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Articles, Hints & Tips

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Soft Water
Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water
Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
Laundry
How Does Your Water Affect Your Laundry?
Your water supply may require extra measures for best results.
Stainless Steel
Stain Free Stainless
The lowdown on the kitchen sink.
Saving Money
Stretching Your Family's Dollar Around The Home
Making a few wise purchases now can fatten your pocketbook in the long term - from adjusting heating and cooling systems to switching to soft water so your washing machine and clothing will last longer.
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.

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Blogs

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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.
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.
Steam Mop
Review: HAAN Slim & Light Steam Mop
How does this simple steam mop fare against messes? Find out!
Spring Cleaning
Survey: Love or hate cleaning?
How much do we really like or dislike cleaning?
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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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.
Builders
Chelating agent
A "builder" that gets dissolved minerals out of the way of laundry detergent.
Mineral scale
That white or beige crust is coming from your tap water.

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Books & DVDs

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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.
Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning for Dummies
Provides sustainable and healthy solutions for every room in the house - from the kitchen and bathroom to the laundry room and garage.
Clutter
Clutter Control
Jeff Campbell turned his time-and-motion attention to the problem that plagues so many contemporary households: mild to utter chaos.

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Video Clips

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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.
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.
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.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Using 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.
DIY
Green Cleaning All-Purpose Spray
HC Producer series winner Leslie Reichert demonstrates how to make your own DIY green cleaning all purpose spray.