Add essential oils: If you prefer a light scent, mix 5-10 drops of an essential oil, such as lavender, lemon, or eucalyptus, ...

Six brands of dry carpet cleaning powder are being recalled for possibly containing harmful bacteria. Arm & Hammer, Capture, Healthy Home, Oreck, Resista and Riccar brands are affected. The powder can ...

Vacuums and carpet cleaners might sound like they do similar things, but they handle different kinds of messes. Learn which is best to use and when. Stephen J. Bronner is a New York-based freelance ...

Carpets are good at hiding dirt, and that’s exactly what makes them so hard to clean. Not every vacuum is up to the job. “The ability to clean carpet is the main difference between full-sized uprights ...

Vacuuming sucks—but not if your vacuum is clogged. In that case, instead of collecting dirt, dust, pet dander and whatever else has found its way onto your floor, it leaves some of that debris ...

Aside from being downright disgusting – and unaesthetically pleasing – this can be especially problematic for people with allergies and asthma. But there’s no need to worry, according to Director of ...

CARPET CLEANING: The Fuller Brush Jiffy Maid FB-JFM.PET did a mediocre job of removing the embedded mixture of sand and powder from our soiled test carpets. This is a measure of how well a vacuum ...