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Laundry
How Does Your Water Affect Your Laundry?
Your water supply may require extra measures for best results.
Soft Water
Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water
Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
Laundry
Whitening Your Whites
How an egg timer gets your whites cleaner, plus more important tips about chlorine bleach.
Dishwashing
Ask Nancy - Mineral Deposits on Glassware & Treating Tent Mold
Nancy Bock addresses how to prevent mineral deposits on glassware and how to remove mold on tent fabric without ruining its water resistant properties.
Laundry
SDA Offers Fast Facts on Fabric Care
Online fact sheet focuses on using laundry detergents the right way.

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Laundry
Laundry: Somebody Has to Do It
How to do laundry the right way and reap the benefits.
Automatic Soap Dispenser
simplehuman Automatic Liquid Soap/Lotion Dispenser
While some technology can be a real letdown - this automatic liquid soap/lotion dispenser did not disappoint. Find out why.
Green Living
Green your darks, lights, and whites
Summer might be one of the easiest times to "go green" in your laundry room.
Spring Cleaning
Survey: Love or hate cleaning?
How much do we really like or dislike cleaning?
Organizing Strategies
September Signals a Change in Seasons
As the season changes, we consider getting warm clothes out of the closet. But September is also a great opportunity to organize the closet.

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Soap
The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.
Detergent
Detergent
A cleaning agent that, unlike traditional soap, works well in hard water.
Water
This is the universal solvent for cleaning.
Oil spill
Act quickly, or these spots can be a real nightmare to clean.
Borax
Borax
Cleaner and brighter, thanks to this booster.

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Laundry
Talking Dirty Laundry With The Queen of Clean
Strategies and tips for cleaner laundry from the Queen of Clean that includes a complete stain removal guide.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
Life Lessons
The Philosopher Kings
Full-length documentary that explores the lives of eight custodians, working at prestigious U.S. colleges and universities, and the wisdom and lessons they've acquired.
Clutter
Clutter Control
Jeff Campbell turned his time-and-motion attention to the problem that plagues so many contemporary households: mild to utter chaos.
Common Sense Organizing
A step-by-step program for helping you take control of your home and your life.

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Bathtub
How To Clean a Bathtub
Whether you shower in it or use it for long, luxurious baths, there’s nothing clean—or relaxing—about a tub full of grime, mold, or mildew.
Laundry
Clean Like a Man - The Laundry
Tom McNulty provides quick tips on how to do the laundry "Like a Man".
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Home-Made Green Cleaners
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
Baking Soda
How To Clean With Baking Soda
When it comes to household versatility, baking soda is king. Here are just some of the many cleaning uses for sodium bicarbonate.
How To Clean a Toilet
The gross-out factor of cleaning a toilet cannot be underestimated—but the gross-out factor of not cleaning a toilet is even worse. Better clean the toilet.