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• Home Inspection Reminders

  Short steps to keeping your home safe.

• Smoke Alarm Savvy

  Choices, choices. With more than one variety ... which will get you and your family out of the house fastest?

• UL: Keep Your Family Safe With Carbon Monoxide Alarms

  Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer that can stalk any home with fuel-burning appliances. Within minutes, high concentrations of this odorless, colorless and invisible gas can become lethal. Here's advice from UL on how to protect your loved ones.

• Winter-prep Checklist

  Top ten list of this month's to-dos, from Tara Aronson.

• The 10-Minute New Look

  Wow guests for much less than the price of a remodel!

• Smoke alarm

  Since the introduction of smoke detectors 40 years ago, deaths from residential fires have been cut in half. Here’s how to ensure maximum protection from your alarms.

• Fire alarm

  Professionally monitored systems are most often found in commercial settings.

• Carbon monoxide alarm

  Every home should have at least one CO detector.

• Electrical cord

  Cleaning is simple. While you're at it, perform this simple safety check.

• Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)

  Environmental tobacco smoke is a fancy name for second-hand smoke.

• Ladybug XL Steam Cleaner

  The Ladybug XL Steam Cleaner is a great steam cleaner that will allow asthmatics to clean virtually every surface in their homes, with plain water and without using chemicals.

• IQAir Health Pro

  There are air filters/cleaners and then there are mega machines like the IQAir Health Pro.

• Stain X Neutral Clean Floor Cleaner

  Does it meet the mark of less work, more clean?

• Restore Automatic Dish Detergent

  Tom McNulty puts this automatic dishwasher gel's "super-concentrated" claims to the test.

• Tide to Go

  Treat stains while you are still at the restaurant or picnic with a pen-sized stain-removing ... pen.

• Tide HE (High Efficiency)

  Laundry detergent specially formulated for HE (High efficiency) washing machines.

• Filtrete Ultra Allergen Filter

  3M's top-of-the-line HVAC filter.

• Solay Simple Multi-Purpose Cleaner

  A natural salt-based, multi-purpose cleaner.

• Weiman® Furniture Wipes

  Wipes that remove dust, dirt, grime and smoke residue from finished wood surfaces.

• IQAir HealthPro Plus

  Indoor air purifier captures both fine particles and gases.

• Secret Confessions of a Clean Freak

  Quick advice for quick routines to get cleaning done quickly.

• The Ultimate Guide to Shopping & Caring for Clothing

  Book on the buying and proper care of clothing.

• How to Clean Practically Anything

  Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.

• My House Is Killing Me!

  A step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.

• Haley's Hints on DVD

  Everything from laundry advice to clever stain removal, ideas for pest control, as well as hints on cooking, painting, sewing tips and household storage.

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