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• Save Your Shins and Other Needed Body Parts

  Develop safety habits that get your home clean without doing you in.

• Candles — Are They Good for Your Indoor Air?

  They may smell good, but are they good for you and your home?

• Consumer Reports® — Pressure Washers: Quick Cleaning for Less

  Consumer Reports confirms that gas-powered pressure washers have a clear performance edge over electric models. But more pressure also means more chance for injury with any pressure washer.

• For a Healthy Hearth

  Take a few smart measures before settling in for a warm winter in front of the fire.

• 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.

• Ammonia

  Another fine degreaser, but watch that smell!

• Carbon monoxide alarm

  Every home should have at least one CO detector.

• Carbon monoxide

  You can’t see it, smell it or taste it, but that doesn’t make it any less deadly.

• Barbecue grill

  We’ve listed these patio appliances as separate entries by fuel type.

• Oven, convection

  Even if your oven “cleans” itself, some tasks still need to be done by hand.

• Black & Decker Cordless Mower - CMM1000

  This battery-powered mulching / rear bag lawn mower cuts 1/3 of an acre per charge.
• Green Cleaning

  Wonder Tablitz Citrus All-Purpose Cleaner

  Environmentally, this product makes a lot of sense.

• IQAir Health Pro

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

• OurHouse Shiny Surface Cleaner

  A non-toxic glass cleaner and so much more.

• Restore Glass Cleaner

  It's a glass cleaner that tackles much more than glass. Is it worth its price?

• Odorzout

  All natural odor eliminator.

• IQAir HealthPro Plus

  Indoor air purifier captures both fine particles and gases.

• Stain-X Pet Stain Remover

  Pet stain removal made easier.

• Stain-X SassyFresh Odor Neutralizer

  SassyFresh is nature's solution to odor control. Works great for pet problems or as an all-around odor neutralizer.

• Gonzo Odor Eliminator

  Eliminate odors in lockers and sports bags.

• Vinegar: Over 400 Uses

  Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.

• How to Clean Practically Anything

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

• Garbage Land - On the Secret Trail of Trash

  It turns out there is much more to the story of garbage than the truck that picks it up at your curb.

• Home Maintenance for Dummies

  Be your own fix-it service.

• My House Is Killing Me!

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

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