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Cleaning The Back of The Refrigerator?I saw an article some years ago about a lady that moved out the refrigerator by herself to clean the coils as she had nobody to assist her. I would like to see that reprinted. Thanks!

 

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Opening Machine During Cycle?What is rE5 code?

 

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Cleaning Taco Sauce Stain on Plastic Shelf?I had taco sauce stain the plastic on a refrigerator door. Its a big stain. Any solutions for this?

 

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Removing Burnt Brown Sugar from Microwave?Attempting to 'soften' brown sugar, I used the microwave. The plastic bag container burst and left a hardened pool of burnt sugar? What can I do? Anything?

 

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Cleaning Stove Grates with Ammonia?I saw an article about this at one point, but lost it, and can't remember where to locate the information. This is for grates that are covered with grease and food all burned on. The article said that all you'd have to do after using this mixture, is to rinse or wipe off while rinsing ...

 

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Microwaveable Beanbag Burned in Microwave?I heated up a microwaveable bean bag (the kind you put around your neck, or on your feet), for too long and it burnt to black char. The microwave was filled with smoke. Is the burnt beanbag toxic? And will I be able to cook food in it again safely?

 

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Using Totally Awesome Cleaner for Washing Machines?Is LA's totally awesome all purpose concentrate cleaner degreaser spot remover able to clean the washer for odd smells too? I have to get a funky stinky smell out of the washer before I can't wash my clothes anymore! It's getting ''''nasty!

 

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Detergent Leaked Into Dryer Vent?Detergent container leaked and spilled into dryer vent. The screen has been cleaned and a towel was run down the shaft. Detergent has drained out the back of the Kenmore dryer. The hose is disconnected. The dryer is propped at an angle to facilitate draining. What else needs to be done?

 

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Adding Scent to Vacuum Cleaner?What can I use to make my vacuum bag smell better?

 

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Cleaning Burned Grease Off of Stove Elements?How do I clean burned on grease on my heating elements on my stove?

 

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Covering Lemon in MicrowaveCan you put the plastic cover on when steaming?

 

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Cleaning a Coffee Pot?How to clean a coffee pot?

 

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Remedy for Odor from Front Load Washing Machine?After using the washing machine I keep the door ajar. Several hours or longer later there is a musty odor from the machine and in the inside. Any solutions? The machine is three years old and besides that I really like it.

 

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Cleaning a Glass Cook Top?Can I use baking soda to clean my glass cook top?

 

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Cleaning a Gas Oven with Ammonia?Is it safe to use ammonia to clean a gas oven?

 

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Removing a Gasoline Odor from a Front Load Washer?Can I user Awesome to repair my front load washer that now smells like gas after running a gas soaked piece of clothing through it instead of throwing it away.

 

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Cleaning a Gas Oven with Ammonia?Can I not clean my gas oven with ammonia with the gas valve off?

 

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Cleaning the Outside of a Refrigerator?My problem is with the fridge door handle and the outside of the door. The only thing is that it is close to the stove so there are grease spots, and it is giving me the dickens to clean. I have even tried Brillo, but that tends to take the finish off, so I stopped that. Does anyone have any suggestions? I can't stand a dirty fridge.

 

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Removing a Dryer Sheet Stuck to Drum in Gas Dryer?There is a dryer sheet stuck to my gas dryer drum. I was able to pull part of the sheet off, but now a sticky layer remains! What is the best way to remove this residue?

 

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Cleaning a Mister Coffee Maker?How do I clean a Mister Coffee machine?

 

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Removing Moldy Smell from Inside Bread Maker?How can a moldy smell be removed from the inside of a bread maker?

 

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Cleaning Grease Off a Gas Dryer Drum?Anyone know how to clean grease from a gas dryer drum please?

 

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Removing a Bad Odor from a George Foreman Grill Plate?I cooked chicken on a George Foreman grill and it got stuck on because I forgot to spray cooking oil on it. I had to soak it for several days or more because scrubbing these grills takes the black coating off the grill part. I tried everyday to wash it to no avail. Finally I was able to get all the chicken off. I cleaned it and realized it still smelled like garbage and it had white mold on it!

