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  What is a Hot Water Extraction ("Steam") Cleaning Method?

  "Live steam" is not employed in this cleaning method, only warm or hot water.

• Summer Flush: How to Drain a Water Heater

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

• Natural Cleaning Products

  Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.

• Stain Free Stainless

  The lowdown on the kitchen sink.

• Restoring Shine To Cookware - Cleaning Copper and Stainless Steel

  Q & A with Tara Aronson

• Humidifier, portable

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

• Humidifier, whole house

  Basic tips follow on keeping your unit in tip-top shape. Don’t have one? You might not need it after all.

• Water heater

  These two simple tasks will help prevent costly plumbing services.

• Room air conditioner

  Cleaning this appliance is best done in autumn.

• Vinegar

  Not an all-purpose cleaner, though it does have several effective uses around the house.

• 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.

• The Miracle Cloth

  It dusts...It cleans...It polishes! The original Miracle Cloth® is an all-purpose microfiber cleaning cloth—use it to clean everywhere in your home.

• Dirt Devil Rechargeable Broom Vac

  Technology makes the average sweep-up job even simpler.

• EverFresh ™ Air Exchange System

  Open the window for fresh air — without bringing in pollen and dust.

• 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.

• Wet/Dry Vac — Sanitaire

  Sanitaire's new wet/dry vacuum, model SC2835.

• Cesspool/Septic Treatment

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

• Ultra Shark Steam Blaster

  An economical steamer for cleaning a range of surfaces.

• Pet Stain Remover System

  With this simple process, pet urine stains and odors are gone!

• HOST® Dry Carpet Cleaner

  Low-moisture carpet cleaner dissolves and traps dirt; and there’s no waiting for wet carpet to dry.

• 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.

• 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.

• Speed Cleaning 101

  Cut your cleaning time in half.

• Restoring Order™ to Your Home

  Professional organizer Vicki Norris' second organizing book that helps you restore order — this time to your home!

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning

  Simple ways to clean better and healthier.

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