Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / November 2004

Vacuum packed - vacuum cleaner design
James Dyson's Dual Cyclone vacuum cleaners
have effectively rendered conventional machines
obsolete. Their internal engineering.....

I just bought this old condo.  It's built in 1964. All
kitchen and bathroom cabinets smell so bad.
I sprayed them with bleach, then Mr.Clean sanitizer (the
green ammoniac) but the smell is still there.  I put a bowl

What is a good way to clean a fibreglass jetted tub? Clean out the lines in
it?
thanks

I know that the roomba does not clean deeply like a vacuum cleaner, but I
still think it'd be kind of cool just to have it pick up dust, cat hair, and
maybe a bit of sand. Do you know if there is a more powerful type out now.
Does anyone have one, and what will it pick up?

Any one have any idea why green light will not come on even though the
machine seems to be working?

We cant seem to make a vacuum last more than a few years due to golden
retriever shedding. anyone have any experience with these? Thanks, Ken

I had posted earlier about 16 oz of shampoo on the carpet.  I have poured
and sucked up about 30 gallons of water and it is as sudsy as it was when I
first started.  I am using a 5 gallon bucket of water and a shop vac.  I
pour about 2 cups on it and then suck it out.  The 5 ...

Fabulous vintage book ,regarding the world of housekeeping.
Hardback,boards discoloured otherwise in good condition. Somew
headings :- Floors and floorcoverings / Cleaning equipment / Care and
cleaning of metals / Care and cleaning of lamps,stoves etc. /

I have polished marble tiles that have scuff markes from the plastic
protectors that are attached to the bottom of timber chairs. Looking
at the tiles they appear to be clean, but I have large windows that
let in a lot of light and at an angle the polished tiles are clearly

We cant seem to make a vacuum last more than a few years due to golden
retriever shedding. anyone have any experience with these? Thanks, Ken

We cant seem to make a vacuum last more than a few years due to golden
retriever shedding. anyone have any experience with these? Thanks, Ken

I hope you can help me solve this mystery.
Over the last two weeks, black dots have appeared on many surfaces in
my apartment: in the sink, counters, on some walls, and heavily on the
kitchen and bathroom floors, which are linoleum and tile respectively.

Okay, so I've let my shower go far too long without a proper
cleaning, and now I have very thick mildew in the corners around
the bottom. It's a ceramic shower (walls and floor).
What's really the best thing for eliminating all this thick mildew

My house belonged to a cannibalistic killer who used to butcher his
victims in the basement and there is old blood everywhere.
How to remove it?

With upcoming winter, I am interested in anyone who can tell me about
rain-x..it is good/bad stuff, I have heard several reports, more like
smearing the window, hard to remove etc...I was thinking about trying it
this winter fast approaching.....tnx....Gary