 

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Removing Cooking Spray Residue from George Foreman Evolve Grill Plates?How do I remove cooking spray residue buildup on George Foreman Evolve removable grill plates?

 

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Removing Candle Wax from a Stove Top and Below?My lovely husband left a giant candle lit on top of our stove on the top left burner which is connected to the oven. It not only had melted and entirely filled the inside of the burner, but the wax has found its way beneath the burner and drip pan. I can see the wax now that it's dry where it's hugging the pipe (?) that releases heat from oven. And it is smoking uncontrollably.

 

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Removing Yellow Drip Lines Off the Front of a Washer?I've tried everything from bleach to erasers to get these yellow drip lines off the front of my washer. I mean I've really scrubbed. Could there be anything to to remove these stains or is it old age stains?

 

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Cleaning a Pro Steam Scunci?What else can I clean my Pro Steam Scunci with if I don't have any white vinegar?

 

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How to Clean a Burnt Enamel Top Stove?So my roommate made dinner and used too high of a heat while cooking. This resulted in heat damage to the stove. Is there anyway I can fix it?

 

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Removing Ammonia in the Dishwasher?So my wife accidentally put ammonia instead of rinse aid in the dishwasher (the bottles look pretty similar) and I can't seem to get all of it out. Is it safe to eat off/drink from the dishes? I am fully aware to keep bleach away from it.

 

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Removing Skunk Smell from Clothes?My dog got sprayed a few months ago and I washed and dried our stinky clothes, in our laundry machines. Now every time I wash and dry my clothes they came out smelling like skunk. Our bed linen to our jackets have the skunk odor and it's just so disturbing. What can you guys recommend to remove the odor. I work and I always feel like I smell, especially on the train.

 

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Removing a Candle Wax Stain on a White Stove Top?An olive color candle was on the top of my stove. The oven was on and the candle melted some down the front of stove. I got all the wax off, but it left a colored stain on the white stove (I think the dye, dyed the clear coat.) How do I remove the color?

 

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Cause of Scum on Dishwasher Filter?I have a new Frigidaire dishwasher. I use Cascade liquid detergent and liquid Finish rinse additive. After every single load, there is scum build up on the metal filter on the dishwasher floor. Is the detergent the problem?

 

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Cleaning Gas Oven?Can one use a vacuum to clear out residue in a gas oven?

 

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Cleaning Grease off a Plastic Dishwasher Filter?I used to work in a machine shop and we used a powerful solvent to clean grease off of metal before we would work with it. I was wondering if something like this could be used to clean the grease off of a plastic dishwasher filter. Nothing else I have tried works. I'm wondering if the solvent would melt the plastic.

 

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Removing Burnt Potholder from Bottom of Oven?I dropped a pot holder in the bottom of the oven and it burned part of the pot holder off. Now I can't get it up. What should I use to clean this mess up?

 

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Removing Mold and Staining on Older Kenmore Fridge?My husband and I have got a fridge that's about 15 years old. It's in great working order, but the side of it that has been toward the wall since we moved in has scuff marks, mold, and what appears to be some oxidation (the white paint is not only coming off, but the outer wall is just beginning to rust!) What can or should I use?

 

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Using Paper as Refrigerator Mats?Can I use paper instead of fridge mats in my fridge?

 

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Unused Freezer Smells Bad?I use my freezer for 2 months and then shut it down for 10 months. When I open it after 10 months it has a very bad smell. How can I keep away this bad smell?

 

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Preventing Mold Growth on a Freezer Kept on a Porch?I have a deep freezer that we keep outside on our back porch. I clean it and after a couple of days it gets wet on top of the freezer and green. How do I keep it clean?

 

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Cleaning a George Foreman Grill?Would red wine vinegar or rice wine vinegar work in cleaning the grill in lieu of regular vinegar?

 

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Cleaning Streaks on a Dishwasher?I have tried many things to get the streaks off my dishwasher. Any ideas?

 

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Removing Bleach Odor from Washing Machine?How can I get the bleach odor out of my washing machine? It has just started smelling strongly in the past month. I've not used bleach in the laundry in over 3 months.

