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Cleaning Melted Varnish Off Toaster Oven?I put a decorative varnished board on the top of my toaster oven and the varnished melted to the top of my white toaster oven, how do I get it off without scratching the enamel?

 

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Keeping White Appliances Clean and Looking New?How do we keep white appliances like our refrigerator looking like new?

 

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Cleaning a Steam Iron Sole Plate?I have a film of junk on the bottom of my iron from an unknown source. Is there anyway to remove it or do I have to throw out my iron?

 

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Cleaning a Smooth Top Stove?What do I need to clean my new smooth top oven with? I have heard to use a razor blade. Is that good?

 

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Removing Ink Stains from Dryer Drum?How do you remove ink from a dryer?

 

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Cleaning an Oven?Any tips on how to make cleaning an oven easier? I normally use Easy Off and rubber gloves and get on my knees and scrub, scrub. Is there a better way? It is not a self cleaning oven.

 

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Iron Leaks Black Liquid Onto Clothes?For years now I have had problems with irons intermittently spitting out some kind of black liquid onto shirts while I am ironing. It happens when I am either steam ironing or not.

 

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Removing Odors from Microwave?I need to know how to get a smell out of my mircowave.

 

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Burnt Odor in Microwave?I was making one of those noodle microwave dishes (the black tray ones), I opened it up and put the dried vegetables in the container and put it in the microwave for 5 minutes.

 

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How Do I Remove Dish Soap from the Dishwasher?My son has poured half a bottle of washing up liquid into the dishwasher, now it just fills with soap when I run it. How can I get rid of the excess soap?

 

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Removing Persistent Odour in Fridge?I have a persistent odour in my fridge. I have cleaned it top to bottom and it still seems to be there. Can I put any cleaning products down the drain inside the fridge, as it looks "gunky"?

 

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Crayon Melted on Clothing and Clothes Dryer?My grandson left crayons in his clothing and it has left the clothes dryer and clothes full of crayon. How do I remove it from the cylinder in the dryer and also from his clothes?

 

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Getting Rid of the Smell of Rotten Food in the Freezer?The freezer was turned off and we were away for 5 weeks. We came back to a freezer full of rotting pungent food. Please help! What can I do to get rid of the smell? Please!

 

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How Do I Clean Moldy Smell from Top Load Washer?How do I get the moldy smell out of my top loading washing machine?

 

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Removing Rust From Detergent Dispenser on Washer?How do I remove rust from my washer's detergent dispenser so it will drain properly?

 

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Cleaning Stainless Steel Appliances?I have a lot of buildup of stainless steel appliance cleaner. My frig doors are all smudged with build up. If I use the stainless cleaning pads I bought at the store, it looks good for a few hours, then it gets even more smudged with build up.

 

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Cleaning Heat Stains on a Gas Range?I have a Maytag gas range that is only two years old. When I cooked on high, the burners and surrounding area all turned brown and I can't get it cleaned off. Is there anyway to clean this? My stove looks terrible.

 

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Can I Use a Hand Steamer to Defrost a Freezer?Is it OK to use a hand steamer to melt ice when defrosting the freezer? I find my indoor outdoor vac sure saves time, my legs, and back to clean up the water that is in the bottom.

 

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Plastic Bag Melted on Roasting Oven?I had the roasting oven set to 350 degrees F and I accidentally placed a freezer Ziploc bag near it which melted on the upper edge of the roaster. The melted plastic (luckily only about two inches of it) cannot be removed.

 

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Getting Ammonia Out of Dishwasher Rinse Cup?I mistakenly put ammonia in my dishwasher rinse cup instead of vinegar. How can I get it out? Is it dangerous?

 

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Cleaning a Burnt Microwave?How do I clean a microwave oven that had a burnt popcorn melt down? There are lots of yellow areas that look horrible.

 

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Using Whirlout to Clean a Front Load Washer?How do I use Whirlout to clean my LG front load washing machine?

 

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Cleaning Fabric Dye Residue from Inside Washer?How do I rid my washing machine of dye? After 3 loads, there is still coloring ruining light cotton items.

 

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Cleaning a Dishwasher?Can Home Hardware brand CLR be used to clean dishwashers? If yes, how much do I use and what type of dishwashers may be cleaned using this product?

