Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / January 2007

How to remove curry yellow stain on my carpet?
That is the carpet in my car (97 BMW).
I assume the carpet is some kind of polyester.
I tried the regular soap & detergent.

To scooba or not to scooba, that is the question.  My husband gave me
the okay to buy a robotic floor cleaner, so I was just wondering if I
should get the one that vacuums or the one that also mops.  Thoughts?
Morg

If this is OT I apologize, and maybe someone could tell me a better
group.  I couldn't find good search terms so I couldn't find anthing
on the web.
I have two felt hats, sort of like Indiana Jones wears.  One I bought

In Japan, they re-use their shower water for their laundry.

The instructions call for citric acid, which I don't have.
Does anyone know if vinegar would work?

has anyone else had clothing in their closet that looks like possible insect
urine.  i just washed an old sweatshirt that i haven't worn this season that
had a couple of yellow stains on the shoulder.  luckily it was white and i
used clorox.

I am trying to clean my stainless steel refrigerator.  There are numerous
fingerprints and other water stains on it that are lighter than the rest of
the surface.  I used a stainless steel spray cleaner on it, but the
fingerprints are not coming off.  I read on the internet to ...

I'm in a rented house that's been in continuous occupancy (not by me!)
for half a decade.  I've been cleaning the electic oven, which is a
Kleenmaid, built into the bench.  Cleaning the oven itself has been no
problem, but I've noticed that there seems to be an extra kind of

I thought no one would mind if I tell here:
Coke a Cola needs to be drunk out of a can with a straw because I have been
told ratsick is put into warehouses to keep rats out, hence the rats crawl
over the cans leaving a residue of rat poision. A person has died from such

I accidentally left a not tightly capped  bottle of nail polish (red,
of course) on my end table.  Cat or dog tipped it over, and a pool was
on the floor when I awakened.  I mopped up what could be mopped, but
there is a considerable stain remaining.  Ideas?  I was thinking of

What are some good ways to clean a tub?  With the least amount of
effort.  I have seen that ammonia works?  But I dont know how safe it
is?
Berlin Brown

I put two tablets of my house brand dishwashing tablet into my
dishwasher the other day, one in the cup with a cover, and one not in
the cup.
EVerything seemed fine, except there was a thin layer of dust on the

Mold remediation and disinfection. Mold Busters.
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We specialize in air quality assessment, mold remediation and the
creation of a safe living environment free of bacteria, viruses and

After looking high and low, finally found it at a place I shop at all
the time.
If a guy around here wanted some washing soda, he'd want to go to
Orchard (OSH). Look in the pool chemical section for something called

Disasher safe, top rack.  That's what it says on a lot of things.
But is it really much safer on the top rack?
After all, the hot water gets to the top rack only a split second
after the bottom rack.  How much colder is it really!