 

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Removing Lighter Fluid Smell in Dryer?My partner left a lighter in his pocket and after washing his clothes I put them in the dryer and now every time I use the dryer the clothes come out smelling of lighter fluid and it's disgusting. What can I do to get rid of the smell?

 

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Removing a Stain on an Oven Door?I self cleaned my stove and now it has a yellowish stain on the door. What can I use to get that off?

 

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Keeping Electric Stove Drip Pans Clean?I'm trying to decide what's more practical (read as thrifty) for my stove drip pans. Should I buy more disposable aluminum ones or line the pans myself with foil?

 

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Removing Melted Plastic from Electric Burner?I am having issues with removing stuck on plastic that is stuck to an old burner that is coiled. And I have tried a lot of stuff.

 

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Using Mr. Clean on Electric Stovetop Burners?I sprayed my stove top burners with Mr. Clean. Is that safe?

 

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Removing Heavy Fragrance in a Front Load Washer?I just got a front loader from a friend, but they obviously used a lot of heavy fragrance detergents and probably used more in each wash than necessary. Anyway, after getting rid of the mildew smell, I still cannot rid this machine of the heavy fragrance.

 

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Removing Fabric Dye Stain on a Stove?I had a red colored towel on my stove and the color of the towel faded on my stove. How do I get the red color off?

 

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Removing Vaporub from the Inside of My Humidifier?How can I remove Vaporub from the inside of my humidifier? There is no chance of me getting inside it.

 

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Cleaning a Smelly Freezer?Our freezer was left ajar for several hours, but not enough to completely thaw the food. Several days later it started to have a sour smell in the laundry room where the freezer is. We've cleaned everything in the room, but can't locate the smell. I don't see any evidence of spilled blood or anything like that.

 

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Cleaning Stains Off a White Textured Refrigerator?I have a white textured refrigerator and can get ice and water from it. I sprayed vinegar back behind the tray to remove mildew in the area where I get the ice and water and it ran down the front of the refrigerator. Now I have brown streaks running down the front. I have tried Magic Eraser with no luck.

 

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Removing Musty Smell from Front Load Washing Machine?How do I get rid of a musky smell in a front loader washing machine?

 

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How Do I Sanitize an Older Oster Bread Machine?I was given an older Oster Breadmaker, Model 5849/5840. It does not "look" dirty, but I want to sanitize it before using it. What is the best way to do this?

 

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Removing Rotten Meat Odor from Deep Freezer?I have a chest freezer that had a rotten turkey in it due to the power going out. When the power returned it tripped the breaker. The freezer works still, but the smell is horrible because the power was off to it for 3 months before I noticed the smell coming from the shed.

 

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Cleaning a Washing Machine?How much vinegar and soda crystals do I put in the washing machine to clean it? I get a lot of lint on my black clothing. I am struggling and have tried other remedies already.

 

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Mark on Oven Finish?How do I get rid of the mark on the outside of the oven?

 

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Cleaning a Travel Trailer Refrigerator?I have a travel trailer and mistakenly left food in the refrigerator that spoiled and now there are gnats in the coils where it keeps the refrigerator cold. How do I clean it?

 

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Removing Old Fabric Softener Stick On Bars from Dryer?A couple of years ago both Bounce and Gain sold fabric softener bars that you put in your dryer so you did not have to use sheets. They are stuck on there really good with double-sided tape! I want to remove them, but don't know how to without leaving a bad paint thinner smell that will get on my clothes?

 

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Cleaning a New Stainless Steel Toaster?I have a new stainless steel 2 slice toaster. I use it for waffles and pancakes. Because I put them in 3 times there are some brown marks on top. What is a home remedy for this?

 

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Cleaning a Galloping Gourmet Oven?I have a Galloping Gourmet Perfection Aire convection oven. How much water should I put in to clean it?

 

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Cleaning Burned Sugar Off Glass Stove Top?My husband boiled over a brown sugar vinegar mop sauce on my black glass top stove. How do I get it off? I tried the baking soda with vinegar paste which helped, but several stubborn stains are left.

 

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Cleaning a Coffee Pot Burner?I wanted to know how I can clean the burner on my coffee pot. It is dirty. but more so, it's rusty. Any ideas?

