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How to Remove Hard Water Stains From a Coffee Pot
Periodically, your coffee pot needs to be clean to remove the hard water buildup, which can adversely affect the taste of the coffee as well as the appearance of the decanter. Some coffee pot manufacturers sell cleaning products for their appliances, yet ordinary distilled white vinegar is effective
How to Scotchguard Furniture
Furniture is an investment. Keeping it looking new is difficult, especially when pets and children are in the home. Scotchgard is a product available to help prevent stains from happening on standard fabrics such as cotton, wool, polyester, nylon and silk. Scotchgard is environmentally friendly, saf
Natural Way to Spray for Bugs
Whether you are inside or outside, bugs can be pests, and you want them to be gone as soon as possible. The problem is, most of the sprays you buy in the stores are harsh in smell and in chemicals. DEET, which is the abbreviation for the active ingredient in most insect repellents and many bug spr
How to Get Grout Out of Silverware
Grout, a cement-based building material, fills the gaps between tiles, bricks or stone. Grout protects the substrate from water and debris entry. Typically, grout contains Portland cement, which takes hours to days to set, making fast removal essential. Creating smooth lines between tile or patterns
How to Use Chlorine Bleach in a Small Swimming Pool
Nobody invests in a swimming pool to go for a swim with algae flowers and lily pads, but maintaining a swimming pool is expensive. Chlorine is usually used to kill algae growth in swimming pools and hot tubs, but there's a difference between chlorine and chlorine bleach (a common household cleaning
Natural Ways to Clean Stainless Steel Appliances
Stainless steel appliances upgrade kitchens to give them a more modern look, but dirt and grime can show up easily on the sleek surface. Instead of spending money on commercial products, clean stainless steel appliances often with items you have in your kitchen pantry. Common household items work wi
How to Use a Floor Buffing Machine
Cleaning and polishing a large floor can be difficult and time consuming if you are equipped only with a mop and bucket. Using a floor buffer makes the job much easier. Although a buffer is powerful and can potentially cause damage, it is an invaluable tool.
How do I Remove a Flow Restrictor?
Flow restrictors, or flow controllers, regulate water flow within a shower head or faucet, says Delta. Removing the flow restrictor will increase water pressure, by allowing more water to flow through at a time.
Instructions for a Hoover Dual V Steam Vac
The Hoover Dual-V Steam Vac is designed to clean carpets with a combination of water and Hoover cleaning solution. Before you use the steam vac, make sure you vacuum the carpet with a different vacuum first. This will pick up any dirt, hair, lint or debris on the carpet. When you fill the solution t
Directions for a Workmate 425
The Workmate 425 is a Black and Decker portable project center and vise. This sturdy and functional workbench is steel-constructed and can hold up to 550 pounds. This Black and Decker workbench features adjustable claws and swivel pegs, dual height adjustment and a one-handed clamp system for indepe
Homemade Citrus Spray as a Cat Deterrent
Cats seem to live in their own world at times and can be downright stubborn when it comes to getting their own way. Sharing your home with a cat can be challenging when your feline friend decides to make a piece of furniture a scratching post or finds alternative places to relieve himself. Using cit
How to Use Metallic Ceiling Tiles for a Backsplash
Metallic ceiling tiles are often made of tin or copper and add a decorative element to any room. In addition to enhancing ceilings, metallic ceiling tiles are often installed behind sinks to create a decorative backsplash. The ceiling tiles are slightly larger than traditional ceramic tiles, but les
What Removes Fingernail Polish From a Leather Sofa?
Fingernail polish spills on a leather sofa may look intimidating, with the bright color splashed against the rich, bold material. Fortunately, nail polish tends to sit on top of the leather instead of soaking into the material. Nail polish dries quickly, so a nonalcohol remover is required to revert
How to Remove Red Wine Stains From Pima Cotton
Pima cotton is an extra soft, sturdy type of cotton named after the Pima Indians who first grew the plant in the United States. This fiber has a soft, silk-like feel to it, similar to Egyptian cotton, due to the high thread count. Because it's so absorbent, when red wine spills on Pima cotton it can
How to Remove Self-Adhesive Vinyl From Hardwood Floors
Hardwood flooring can be expensive to refinish, and many homeowners resort to covering a floor with vinyl or carpet to quickly and cheaply resolve the problem, especially when renting or selling a home. While sheet vinyl is typically installed with a glue application over a subfloor, if your hardwoo
How to Remove the Grill From a Honeywell Turbo Fan
The Honeywell turbo fan is a small personal fan with plenty of power. Like any other type of fan, the motor shaft and blades attract dust and grime that hinder the fan's operation as well as make it noisy. You can clean the motor shaft and blade yourself once you take the fan apart. Removing the gri
How to Remove Cherry Stains From Clothes
Cherries are sweet and delicious, but when juice from a fresh cherry or a piece of cherry pie lands on your sweater or blouse, the sweet fruit may lose its appeal. Unfortunately, cherry juice dyes the fabric, making the stains a challenge to remove. The best way to remove a cherry stain is to treat
How to Remove Moth Ball Smells From Wool Blankets
Moth balls are used to keep moths and other animals at a distance. After the winter is over, you may store your wool blankets away in the attic. To keep them safe, you add a few moth balls to the container. The next winter, you go get your wool blankets only to discover that they have a strong moth
How to Get the Dragonfly App Off Opera
Dragonfly is the Web developer window and debugging tool inside the Opera browser. It allows you to view and edit the HTML code on a Web page on the bottom of the screen while viewing the page at the top. Dragonfly takes up a significant amount of screen space, and is easy to activate by accident. Y