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huh....no i have no idea...other than email P&G tell them what happened and they will more than likely be happy to send you a new on...
I tried to the first time round. But somehow the holes disappeared and the
lever dropped down and covered them up. (can you picture me with ikea instructions?)
Any ideas what to do now? That lever thing seems to be stuck in one position on the pole?
did you line up the lil peg thingys with the holes in the pole?
hang on let me go get mine...
I think I did something wrong - I am locking the lever. It had a big sticker on it saying to leave it closed until the handle was assembled. So I did that. But
the lowest third of the pole just moves up and down regardless of whether or not the lever is down or up.
Maybe you get what you pay for? (mine was free)
make sure that when you extend it that you lock the lil blue lever on the side of the handle...as long as it is locked it shouldn't shorten by itself
When I use this thing to mop the floor, if I press a little too hard the mop shortens itself by about a foot. Have I assembled it wrong? It kind of works?
I love Liquid Gold for all wooden surfaces it was recommended to me by an antique dealer when I was buying an antique wash stand that was really grimy, and found it worked like magic on all my tables and cupboard doors.
I just got back from the Home Hardware. They are so helpful there - they are the last of the small local hardware stores around here so I plan on shopping there as much as possible.
Back on topic, they had the Mr. Clean bathroom cleaner sitting right beside the Tilex soap scum cleaner - I think they're virtually the same thing at the same price.
Glad to hear you like the Magic Reach thingee Jen - I just got it out of the box. It looks really good - comes with different wet cloths for floors and tiles/
bathtubs. Brilliant!
yes, I'm talking about the cleaner in a bottle from Mr. Clean but it says Bathroom on it.
she's talking about stuff that comes in a spray bottle
the magic reach...i LOVE it...scrubs the showers...great for tubs...and the wet ones are great for a quick clean up on the floor...gets into the gap behind the toilet...saves from getting on my hands and knees to clean behind it
I was at the Gala for the Country Home show a few weeks ago and they were giving away Mr. Clean Magic Reach starter packages. I haven't even tried it yet, but now I'm really interested! Is this what you're talking about? Or is it just
a bottle of something?
Any good recommendations for solid wood furniture and floors?
Almond Glo is better than Orange Glo...and doesn't smell nearly as bad...i use it all the time...and you know how much would i havre....for my floors...Murphy's Oil Soap...again works on all the wood i have...i never use Pledge anymore
the kind i think you're talking about you have to becareful with...alot of them have pumice in them...we go thru that stuff like crazy around here for cleaning up after we work on our trucks...provided we are talking about the same thing here
There is Orange Glo cleaner and Orange Glo wood polish oil. I use the oil on my stainless steel and it polishes it really well. I thought about the orange glo for the grease but didn't want to spend the money and it didn't work. As said in the previous post, the flat stove top cleaner cut the grease off the plastic vent with absolutely no effort or damage to the finish.
Kipper, tried the aluminum vents in the dishwasher, worked really well, thanks!
Jeep, the flat stove top cleaner cleaned the microwave vent beautifully! No scratches and it shines once again! Thanks!
Our laundry lady at the rest. used the orange cleaner as a spot remover in the table linen and I had to make her stop it gave me such a migraine but she claimed it worked better than any other product for grease stains.
anyone have any feedback on those citrus-based cleaners (usually with names like orange-glo)? I remember one of those waterless hand cleaners (primarly used in workshops) that was citrus-based and it really did a good job on removing grease/oil products without feeling toxic or corrosive on hands
That would be wonderful. Does HE come with his own cleaning tools? LOL
I use a soft paintbrush to dust small fiddly things like clock/radio vents and carved wood things. I also use it on my sewing machine to gently clean off the small areas that collect dust and lint.
The best thing I have found for plastics or things like appliances or sinks is sudsing ammonia. That stuff cuts through just about anything without hurting it. Ammonia will cut grease, tobacco stains, and all manner of difficult things. It stinks a bit but you mix it with water in a spray bottle and you are good to go. A whole bottle of ammonia costs under $2 and lasts for a really long time. The only thing I don't use ammonia on is wood as it can darken it.
Those miracle fibre clothes are the best too.
I make my own environmentally-friendly cleaning products. It's dirt cheap (haha) and they work really well. Best of all, I can clean around my kids and not worry about fumes etc. All you need is about 5 products and a few spray bottles.
I found the recipes [URL=http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/home/344]*here*[/URL]
:)
If anyone in the family has an old eye glass clearner cloth, try it on your bathroom fawcetts. They really shine with a quick wipe. These clothes are different than the microfibre cloths.
I keep a small dish on the bathroom counter with this cloth in it. This really shows how much I like it as the only other things allowed on the counter are the liquid soap dispener and a dish for the bar soap. I'm even thinking of getting rid of the liquid soap since I never seem to use it.
LOL, I admit the empty counter is just a cleanliness fetish - much easier to clean up.
Interesting...I'm writing down ALL these products, and am going shopping!
The best product I have found for calcium build up on sinks, bathtubs and taps is Scrub Free. It all comes off in seconds, unlike CIL which doesn't work.
Any good recommendations for solid wood furniture and floors?
Murphy Oil Soap and white vinegar and Vim. Those Magic Clothes are sold at Canadian Tire under another brand name. They are a microfibre and they are great!!! Windex and one of those do wonders to all things in the kitchen & bathroom. :)
have you tried the cleaner that is made for cleaning the flat top stoves it is non abraisive and cuts grease. I don't know if it would work but maybe try it on a spot that won't show but it isn't suppose to scratch.
TSP? trisodium phosphate - available in hardware stores.
even tried boiling hot water to soften it, didn't work, still requires scrubbing which I can't do because it will scratch the finish. Am I stuck with this greasy residue goo?
I jsut visited a friend who has bought a new house and is having a overhead fan installed and the micro fan combo taken out for that very reason. She said in her last house the micro (black) was so hard to clean and always had grease spots on it.
if you can remove it, then just soak it in hot ,very, very soapy water in the sink. That should soften the grease and make it easier to wash off.
Never use abrasives on plastic.
great advice kipper for the aluminum vent filter! I will try that tonight as they've been taken out, ready to be cleaned.
Does anyone know how to get the grease off the front of the microwave vent without scratching the black finish?? The grease residue just won't seem to completely come off without scrubbing,