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2012 Spring Housing GuidePage 34 | Ka Leo | Monday, April 23 2012 Features@kaleo.org | Maria Kanai Editor |Alvin Park Associate

KARLEANNE MATTHEWS

Chief Copy Editor

Part of having your own place is keeping it clean, but busy students aren’t likely to spend all day

scrubbing. These fi ve time-saving products can help keep your home spotless with

minimal effort.

products to keep cleaning products to keep cleaning from being a chore

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1 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

(~$5 for a 4-pack) These are basically all-pur-pose sponges that are already prepped with cleaning product. Just run one un-der some water, squeeze it, and you’re ready to scrub anything from the stove to wall grime. As you use it, the eraser will slowly dissolve. When it gets too thin, just replace it.

2 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (~$5 for a 75-count container)These wet wipes are handy for quick cleanup of

spills or touch-ups between deep cleanings in the bathroom and kitchen. There are many

generic brands of cleaning wipes, but start with a small pack when try-

ing a new kind – several of the store brands I’ve tried left

surfaces sticky.

3 Static duster (~$10)

These dust-ers use stat-ic electric-ity to attract dust. Fluff up

the duster to get a charge, then just swipe any dusty surface. Get one with an extend-

able handle to reach the top of doorframes or

webs in the ceiling corners.

4 Toilet cleaningtablets

(~$5 for a 2-pack) Drop these tablets in the

tank of your toilet, and they’ll auto-matically clean and deodorize every time you f lush. Just put a new tablet in once the old one dissolves (about

every month). Several compa-nies make essentially the same product, but check the label – some turn your toilet water a shocking

shade of blue.

5 Compressed air (~$10 for a 2-pack)

You may think of compressed air as being for electronics, but there are a surprising number of places in the home these canisters of pressurized air come in handy. Try spraying the grate of a dusty fan instead of trying to get into all the little squares, or use the air to blast out crumbs and other food particles stuck in the nooks and crannies of kitchen appliances.

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