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Best Store-Brand Multipurpose Cleaners – Consumer Reports
But we wouldn’t be CR if we didn’t get in the weeds and get our hands (and houses) dirty to discover the distinctive differences among these cleaners so that you can make an informed shopping decision. We defaced mirrors with red lipstick, spilled vegetable oil on a stovetop, marked stainless steel appliances with greasy handprints, coated a bathroom sink with…
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Cleancult Household Cleaners Review – Consumer Reports
The name “Cleancult” is a play on words; it’s a cleaning product brand, yes, but it also implies that the products themselves are “clean”—i.e., made without, nor producing, harmful substances or chemicals. The brand aims to “help more people switch from a bad plastic habit to a cleaner ritual” by encouraging consumers to refill their reusable containers rather than use…
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Best Grout Cleaners – Consumer Reports
For those looking to clean grout, it’s important to know which products will actually remove dirt and grime and which ones will hardly make a dent. To find the best grout cleaners out there, we evaluated seven products, including recommendations from our social media users. It should be noted that among the grout cleaners we evaluated, two are Safer Choice…
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Best Concentrated Cleaners – Consumer Reports
There’s a caveat: You’ll have to roll up your sleeves and play amateur chemist by diluting the cleaner with the exact amount of water needed for your particular cleaning job. For most of these cleaners, you’ll either need a set of reusable spray bottles and a few labels to keep everything organized or a large enough bucket to accommodate 1…
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Professional cleaners share the 5 things you should never steam clean
A steam cleaner is an excellent addition to your cleaning closet. Steam cleaners work by heating water to a high temperature, turning it into pressurized steam that can loosen and remove dirt from your carpets, bathrooms, or mattresses. “Steam cleaners can be extremely useful for deep cleaning and sanitizing without using harsh chemicals,” explains Marla Mock, president of Molly Maid,…
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The best robot vacuum cleaners of 2024
Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well without complaining (much). As prices have dropped, these busy little bots have become less of a luxury and more of a necessity. They can reach places most standup vacs never see (under beds and sofas) and, thanks to better batteries and robot brains, they rarely get tired of cleaning.…
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Best Portable Carpet Cleaners of 2024
Similar to full-sized models, portable carpet cleaners have two principal functions: They dispense clean water with detergent onto your dirty carpet, then suction up the dirty liquid. All of the portable models we tested have separate tanks for clean and dirty water, although it’s worth noting that their tanks are smaller than those of their larger counterparts. One key difference…
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5 Best Carpet Cleaners of 2024, Lab-Tested and Reviewed
First off, take stock of the layout of your home and the areas you’ll be cleaning. If you live in a one-story house, for instance, you might not need a model with a particularly long hose. “On the other hand, if you have carpeted stairs, you want a carpet cleaner with a long hose, so you can reach up the…
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Best Glass Cleaners – Consumer Reports
To find the best glass cleaners, we tested eight glass cleaners from six of the most popular brands to see how well they clean toothpaste remnants, lipstick stains, and other debris on glass surfaces. All of the products we tested cleaned non-tinted windows and mirrors well. But only some manufacturers claimed their product to be safe to use on other…
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Most and Least Reliable Vacuum Cleaners
Nonrobotic VacuumsWe also surveyed our members on any problems they have experienced with their vacuums. According to the results, the most common problem was hair tangling in the rollers. Overall, 18 percent of vacuums have had this problem, with upright models (20 percent) being especially prone to entanglements. It was also a major problem for corded stick vacuums (17 percent),…
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