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  • High Efficiency Washers

    High Efficiency Washing Machines

    HE washers save significant energy over traditional washing machines by decreasing the amount of water needed per load and shortening drying times.

  • Pressure washers

    They’re great outdoor cleaning tools, but they can cause severe injury or damage if misused.
  • Detergent

    Detergent

    A cleaning agent that, unlike traditional soap, works well in hard water.
  • Comforter

    Comforter

    Care is fairly easy for inexpensive comforters. Protect expensive down comforters with a duvet cover.

  • Surfactant

    It makes water wetter!
  • Builders

    Builders

    These additives build on the power of detergent in a number of ways.
  • Builders

    Chelating agent

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

    Extension pole

    These attachment tools allow for the safe cleaning of a home’s high and hard-to-reach areas.
  • Enzymes

    Enzymes

    Naturally-occurring proteins used in cleaning products to digest waste and remove stains.

  • Rinse

    This step in the cleaning process has the biggest impact on final results.
  • Enamel

    Enamel

    Durable, but not indestructible, hard, glossy coating that can withstand cleaning products that might degrade latex-paint finishes.

  • XRF

    X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is a fast, highly accurate method for analyzing the soil removal capability of cleaning products such as vacuum cleaners.
  • Dilution

    Dilution

    Proper dilution is key to making cleaning concentrates work best, but how do you figure out those ratios?

  • Non-stick cookware

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

    Borax

    Cleaner and brighter, thanks to this booster.
  • Cleaning Terms

    Emulsification

    A process that helps cleaning products break down and suspend fats and oils.

  • Soap

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

  • Phosphates

    Once widely used to soften water for use in washing machines, some makers have reduced use of these chemicals.
  • ATP

    ATP

    ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is the main energy transfer molecule present in all living (and once living) biological cells including animal, plant, bacterial, yeast, and mold cells.

  • Water

    This is the universal solvent for cleaning.

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