 

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Cleaning a Water and Ice Dispenser on Refrigerator Door?I have a refrigerator with an ice/water dispenser in the door. I have used several cleansers (Comet, bleach, etc.) and am unable to make them appear clean. Does anyone else have this problem?

 

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Cleaning Ink Out of a Dryer?How do you get ink out of the dryer drum?

 

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Permanent Marker Inside Dryer?How do we remove permanent marker from the drum of a dryer?

 

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Cleaning a Moldy Refrigerator?My power was off and the refrigerator was full of food. How can I clean and remove mold from it? It has been sitting for 6 months.

 

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Removing Melted Bread Wrapper from Oven?How do you remove plastic bread wrapping that was baked in a hot oven? I have tried everything. Thanks.

 

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Black Residue in Appliance Water Reservoirs?When emptying my coffee pot I see a black water residue drain out. I even see some of this from the cup. Is this dangerous? I use either Folgers or Maxwell House. This has begun happening in the last several months.

 

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Cleaning a Gas Stove?How do you clean a gas stove?

 

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How Do I Clean a Berkel Meat Slicer?How do I clean my meat slicer? It is a Berkel meat slicer. It says I also need to make a sanitizer solution to use after it is all cleaned up.

 

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How to Unclog Fabric Softener Dispenser?How do I clean a clogged fabric softener dispenser that is in my washing machine?

 

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Soap Scum In Washing Machine?What should I do/use to remove soap film build-up in a top loading washing machine?

 

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Removing Burnt Smell From Microwave?My mom got those little mac'n'cheese cups that go in the microwave. I put the cup in the microwave, forgetting to put water in it. I put it in the microwave for 2 minutes like they say. And well, it completely like melted, and burned the noodles to a crisp.

 

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Removing Melted J-Cloth on Glass Top Stove?While cooking, I stupidly grabbed a dry J-cloth to remove food off a still hot element and now there is melted J cloth on my glass top stove. I have tried all the normal tricks for cleaning, such as the cleaner and letting it soak. Does someone have any suggestions?

 

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Getting Rid of Microwave Popcorn Stains and Odor?I burned popcorn in a microwave. How do I get rid of the smell first and if possible the yellowing on the plastic liner?

 

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Burned-on Enamel on a Metal Stove Top Element?How do I get burned on enamel off electric stove elements. The kettle was left on and it melted onto the element.

 

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Cleaning Stainless Steel Oven Interior?How do you clean a stainless steel oven? Not just the racks, mine has a complete stainless interior.

 

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Cleaning Coffee Thermos Carafe?There is a bitter green tea taste in my coffee travel carafe. It makes my coffee taste bitter. How can I remove the taste?

 

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Getting Rid of Refrigerator Odors?There is an awful smell coming from my refrigerator! I've cleaned the food out; scrubbed it out with bleach and even put some coffee grounds inside the frig to absorb the odor. Nothing works! Anyone have any ideas as to what else I can do?

 

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Can You Use Easy Off in a Self Cleaning Oven?Good grief. I cleaned my son's self-cleaning oven with Easy Off. Have I ruined the oven?

 

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Front Load Washer Smells Terrible?Anyone know how to get rotten egg smell out of a front load washer?

 

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Cleaning Black Refrigerator Doors?I have a GE refrigerator. The front doors are black. They are the type that won't show fingerprints. What is the best way to clean them? When the sun shines on the doors I see all the water marks left by my rag that I used to clean them. Help.

 

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Cleaning Dried Nail Polish Out of Dryer?I need help getting dried nail polish out of a dryer.

 

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Removing Smoke Stains from Microwave?How can I clean a smoke stain from the inner metal surface of my Maytag microwave? I burned a Sonic hamburger wrapped in its foil bag. What a mess!

 

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Washer Has a Residue Ring in the Tub After the Cycle is Complete?After a load of clothes are washed, there is a ring left on the washer. How can we prevent that? There is a smell occasionally, as well.

 

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Cleaning Soap and Conditioner Dispenser on Whirlpool AWE 6517 Top Load Washer?I have a Whirlpool AWE 6517 toploading washing machine. My question is, the soap and conditioner container doesn't dismantle to be cleaned and has now become very clogged with soap scum and conditioner residue. Can someone suggest something that would clean it?

 

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Question About Using Vinegar In A Humidifier?Will white vinegar neutralize the smell coming into the humidifier?

