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• Bathroom

  Bathroom Basics

  We know: This isn’t your favorite task. No need to dread what really must be done…
• 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.
• Green Cleaning

  Milder Alternatives

  Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.
• Soft Water

  Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

  Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
• Marble

  Removing White Powder from New Marble Floor

  Q & A with Fred Hueston

• 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.
• Motivation

  How to Make Cleaning Fun - Q&A

  A paraphrased transcription of a recent media interview on "How to Make Cleaning Fun" ...
• 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.
• Steam Mop

  Review: HAAN Slim & Light Steam Mop

  How does this simple steam mop fare against messes? Find out!

• Hard Water

  Hard water

  Water chemistry has an important bearing on many cleaning tasks.

• Mineral scale

  That white or beige crust is coming from your tap water.
• Bathtub

  Bathtub ring

  An easy way to keep a yucky problem at bay.

• Rust Remover, Plumbing

  These products help remove crusty scale from porcelain fixtures and other surfaces.

• Shower squeegee

  A simple, effective tool that will reduce the number of cleanings showers and tubs need.

• Real Simple: Cleaning

  Room-by-room strategies for cleaning every room in your home.

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning

  Simple ways to clean better and healthier.

• 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.
• House Cleaning Tips

  How to Clean Practically Anything

  Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
• 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.

• DIY

  Green Cleaning All-Purpose Spray

  HC Producer series winner Leslie Reichert demonstrates how to make your own DIY green cleaning all purpose spray.
• Shower

  How To Clean a Shower

  If the grime in your shower looks like something that would be more at home in a horror flick than in, well, your home, it’s time to take control.
• 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 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.
• 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.

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