas to Flight

  It takes more to get rid of fleas than simply treating your pet.

• Wall Washing Secrets

  You don't have to give attention to your walls often, but when you do, here are some best-practice tips from Jeff Campbell.

• Maximize Your Closet

  Many times the space you have is more than enough for your belongings.
• Child Safety

  Children Can Strangle in Blinds and Window Covering Cords

  Free kits are available to make unsafe cord set-ups kid friendly.

• Safe? Or Toxic? Get the Facts on Your Cleaning Chemicals

  Get the info on health risks associated with your cleaning products — in 10 minutes or less!

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