House Cleaning

Removing wax from wool

I was lighting candles last night, and one of them dripped on my fiancee's expensive new wool coat. Is there anything I...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by swordams

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by swordams

Advice for cleaning carpet

A former tenant in a rental unit I'm working on spilled copier toner (dry black powder) and left several spots in two r...

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posted by photoman

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by photoman

berber carpet

I have cream colored Berber carpet upstairs. There are a few areas that are discolored, kind of rusty. I know you are n...

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posted by BonnieJean

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by BonnieJean

cleaning burners on Thermador stovetop

We've had a Thermador cooktop for about 4 months. I haven't found a way to clean the food and liquid that spills and get...

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posted by ghoffing

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by ghoffing

Help: Bathroom Tile cleaning question

We have really black stuff in certain parts of our bathroom tub tiles, what is the best way to clean them. We tried mos...

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posted by defaultuser

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by defaultuser

What causes dust?

We are always cleaning dust out of our house but it accumulates rapidly. What exactly causes this? We take off our shoe...

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posted by defaultuser

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by defaultuser

God Pee on White Sheepskin Rug

Help! Subject line says it all....nothing has worked so far, still have the yellow stain and the odor...any help would b...

6 comments posted 22yrs

posted by stomps

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by stomps

Getting rid of mothball odor on wool hat

Hi guys I bought a "antique" Russian Papahka hat from an online dealer, but it smells badly of mothballs since he neede...

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posted by RedOctober90

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by RedOctober90

Stair carpets looking tired

What do you suggest I do with my stair carpets ? They're starting to look a little tired and whilst they're not frayed...

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posted by edwardm

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by edwardm

If your vacuum died tomorrow....

Hi all - I hope some of you will offer recs - what vack would you buy tom'w if yours died? I tend to like the bagless f...

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posted by gwehrenb

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by gwehrenb

caulk

What did I do wrong? I removed all of the caulk from around the tub, even used a solvent to remove minute traces, and l...

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posted by kia_1957

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by kia_1957

Printer toner stains

How can I get printer toner out of a bedspread?

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posted by dm063

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dm063

How To Iron A Dress Shirt / Pants ?

Does anyone know of any good sites about ironing? Specifically, the best way to iron a dress shirt and pants, as far as...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by rk218

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by rk218

Cleaning printer toner from a bed spread

I picked up my HP printer from a repair shop and placed it on a bed before reinstalling it. When I picked the printer u...

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posted by dm063

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by dm063

Opinions needed on best steam cleaner

I remember reading on the groups that the Euro Pro ones aren't great. Please share which steam cleaner you like and why....

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posted by iii

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by iii