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Clorox bleach is a disinfecting agent used to control pathogens in and around the home. Often employed in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry, Clorox hazards include fumes, respiratory issues, toxic gases after mixing with chemicals and metal corrosion.
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Garden tubs are soaking tubs without jets while whirlpool tubs have jets and require electrical hookups in addition to plumbing hookups.
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High-efficiency washing machines, often in the form of front loaders, have become one of the best selling appliances of the past decade, according to the American Cleaning Institute.
Read MoreWhen you or someone in your home has been sick with strep, the last thing you want is for everyone else to get sick – or even worse, get sick again from germs that remain in the home. Strep is notoriously tricky to get rid of, and it can live for days on surfaces like doorknobs, phones and light switches.
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When your laundry first comes out of the dryer, it smells fresh and clean. But after a few days -- or weeks -- in a drawer, your clothing may lose some of that laundry-fresh scent. If you want to keep your clothing smelling nice even when it’s in storage, add items to the drawers that provide a pleasant scent.
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Drying a pair of sneakers in your gas or electric dryer used to mean listening to a repetitive thumping sound for about an hour as your sneakers tumbled around the machine.
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