 

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Cleaning Calcium Deposits Off a Fridge Water Dispenser?What's best way to clean calcium off a black fridge front around the water dispenser?

 

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Cleaning Stove Top Grates?Can stove top grates be cleaned with the same methods as you do the oven racks?

 

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Cleaning a Freezer After Loss of Power?My freezer went out. I threw everything away, but didn't clean it. It needs to be wiped out. The smell is gone, however I had to put a bag of meat in the freezer. Will it ruin it till I can get to it? It is really cold out, but won't be in a couple of days. Can I wait?

 

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Locating the Lint Trap on an Old Dryer?I just moved into an apartment with a super old dryer. I've checked the inside and outside of the dryer for a lint trap and I can't seem to find it anywhere. Also, the dryer takes forever to dry anything! Any suggestions on what to do or where to look next for a lint trap?

 

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Cleaning Fabric Softener Buildup Inside Agitator?My fabric dispenser sits on top of my agitator. The inside of the agitator is full of an astounding amount of black gunk from the fabric softener dispenser. I have removed the agitator for cleaning, but I can't get the gunk off the inside where I can't reach. Any good ideas?

 

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Burnt Sugar on Smoothtop Stove?I have tried everything and still have the problem. Now what?

 

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Removing Bleach Pen Residue from Dryer?I had a bleach pen go through the dryer. How do I clean the residue from it out of the dryer?

 

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Ink Stains in Gas Dryer?How do you get ink out of a gas dryer? I've already used acetone and a Magic Eraser, but it barely helped. I'm still getting ink on the clothes.

 

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Removing Rotten Meat Smell from Freezer?We came home to the freezer off after being gone for 12 days. The meat was rotten and everything else ruined. I have cleaned the freezer and removed the bottom tray. Everything has been washed with vinegar, bleach, and baking soda. The smell is better, but still there. What else can I do?

 

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Cleaning Dried Blood Out of Freezer?For 8 years my refrigerator/freezer has been in my garage with the doors open. I want to use it now, but found about an inch of old blood in the freezer. It is super gooey and impossible to scrub out. Any suggestions?

 

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Removing Yellow Stains in Refrigerator?I want to know how to remove a lot of deep yellow staining inside a caravan frig. It is also down the inside door edges. I believe the frig has stood empty for a long time.

 

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Removing Melted Teflon on a Glass Cooktop?A BBQ Teflon mat was used on the glass cooktop and it melted. It was left a grey stain on it that I can't seem to be able to remove. What can I do to restore my cook top to its former glory?

 

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Removing a Butter Stain in the Microwave?How do I get rid of a butter stain in the microwave that has been there over a week?

 

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Cleaning Smoke Stains Off Refrigerator?What is the best cleaner for cleaning the vinyl surfaces (white) on fridges? I need to remove smoke stains/yellowing.

 

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Cleaning a Stove Top With Soft Scrub?Can I use Soft Scrub on my black enamel stove top? I can't get the burnt on stains from around the burners?

 

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Cleaning White Spots on Black Cooktop?I used Easy Off oven cleaner on my black cook top and now I have big white spots on the burner.

 

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Cleaning Refrigerator Drip Pan?I have a 3 year old Frigidaire fridge and there is an odor coming from the bottom. I don't know where the drip pan is and how to access it. Can someone tell me where and how to do this, the smell is really horrible?

 

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Removing Melted Plastic from a Ceramic Cooktop?How do I remove melted plastic from a ceramic cooktop?

 

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Removing Smoke Residue from Stainless Steel?We recently had a house fire and my stainless steel dishwasher has a dull, film on it. The cleaning people used industrial cleaner and stainless steel cleaner and it's still dull with no shine. I have reclined it myself to no avail. What can I do?

 

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Cleaned Front Load Washer with Ammonia?I read that you can use up to 6 cups of bleach to clean your front loader washing machine on the sanitize cycle. Would any damage happen if you accidentally used ammonia? Any suggestions as to what I can do to correct this problem. Would you recommend putting it on pure cycle? it is a Samsung.

