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• Gas grill

  These patio appliances need occasional safety checks to ensure an enjoyable summer.

• Quilt

  This is another cleaning challenge with no one-answer-fits-all solution.

• Spills, spots

  A guide to the best ways of preventing stains on floors, rugs, carpet and upholstery.

• Water softener

  A powder can help with laundering in hard water. There’s also a more permanent solution.

• Pergo

  Laminate flooring sold in the Presto® and Signature® product lines and manufactured by Pergo AB, Trelleborg, Sweden.

• Zodiaq

  A quartz/polymer solid surface countertop line for kitchens manufactured by E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, DE.

• Skunk odor

  A tomato-juice bath isn’t as effective as this home remedy, several experts say.

• Green cleaning

  Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.

• Label removal

  Think before you reach for the blade or scraper.

• Shower squeegee

  A simple, effective tool that will reduce the number of cleanings showers and tubs need.

• Humidifier, whole house

  Basic tips follow on keeping your unit in tip-top shape. Don’t have one? You might not need it after all.

• Refrigerator exterior

  Blessed are the short, for they don’t have to see what the top of the ‘fridge looks like.

• Degreaser

  A wide range of cleaning liquids, from mild to caustic.

• Acrylic fixture

  Stash the abrasive cleaners elsewhere. Abrasives will damage this plastic material.

• Blot, blotting

  Blotting isn't rubbing or scrubbing. Here's how it's done, from routine maintenance to emergency care.

• Excrement

  This isn’t a pleasant subject, but pets do have accidents. Here’s how to deal with it.

• Feces

  Anyone who owns a pet will confront this cleaning challenge sooner or later.

• Rug, area

  These efficient dirt collectors need regular cleaning to stay in good shape.

• Ink spot

  Fast action can prevent spots from becoming permanent stains.

• N95 respirator

  An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.

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