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The Best Drain Cleaners
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The Best Drain Cleaners of 2025, Tested for Effectiveness and Value

By Manasa Reddigari, Timothy Dale

The Best Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaners Options
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The Best Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaners of 2025 for Sanitizing, Tested

By Timothy Dale

Woman selecting clothes from her wardrobe for donating to a Charity shop.
DIY

25 Things to Get Rid of Before 2025

By Steph Coelho, Kat Hodgins, Updated by Teresa Odle

Exterior white vent of a clothes dryer on a house with light blue siding.
DIY

How to Install a Dryer Vent

By Michael Franco

Young women's feet crossed at the edge of a white freestanding bathtub
DIY

How to Clean a Bathtub

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kelly Weimert

Modern open plan apartment kitchen and dining room interior with marble countertop in kitchen.
Interior

How to Clean Marble Surfaces Properly

By Bob Vila, Susan Pevaroff Berschler, Updated by Timothy Dale

A hand is wiping dust off window blinds.
Interior

How to Get Rid of Dust: 20 Simple Home Cleaning Tips

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

A happy woman keeps her home clean by wiping off the kitchen table. with a rag and a sprayer.
Interior

Professional Cleaners Reveal 5 Secrets to Get the Cleanest Home Yet

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman looks puzzled as she looks into top-load washing machine.
Interior

Washing Machine Smells: Common Causes and Easy Fixes

By Deirdre Mundorf, Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila

Woman doing laundry with the LG WashTower

Washer-Dryer Combo Design Leaps Forward in LG’s Newest High-Tech Space-Saver

By Katie Barton

Using a broom to dust a popcorn ceiling.
Interior

How to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

A homeowner reaches a vacuum across the ceiling to clean up bugs inside a house.
Interior

Can Bugs Be Vacuumed?

By Lori Lovely

A group of the best handheld steam cleaners together before testing
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This Handheld Steam Cleaner Makes Cleaning Multiple Surfaces Fast and Easy

By Katie Barton, Shannon Lee, Bob Beacham

Woman wipes a hardwood floor with a blue microfiber cloth.
Interior

The Best Way to Clean Hardwood Floors

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

The Best New Cleaning Tool Options
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The Best New Cleaning Tools of 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best Shark Vacuum Options set up in the living room
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We Tested 9 Shark Vacuums and Our Favorite Has Incredible Suction Power

By Amanda Lauren, Timothy Dale

Grime, dirt, and peeling paint are visible on the surface of a vintage wrought iron fence detailed with fleur de lis designs.
DIY

How to Clean Wrought Iron and Keep It Rust-Free

By Savannah Sher

October Innovations and New Products
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October Saw Dyson’s Newest Vacuum and Upgrades from Craftsman, John Deere, and Milwaukee

By Michelle Larson

The Best Handheld Vacuum Options laid out on the floor inside a room
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We Tested the Top Handheld Vacuums, See Our Favorite for Quickly Cleaning Small Messes

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari, Anne Holub, Beth Cranston

8 of the Best Hardwood Floor Cleaner Machines on wood floor in front of fireplace
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The Best Hardwood Floor Cleaner Machines, Tested and Reviewed

By Katie Barton, Carol Benton