As someone who writes about cleaning on a regular basis, you’d think I'd like cleaning more than I do. But certain tasks just seem like a never-ending battle, and I often find that this is the case ...

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It can be easy to overlook cleaning the things we use to clean other things, but major appliances like washing machines and dryers do need to be cleaned and properly maintained to optimize performance ...

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