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• Summer Flush: How to Drain a Water Heater

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

• Tips for Winterizing Your Sprinkler System

  Part of maintaining a healthy lawn is making sure your irrigation system is protected against harsh winter weather.

• Spring Home Maintenance Saves Money

  Do smaller cleaning and repair jobs now to prevent big expenses down the road.

• Checklist for Winter

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

• For Dummies® — Unclogging a Sink Drain

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

• Water heater

  These two simple tasks will help prevent costly plumbing services.

• Heater, portable

  If it has a plug, make sure it’s nowhere near an outlet before cleaning.

• Humidifier, portable

  It helps if you hang onto the instructions. Here’s what to do if you can’t find them.

• Drain

  Homeowners can resolve many problems before calling a professional.

• Well-ventilated area

  Another term you’ll see frequently in HC-Pedia. What do we mean?

• Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner

  The Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner is a great way for asthmatics who are sensitive to harsh chemicals in floor cleaners to clean their floors. The Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner cleans and sanitizes your floors with only water.

• Zibra Open It

  Releasing a product from its people-proof package is now a little safer and easier.

• Ladybug XL Steam Cleaner

  The Ladybug XL Steam Cleaner is a great steam cleaner that will allow asthmatics to clean virtually every surface in their homes, with plain water and without using chemicals.

• Stain X Neutral Clean Floor Cleaner

  Does it meet the mark of less work, more clean?

• Scotch-Brite™ Disposable Toilet Bowl Scrubbers

  A bowl brush for men?

• Perfect Plunger — with Sani-Plunge Homestyle Holder

  Plunge into toilet cleaning with style.

• Cesspool/Septic Treatment

  Imagine a septic treatment so effective you could significantly reduce time-consuming tank pump-outs.

• KangaRoom Storage Shower Caddy

  A caddy that keeps all your shower products handy and secure.

• Zip-It™

  Clean drains without chemicals.

• Santa Fe Dehumidifier

  Ultra-efficient residential dehumidifier helps prevent or eliminate basement mold and mildew problems.

• 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.

• My House Is Killing Me!

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

• Haley's Hints on DVD

  Everything from laundry advice to clever stain removal, ideas for pest control, as well as hints on cooking, painting, sewing tips and household storage.

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