Nine Filters You Should Clean Regularly 1. Air Purifier: Many air purifiers have two filters – a pre-filter and a primary HEPA filter. Many pre-filters can be just wiped down and reused, but the main HEPA filter should be replaced every six to 12 months. An indicator light conveniently tells you when to replace the pre-filter, but it’s important to…
How to Vacuum Like a Pro to Save Time and Energy Here are some ways to save time and effort when vacuuming: Most people will tell you to dust first and vacuum last, so you can vacuum up all the dirt you've knocked down while dusting. But there are situations where vacuuming first is the best thing to do to…
Laundry Pod Danger to Kids, Adults with Dementia In 2015, the non-profit Consumer Reports announced it was removing the colorful, single-use packets of laundry detergents from its list of recommended detergents, calling them, “Too dangerous to use.” Since then, in addition to accidents involving children, incidents involving adults with dementia have also been reported. In response, the American Cleaning Institute…
Air Travel: The Perfect Way to Spread Disease Air travel is the disease-spreading trifecta: You have forced proximity with a mixture of people from many different places for long hours. These factors combine so germs can hop from person-to-person and bounce from continent-to-continent. The SARS, Zika, and Ebola viruses have shown us that airlines have important responsibilities when outbreaks occur…
What Cleaning Chemicals Does Castle Keepers Use and Are They Safe? We at Castle Keepers House Cleaning primarily use Clorox Green Works products or our cleaning chemicals. Most people hear “Clorox” immediately think of the overwhelming scent and dangerous cleaning power of bleach, but the Clorox company developed the Green Works line specifically as an answer to the consumer interest…
Modern Day Dust Bowl Threatens to Aggravate Your Asthma What is the single largest source of dust pollution in the United States? I saw this question on www.howtogeek.com and asked a few friends what they thought. I got answers like concrete factories, coal-fired plants, diesel and gasoline pollution, strip mines, and the Sahara Desert (source of many Cape Verde Hurricanes that threaten the East Coast in Summer). Although all are valid answers, the single largest…
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