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• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  How Often Should I Get My Carpets Cleaned?

  Frequently-used carpet should be professionally cleaned annually or more often, depending on conditions.

• Vacuum Not Working as Well as It Should?

  Quick pointers in vacuum cleaner maintenance

• Keep New Clothes New

  SDA provides advice for keeping new clothes clean and in good condition.

• Microban® in Plastic Products — How Useful?

  Triclosan, an antimicrobial chemical, is now incorporated into many products, such as cutting boards and shower curtains. What kind of protection does it offer?

• The Bathroom Zoom

  Step by step, whip the water closet into a clean place to be.

• Consumer Reports® Testing of Sharper Image Ionic Breeze Professional with OzoneGuard Now Available Online

  See the results before purchasing an air cleaner.

• Weighing Green Products

  Do they work? Are they affordable?

• Haley's Cleaning Hints — Toilet Treatment

  Tips for a tidier toilet from Graham and Rosemary Haley.

• 4 Steps to Fabulous Floors!

  A little light work keeps floors protected and clean.

• How To Clean Bathroom Tiles

  Water, water, everywhere! (Well, almost.) Moisture makes a fertile breeding ground for mold and mildew.

• All About Wallpaper

  If it's dirty, should you wash it, or what?

• For Dummies® — Caulking Your Tub and Shower

  How to remove old caulking, treat for mold and apply a new, protective caulk line.

• Time to Act on Allergens

  Beat the seasonal and year-round sniffles.

• Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval Goes “Green”

  CRI adds Green Vacuum Cleaners and Green Cleaning Certification.

• How to Vacuum a Carpet

  Brush up on the basics of vacuuming.

• Mud Mania: Cleaning Muddy Carpet

  Carpet cleaning advice for those really muddy, dirty carpet situations.

• Stained Fiberglass Shower Floor

  Q & A with Tara Aronson.

• Pots, Pans and Cutting Boards

  Tips for cleaning pots, pans and cutting boards in your kitchen.

• Corian, Earthstone, Pergo ... Oh My!

  HC asked makers of special surfaces how to clean their products. Here are their tips.

• 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.

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