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Carpet Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning 101
Most carpet today is made with synthetic fibers, such as nylon, polyester, or olefin, and may be cleaned with common methods such as hot water extraction. Other fibers may require special attention.
Garage
Cleaning Garage Floors
Cleaning your garage floor is the first step if you want to change the room into a livable space, lay down new flooring, or just to improve overall appearance and safety.
Stone
Stone Care Made Easy
Simple steps to natural stone care will keep it looking beautiful for many years.
Spot Removal
Carpet Spills and Spots: Get Them Out!
Be prepared for quick action to save your carpet from a spill...and a serious carpet cleaning bill.
Washing Walls
Washing Flat Paint or Enamel?
Attack a wall with the right approach.

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Blogs

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Laundry
Laundry: Somebody Has to Do It
How to do laundry the right way and reap the benefits.
Humidifier
Crane Cool Mist Humidifiers
These humidifiers are attractive, easy-to-use, safe, and provide needed moisture to dry indoor air and to treat cold and flu symptoms naturally.
Disinfecting
Q & A: To Disinfect or Not Disinfect?
Q: I purchased an all-purpose cleaner at a janitorial supply store that doesn't require rinsing, but I noticed that it makes no claims about killing germs. Do I need to use a germ-killing cleaner for regular cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom in my home? Or do I only need that occasionally? - Carolyn E.
Carpet Cleaning
How often should you have your carpets professionally cleaned?
Can you get the same results by doing it yourself?
Green Living
Green your darks, lights, and whites
Summer might be one of the easiest times to "go green" in your laundry room.

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HC-Pedia Entries

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Alkaline
Alkalies
Best for removing grease and oil.
Protective gloves
We use this term often in describing how to perform various cleaning tasks safely. Here’s what it means.
Rubber Gloves
Rubber gloves
Some jobs require greater hand protection than others.
PH
pH
Following is a quick lesson in the chemistry of cleaning.
Lye
Lye
Be careful — as your nose has warned you already, this is a powerful and caustic substance.

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Books & DVDs

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Real Simple: Cleaning
Room-by-room strategies for cleaning every room in your home.
Dust
The Secret Life of Dust
Details the often overlooked subject of dust and its impact on humans and the planet.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning
Simple ways to clean better and healthier.
Hannah's Art of Home: Managing Your Home Around Your Personality
Learn how to de-clutter, clean, decorate and organize your home according to your personality style — Starry-Eyed Dreamer, Master Mind, Creative Spirit or Mother Hen.

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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.
Bathtub
How To Clean a Ring From Your Bathtub
Save hand-washing houseguests the horror of having to stare at a line of dirt and dead skin ringing the bathtub.
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.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Spot Removal
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.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaners - Retail 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.