 

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Cleaning Fabric Softener Clogging Up Washer?How do I clear off softener that is clogged up on Kenmore up right top load washer?

 

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Cleaning Rotten Meat Smell from Freezer?I just pulled my relatively new fridge out from storage and I realized I made a huge stinky mistake. For the past 6 months a few old pieces of unidentified meats just rotted in the freezer portion of my my unplugged fridge while in storage.

 

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Removing Bad Taste from Coffee Pot?I bought a Mr. Coffee from a Goodwill store ($3.50), but apparently they used some kind of coffee pot cleaner on it and it tastes bad. I hate that taste! Is there any way of getting rid of it? Just keep brewing water thru it?

 

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Cleaning Gas Stove Burners?How do you clean your gas burners that have burnt on junk? I just want to get that junk off the burners. They light OK.

 

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Removing Rubber Stains on Refrigerator?I used a magnet to hold up a calendar on my refrigerator. The magnet had rubber tips that have now left yellow stains on my refrigerator. How do I remove the stains?

 

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Metal From Copper Pot Stuck on Glass Cooktop?I have metal stuck to my glass cooktop. The metal is copper off a pan. While cooking the pan got stuck and I was able to remove pan, but the metal is still stuck in the glass cooktop. I tried cleaning with ceramic cleaner and also scraping the residue off with a razor blade - carefully.

 

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Getting Rid of Rotten Meat Smell in Camp Trailer?Our new trailer had to have work done and we left sausage in the freezer. Low and behold 2 months later the smell is awful. How do I get it out?

 

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Cleaning Yellow Stains on Washing Machine?My washer is still great, the only thing is it has brown or yellow color on the front that you can see. I have tried several things to get off, nothing works. It looks horrible! I need help ASAP! I just read a post that someone said ammonia works! I was wondering if anyone knew for sure?

 

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Cleaning Grease Off a Refrigerator?How do I get grease off a black refrigerator?

 

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Cleaning Moldy Water Dispenser on Unused Refrigerator?I have had a side by side refrigerator in our garage for about two years and it is not hooked up to water. However, the dispenser area continues to be moist and is quite moldy. Can we rehook this up to water and use the ice maker and dispenser or have we ruined it altogether. Thank you!

 

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Removing a Stain in the Dryer Drum?How do you get rid of honey mustard stain in the dryer? I have tried diluted bleach and soapy water. I removed a little, but there is a stubborn section that I can not remove. Does anyone have suggestions?

 

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Removing Melted Carpet Fiber from Iron?I was temporarily ironing on the floor using an improvised DIY ironing board I made using a wooden chopping board with a tea-towel on it, which was absolutely fine. Then oops, the iron accidently decided to jump onto the carpet. Now I have melted carpet fiber on the iron.

 

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Removing Permanent Marker from Dryer Drum?How do I remove black permanent marker from inside a gas dryer?

 

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Cleaning Electric Range Drip Pans?I have tried to remove the drip pans from the electric stove to clean them, but unfortunately it looks like the heating elements and drip pans may be one unit. Any ideas on how to clean them? I can't put them in hot water and soak them and yet I can't get under the burner to lift it up to clean them.

 

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Removing Permanent Marker from the Dryer?Does anyone know how to get permanent marker out of your dryer? I accidently left it in work pants.

 

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Removing Ink from Dryer?How do I get pink pen ink off my dryer drum?

 

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Protective Blue Film Stuck to Dishwasher?I never removed the blue film from the front of my new stainless steel dishwasher. I was trying to keep it clean! I started to remove it today and it has glued itself to the stainless steel. I am very slowly pulling little pieces away, but this might take weeks.

 

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White Spots on Foreman Teflon Grill?I haven't used my George Foreman grill in a while, so when I went to use it there were white spots on the Teflon plates. They were washed in the dishwasher the last time I used it. They won't come off.

 

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White Haze on Cast Iron Stove Grates?I have a Wolf gas stove/oven. I have always cleaned the cast iron grates by spraying with oven cleaner, leaving them to soak for an hour or more, then rinsing off. All the grease and anything stuck on, rinsed right off. However, all a sudden I'm noticing a white haze on them in spots. It's highly noticeable.

 

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