is author of the Humanue handbook. This book covers the fine benefits of composting toilets. We use a DIY built "sawduster" at our off grid cabin.

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(that I've made) for cleansing the body. That way I know exactly what's in it. ;)

looks life I we be back on my feet soon.

that matter when cleaning porcelain. Once scratched it will always become difficult to clean and will dirty up much faster.

SOS with a bit of elbow grease and a good sponge should remove any leftover marks on the toilet.

you spray water onto a carpet, with chemicals etc, the moisture soaks down into the pile and into the padding as well if to much water has been applied. The vacuum part of the system does not remove all of the moisture. Much remains. If the water was removed as it should the carpet would be dry or very close to it. This does not happen with the machines you buy over the counter and with very few of the truck mounted systems.

This is not to say your not removing dirt from the surface of the carpet, you are, but if your suffering from allergies and or have small children you need to be careful on how much moisture you place into the carpet. Over time this will increase the amount of dust mites and other microbes that need moisture and dust, skin cells and the like to grow.

Think of it this way. If the carpet cleaning companies told you that they can clean the top of the carpet and during that process they will leave moisture behind that could develop mold issues, would you use them? Think of all the carpet cleaning commercials that tell you their machine cleans deep down. Not so, the moisture is drawn towards the dryer parts so more moisture is used to wet the top surfaces. The carpet remains wet for a long time after. All of that is dirt and stuff that has been flushed towards the pads.

While the surface of the carpet may look good, its the stuff near the floor side that starts to get ugly. If your going to use a carpet machine, use a little water as possible. Then run the machine over and over again until the carpet feels dry. Although that is not the perfect thing as moisture still remains, it is much better then just running over the carpet quick and allowing it to dry on its own for several hours afterword.

Lastly this amount of remaining water depends upon the type of carpet your working on. Short pile synthetic types tend to soak water deeper as the piles do not absorb the moisture due to the plastic properties. While the deeper pile natural types soak up more moisture in the fibers near the top. In the case where doggies have made their marking the moisture has soaked down to the pad and perhaps even onto the floor below. And soaking the carpet with enough water to get to that and then try to draw it out with a machine it is impossible to do. When we dry carpets after a water event we remove one edge of the carpet near a door opening. We then place a long small hose under the carpet and padding and use pressure blowers to fill the carpet like a balloon to push the moisture out from behind to the surface where its evaporated away.

Purchase a book called My House is Killing Me. Jeffery May. This book will give you some additional insight on how to keep a healthy home.

has changed. Because what won't damage one will damage another one. My Mothers new floors are bamboo and they suggest warm water only. She used Bono and they streaked. Even through Bono states you can use them on Bamboo flooring. New windows especially by Pella you can't use alcohol or ammonia it has to be a window cleaner without either of these products in it because it will cause streaking and a film to build up. This is why I am grumpy about home made cleaning solutions. Some of them are very very good, most are damaging to your expensive surfaces. Since I am in the cleaning business and its my-livelihood I am always going to the manufactories specifications to find out how to clean a surface. I keep notebooks for each customer and business we service. I also keep one in my home for my surfaces.

what I decided to do!! I have those 3M green "scrub" pads, I didn't even use water, I used it dry and went up and down with the "grain" (thank you John) and it did in deed remove the scratches. I went real easy and then wiped it with my stainless steel cleaner and it looks pretty good. Thank you for your suggestions!

chalk, or sprinkle them with baby powder, and leave it sit for a day or two, the oily stains will be absorbed by the chalk or baby powder. I haven't actually tried this yet so I can't vouch for its effectiveness, particularly once the clothes have been washed, but it couldn't hurt to try this too.