Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / November 2006

I just moved into a downtown city apartment that has nice, big
windows... with a weird white film on them.  It looks as if someone
tried to clean the windows with something odd (hairspray?
sticky-tire-spray?) and now it's dried and hardened itself to the

Hi all,  
I have just got a new flat screen LCD tele and would like to know what
is the best method of cleaning it and my computer screen.

my house is a mess. fighting the beast has become a mute point. it's
too much for me to handle now -- it's time to get the pros
involved...so i'm entering this contest on ziddio.com i found to have
the crew from style network's show "Clean House" come fix up my home.

I'm wondering...
I swept and vacuumed the floors earlier today - it's just basic, boring
lino.  I then mopped the floors.  After the floors dried, they still felt
kind of funny.  They looked and smelled clean, but didn't feel clean.

I recently moved into a new apartment, and the closet in my bedroom
wreaks like something horrible.  It's definitely not something dead
(like a mouse), but more likely some derivative of mold.
While I plan to vacuum the floor and wash the walls of the closet with

I've recently installed Laminate Flooring, and want to know the best
way to clean my floors without damaging them.  I was thinking of just
using a regular mop and water, but have heard that excess water on the
laminate floors might destroy them.  I've had stains on the floors in

My friend is having a problem with her laundry smelling musty even though
she says does not let the laundry sit in the washer after it is done with
the cycle.  I had this problem a long time ago, but I cannot remember how I
solved it, with the exception of I never let laundry sit ...

I'm getting ready to defrost my upright freezer.  In the past I've
boiled several pots of water and placed them in the freezer for approx.
10 minutes then reboiled the water again while loosening and scraping
the ice.  Does anyone have an easier or faster way.  I've seen those

In one of my more boneheaded moves of the year, I left a nearly full
96-load jug of liquid laundry detergent on top of our front-loading
washer during its cycle and came home to find a completely empty
96-load jug of laundry detergent on the floor in front of the washer

I have finally got around to cleaning my 1930s floor tiles in my
hallway, not sure what they are made from but they are an original
feature and are porous.
They look great, the ground in dirt and paint flecks have gone the

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I had a problem with small white lumps of washing powder remaining in
the laundry at the end of each wash. I eventually discovered that the
carton was damp. I have now changed to washing powder tablets of the
same brand and the problem has disappeared. Each pair of laundry