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Getting Smoky Smell Out of Home and Microwave
Asked by E.M. from Philadelphia
on March 16, 2009
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Hello all moms! - Have a question hopefully someone can help me with! : )
Cooked a hotpocket in the microwave a little too long and smoke came pouring out. - Now, eve...
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- I have used a glass measuring cup wth about 1 1/2 cups of water and about 2 slices of lemon wedges and 2 slices of orange wedges and boiled them for about 6-7 minutes....
- I turned lunch in to charcoal once, too. I put a Pyrex measuring cup filled with water and a few lemon slices and boiled it in the microwave. I had to do it several ti...
- E., I would try cleaning your microwave with vinegar.Or you could boil it, whichever you prefer. I know it will smell, but this smell will disappear a lot quicker tha...
Help! I Have a Stinky Washing Machine!
Asked by P.M. from Philadelphia
on November 22, 2008
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My washing machine smells like mold. I have tried tons of vinegar. It didn't help. Then I tried bleach and it was much better for a few days and then the smell came ba...
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- Is it a front loader?If so we have had this problem with ours and you have to run a sanitary cycle with bleach.....keep your asher door open to dry out
- P.- Do you have a front load machine? I also have a stinky washing machine. A front load LG. I did a search to find out how to fix it. There are many ideas but the...
- My washer tends to smell moldy too and I only once in a blue moon leave a load in for an extended pd. of time. To fix it I just leave the door open between loads. I...
Getting Grunge Out of a Washing Machine
Asked by M.Y. from Los Angeles
on May 1, 2008
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Hi Mamas,
My son is four years old and has a gift for getting into dirt. If he leaves preschool without being soaking wet and having a half cup of sand in his shoe...
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- Hi M., this is a new one. Boy's do love the dirt. Try using bleech or vinnergar in you machine and run it through a wash cycle with no clothes, and then if that works,...
- Try running the machine with vinegar in the water! (Also, I shopped for pants/shorts without pockets or sewed them shut.) Just wait until he's older and leaves mashe...
- White Vinegar!! Every once in a while, run it with nothing in it but a cup of white vinegar & hot water, that should help. You can do the same thing with bleach, too...
How Do I Get the Sticky off the Stove Hood?
Asked by T.B. from Sacramento
on September 1, 2008
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Does anyone have any magic remedies for getting the tackiness off the hood over our stovetop? I have tried every cleaning product I can think of and nothing works. Th...
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- Baking soda and water, or SOS steel wool pads with cleanser in them work great.
- Hi T., Try Smart& Final's "Cleaner/Degreaser". It's not expensive, I don't mind the smell( cause it really does not smell at all) it comes in a concentrated form, so ...
- I have used cooking oil to remove the sticky old oil (it really does work) and then wash off the new oil with soap and water. It is so much easier to remove the new o...
