How to Use a Steam Mop
Steam mops are the ideal cleaning tool when it comes to your laminate, tile, and hardwood flooring. They work on lightly soiled floors and heavily soiled floors alike. The process is simple; they take...
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Choosing the Right Type of Mop
Mops have long been the go-to tool for cleaning sticky kitchen floors, dusty linoleum hallways, and any other non-carpeted areas that might need some sprucing up. However, when it comes to purchasing ...
Carpet Cleaner Maintenance
So you’ve purchased your own carpet cleaner? Along with having the cleanest carpets on the block, you’ll also want to be sure you’re well-educated when it comes carpet cleaner maintenance. Carpet clea...
What Are the Benefits Of Owning A Carpet Cleaner?
For many owners, nothing gets as alarming as an unclean carpet. Whether you're a homemaker or a guest, dirty carpets threaten the well-being of everyone on the premises. According to the American Lung...
Carpet Cleaner vs. Vacuum: How to Choose
If you’ve been keeping up with your vacuuming and still find your carpets to be in need of a deeper clean, then a carpet cleaner may be in your near future. Carpet cleaners provide a much deeper clean...
What Are the Top Reasons to Go Cordless While Vacuuming?
Vacuuming is a chore that it’s nearly impossible to get out of. If you want a clean house, you have to put the time into vacuuming it. Fortunately, thanks to cordless vacuum cleaners, vacuuming doesn’...
How Do You Not Void Your Vacuum's Warranty?
Vacuums aren’t cheap, and for this reason, they often come with a warranty attached to the purchase. However, just because you have a warranty on your vacuum doesn’t mean that it can always be claimed...
Vacuum Your Car with a Handheld Vac: Here's How
Have you ever had a passenger in your car comment on the smell of your interior? If not, you either take great care of your car or you have nice friends. My mom is the one who keeps it real with me. E...
How to Use Your Shark Vacuum
There’s a long-awaited new addition to your household, and you have every expectation that it will live up to all the hopes you have for it. Is it a new baby? A cuddly new pet? No, it’s a Shark.
Environmentally Friendly Dishwasher Detergents
Many dishwasher detergents might do a great job cleaning your china and flatware, but they aren't so great for the environment. Like many cleaning activities, dishwasher detergents can have their own ...
Are Certain Types of Dishwasher Detergents Unsafe?
The counters are wiped clean, the pots are scrubbed, and the dirty dishes are stacked neatly in the dishwasher. We pour, squirt, or toss in a pod of detergent, close the door, hit the button, and walk...
Dishwasher Detergents: Liquids, Tablets, Pods, or Powder?
When it comes to dishwashers, people look for dishwasher detergents that can clean grease and grime off utensils effectively. Whereas detergents before were only available in one form, today's innovat...
The Lowdown on Dishwasher Detergent Ingredients
Few things are more satisfying than the sight of sparkling glasses and gleaming chinaware in your dishwasher's open tray...especially when you recall that it was all accomplished without your having t...
Types of Dishwasher Detergents: Which is Best?
When it comes to dishwasher detergent, the sheer amount of options available can be overwhelming. There are powders, gels, and tablets, and even combinations of powder and gel, each with their own set...
How You Can Help the Environment by Cleaning Your Home
You can’t scroll through the news today without coming across some article referencing environmental issues.
Canister Vacuum Maintenance Made Simple
Most bagless vacuum cleaners come equipped with a clear canister so we can view the (gross) results of our vacuum sessions. This makes it easy to see when it’s time to empty the canister of its conten...
Vacuum Cleaners: Choosing Bagless vs. Bagged
When it comes to vacuums, there's a big debate: bagless vs bagged, which is better? While it may not be as epic a battle for the ages as, say, the whole Coke vs. Pepsi debate, if you’re in the market ...
Must-Have Vacuum Features
There are many different vacuum cleaners on the market today. You can find them in all shapes, sizes, and styles. Each type of vacuum promises you a list of features that can be lengthy and confusing ...
Pet Owners: How to Keep Your Home Clean
If you own pets, you probably know that they are not the ideal house guests when it comes to keeping a home clean. Of course, there’s no way you would give them up — after all, animals are a man’s bes...
Most Effective Vacuum for Pet Hair: Canister, Upright, or Robot
I have a lot of pets. Enough to call it a zoo, anyway. Four out of my five animals shed, and not just a little bit. They each shed a horrendous amount of hair, especially since we live in, arguably, t...