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Clean Painted Cabinets

If your painted cabinets can use a good cleaning, I have some advice for you.

1. Empty the cabinets.

2. Use the soft brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner and carefully vacuum each cabinet inside and out. It may sound strange, but this will take away loose dust and cobwebs, in turn you'll have less streaking and an easier job.

3. In a clean bucket, mix together a cup of white vinegar, two cups of ammonia, a half a cup of baking soda, and two gallons of warm water. (If the cabinets are really grimy, you may want to try some t-s-p or trisodium phosphate, which is a heavy duty cleaner that you can pick up at home improvement centers, instead).

4. Pull on your rubber gloves, open the cabinet doors, and with very little on your sponge scrub from the bottom up which will prevent streaking. Make sure that you get all of the surfaces of the cabinets including the framework, the inside and outside of the doors and all inside surfaces.

Cleaning Painted Woodwork

Dirty fingerprints on your painted woodwork? Here's how to clean and protect it in no time at all...

Cleaning Porcelain & Alabaster

Porcelain and alabaster are precious surfaces that can be found in many homes. But, they can be hard to keep clean. I have some easy ideas to help...

Cleaning with T-S-P

If you thought t-s-p only stood for teaspoon, I have some news for you. T-s-p is a great cleanser that can really help you out...

Cleaning Woodwork

Just about everybody has some type of molding or wood working in their home, and more often than not they get grimy and dusty...

Clever Cleaning

Look around your home for tools to help you clean in ways that you hadn't thought of. I have some clever cleaning tools..

Deposits

Everybody wants to get rid of that nasty buildup that just seems to appear on things like salt shakers...

Dirty Little Problems

None of us wants to admit it, but all of us have those dirty little problems that creep up around the house...

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Avoid Issues- Check Pilot Lights
Gas furnaces have pilot lights and they must be lit and working properly in order for the furnace to operate. When the pilot light goes out two things can happen: Gas can escape without burning and the furnace will blow cold when it should be blowing warm air.

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Keep Your Refrigerator Cool – Clean Coils Regularly
When you are cleaning house, you should also regularly clean refrigerator coils. They are something that’s often “out of sight and out of mind”, but clogged refrigerator coils can seriously impact the efficient operation of your refrigerator. It’s important to clean them at least once a year so they operate without interference from built-up dust and dirt.

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