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• Consumer Reports Finds Vacuums' Claims to Remove Allergens Mean Less Than They Suggest

  Extensive CR testing also finds some stylish vacuums to be sub-par performers.

• Dressing Up Your Plants

  The right pot can make or break a plant.

• Carpet Stain Removal

  Time is of the essence to remove that carpet stain and prevent it from staying put for the long haul.

• Fruit Trees in Containers

  Cultivate a personal-sized orchard.

• Could Radar Find Your Hidden Mold?

  Research shows radar technology could save serious money in mold damage.

• XRF

  X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is a fast, highly accurate method for analyzing the soil removal capability of cleaning products such as vacuum cleaners.

• Air watt

  This standard measures the cleaning power of a vacuum cleaner.

• Cattle tracks

  These paths aren’t caused by livestock.

• Organic chemical, compound

  Any substance that has carbon molecules in its structure.

• Vacuum cleaner maintenance

  A well-maintained machine is a real timesaver.

• Dyson DC14 All Floors

  The Carpet Professor checks out this brother model to the DC07.

• Dyson DC07 All Floors

  The Carpet Professor weighs in on this bagless model with features designed to reduce common vacuuming headaches.

• Eureka Boss SmartVac

  Upright and economical, how does the Eureka Boss SmartVac perform against beach sand and bird seed?

• Ladybug XL2300 with TANCS

  Concentrated hot moist steam vapor penetrates deeply into micro-pores and enables cleaning walls, floors, carpet, hardwood, marble, granite, stainless steel, fiberglass, chrome, glass, etc. leaving surfaces cleaner and, in the case of floors, more slip resistant than before. TANCS technology disinfects without chemicals.

• Scotch-Brite™ Disposable Toilet Bowl Scrubbers

  A bowl brush for men?

• DC 16 Dyson Root 6 Handheld Vacuum

  Dyson's cyclonic answer to the handheld vacuum.

• Dyson Stowaway

  The Stowaway goes from compact to full-sized vacuum and back again.

• DC 18 - Dyson Slim

  Dyson's upright vacuum in a slimmer, lighter configuration.

• Dyson DC15 Animal — The Ball

  Ordinary uprights are unwieldy and difficult to turn. The Ball steers smoothly with a turn of the wrist.

• Shark Cordless Hand Vac

  Hand vacuum with detachable motorized brush for removing hair and ground-in dirt.

• Clean Like a Man — Housekeeping for Men (and the Women Who Love Them)

  A straight-talking cleaning manual for men.

• Green Clean

  Step-by-step guide to ecological housekeeping.

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