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• For Dummies® — Unclogging a Sink Drain

  With or without chemicals, the right approach clears the blockage so water can drain freely.

• Summer Flush: How to Drain a Water Heater

  Home improvement expert Danny Lipford brings good news to your hot water budget.

• How To Install A Bathroom Vanity

  Step by step, here's how to remove your existing vanity and set up the new.

• Checklist for Winter

  Along with the beauty of the fall colors, comes a yearly winterizing check of your home.

• Softener Sheets Can Hamper Your Dryer?

  TruthOrFiction.com evaluates the claims of this emailed rumor: Some dryer softener sheets can clog your lint filter.

• Drain

  Homeowners can resolve many problems before calling a professional.

• Food disposer

  Indispensable for minimizing food waste in the trash, your garbage disposal needs proper care.

• Water heater

  These two simple tasks will help prevent costly plumbing services.

• Ice cube tray

  Cleaning the refrigerator? Clean this, too, and always enjoy fresh ice.

• Sink, enameled metal

  Enamel is a tough, attractive finish, but it can be scratched or chipped.

• The Miracle Cloth

  It dusts...It cleans...It polishes! The original Miracle Cloth® is an all-purpose microfiber cleaning cloth—use it to clean everywhere in your home.

• StarMop Pro

  Microfiber provides advantages over standard mops.

• Windex®

  Ho-hum? Not really. Though this product is almost as old as dirt, it's proof that you don't really need a lot of cleaning supplies - just a few good all-purpose ones.

• Restore Toilet Bowl Cleaner

  Tom McNulty tests Restore's toilet bowl cleaner against two other brands and a friend's tough rust and hard water deposits.

• Dirt Devil Quick Power Cordless Stick Vac

  The Dirt Devil Quick Power Cordless Stick Vacuum is a lightweight and versatile vacuum for everyday use.

• Zip-It™

  Clean drains without chemicals.

• Perfect Plunger — with Sani-Plunge Homestyle Holder

  Plunge into toilet cleaning with style.

• Wonder Mop®

  Fast drying, durable and washable.

• Lint Trap Brush

  Extra long brush means it works in virtually any style dryer.

• KangaRoom™ Bottle Organizer/Towel Bar

  Extra cabinet storage space for bottles and cleaning supplies for any standard bathroom and kitchen cabinets while giving you the handy towel bar you’ve always wanted.

• 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.

• Cleaning — Plain and Simple

  Hundreds of solutions for cleaning in and around the home, from the kitchen sink and the barbeque grill to the toilet and the car.

• Green Clean

  Step-by-step guide to ecological housekeeping.

• Sink Reflections

  Manage clutter and chaos and get your home - and your life - in order.

• How to Clean Practically Anything

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

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