Clean+istry spent part of the New Year’s holiday catching up on posts we missed last year like, for instance, this Consumer Reports Home & Garden piece about the growing scandal involving mold and front-loading washing machines. Although the benefits of front-loaders is well documented (water and energy efficiency, consistently high ranking in performance tests), some [...]
The pressure washer is our favorite new cleaning tool of the year. We had no idea how much we needed one until…
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We spent considerable time with vacuums in 2008 because the vacuum may be the most important household cleaning appliance EVER created. Nothing does so much to eliminate the dust and grim that will attack your furniture and floors.
raycop antibacterial vac (pictured above)
electrolux underbed bagged vacuum cleaner
iRobot, pet series
vroom
consumer reports rates top vacuums
electrolux EnviroVac
the first green [...]
The new AirMAX Öko vacuum from AEG-Electrolux lays claim to being the first green vacuum cleaner on the market.
Equipped with a new 1.25 kW motor, the AirMAX consumes 33% less energy than standard 2 kW vacuum cleaners. However, with redesigned fans, dust bag and floor brushes, the Öko insists that performance is not sacrificed. AEG [...]
At a recent party in front of an enraptured audience, Clean+istry was recounting the performance of lemon oil applied to stainless steel surfaces when someone (aka, a spoiler) asked a perfectly logical question. What is lemon oil made of? Lemon rinds?
Clean+istry considered the question for a moment and tossed about three options. We could: a) [...]
The vacuum is Clean+istry’s favorite cleaning tool for the simple reason that it efficiently removes dust and dirt particles from the “Big Three”–floors, furniture and fiber.
Previously, we’ve written of the unintended destructive properties of the canister vacuum. Over the weekend we realized that the hose of a central vacuum system poses its own risks. As [...]
Leaves don’t stand a chance with these new additions. First, the Worx Trivac Blower/Mulcher/Vacuum. And yes, it’s as quiet as your razor ($105).
And weighing in at $499, the Cub Cadet Chipper Shredder Vac.
In-home automatic composting turns out to be not so automatic after all.
Read Dan Neil’s attempt to use the NatureMill Pro Automatic Composter. Takeaway: unlike getting a new iPod, the automatic composter is far from being plug-n-play.
read the article here
As the holiday feeding frenzy approaches, Clean+istry is taking a few days off, but not before helping you to plan for thanksgiving clean-up. If you set your mind to it early, the process will not daunt. We’ve updated last year’s HUGELY popular post.
You’ll prepare a turkey and then you’ll baste it and then the oven [...]
There comes the time, every couple of weeks or so, when we pull the drawer to the vegetable bin in the refrigerator and gasp. Sprigs of loose rosemary, outer layers of garlic, a withered leaf of lettuce. Not attractive. And potentially smelly.
Our instinct is to grab a sponge and wipe. The chore is made far [...]