 

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Smoke Stain on Enamel Stovetop?I have a new stove. There is a smoke stain on the enamel stove top. I have tried Easy Off, Simple Green, and some off brand cleaners, nothing helped. The smoke stain happened while the self cleaning oven cycle was running.

 

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Rotten Meat Smell in Freezer?How do I get the smell of rotten meat out of the freezer of our RV?

 

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Top Loading Washer Smells Musty?My top loading washer has a very musty smell. How do I get rid of it?

 

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Removing Bleach Odor from Chest Freezer?My brother recently cleaned a small chest type freezer with a very strong bleach solution. The smell of bleach lingers. What can he (we) do?

 

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Removing Soap Scum from Dishwasher?How do I get rid of soap scum residue in my dishwasher. It is not even cleaning the dishes any longer and it leaves soap scum all over everything.

 

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White, Crusty Film in Refrigerator?I clean my refrigerator and in about a weeks time a white, crusty film forms on the glass shelves (like old spilled milk). I have cleaned it with bleach, other cleaning solutions, and steam cleaned it.

 

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Cleaning Black Stove Grates and Burner Caps That Are Discolored?My GE black grates/caps are not caked with food, but seem to be graying/discolored. Are they beyond help or will the oven cleaner idea do the trick on this type of thing also? Other tips? Thanks so much!

 

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Removing the Smell After Mice nested in the Oven?I have had mice in my oven and it smells awful when I turn it on. Do I need to buy a new oven? Do you have any tips for cleaning and removing the smell?

 

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Cooked-on Food on a Stove?How do I remove cooked, burnt on sugar on my stove?

 

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Cleaning Refrigerator Lines and Water Reservoir?How do you clean the water lines to the refrigerator without replacing them?

 

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Cleaning Stove Burners?How do I clean a stove burner?

 

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Blue Film on Inside of Dryer?We had a very similar experience to a previous post, but the responses haven't helped us solve the problem. This is the original post info: "We bought a brand new dryer two weeks ago and found a blue film on the inside that won't come off. It wasn't there before.

 

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Removing Hard Water Spots from Refrigerator?How do I remove hard water spots from a refrigerator water tray?

 

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Cleaning an Electric Coffee Pot?How do you clean an electric coffee pot?

 

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Removing Spoiled Food Odors from Refrigerator?I just came home from vacation to find the refrigerator breaker had tripped. Two refrigerators are completely thawed. How do I get rid of the odor in them?

 

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Removing Haze from Melted Silicone Hot Pad on Glass Stove Top?I melted a silicone hot pad on my glass stove top. The razor removed all but a film. Is there a way to remove if it bonded to the glass? I've used stove top cleaner/polisher, ammonia, alcohol, and nail polish remover.

 

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Cleaning a Self Cleaning Oven By Hand?Is it safe to use ammonia in a self-cleaning oven to clean without heating it up? I'd like to clean by hand, but don't know what to use.

 

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Grease Stains on Stainless Steel Microwave?My stainless steel microwave has lots of grease stains. The grease is stubborn. I have used soap and water, baking soda and liquid soap, vinegar, and barkeepers friend. Could I safely use a glass bowl of ammonia in the unit to loosen the grease over night and not discolor it?

 

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Difficulty Keeping Ceramic Top Stove Clean?I have a new Bosch electric glass ceramic stove top. I feel like all I do is clean and clean it. I am not overly messy, but even the spray of water when boiling leaves marks on the stove.

 

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Removing Scuffs From Inside Dryer?How do I get scuff marks out of my dryer?

 

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Removing Odors from Dishwasher?I have an odor that smells like wet dog coming from the dishwasher.

 

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Removing Lime Buildup in Dishwasher?How can I get lime off the coil in my dishwasher?

 

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Crayons in the Dryer?How do you remove crayon from clothes and the inside of a dryer?

 

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Cleaning Grease Buildup on an Electric Stove Top?What can I use to get rid of grease and burnt on grease build up on my electric stove top?

 

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Removing Odors in Freezer With Charcoal?When using charcoal to get bait smell out of your freezer, do you leave it running on turned off?

 

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Burnt Stain on a Ceramic Stove?I have a ceramic flat top stove. It is burnt on top. I have cleaned and used stove top cleaner and oven cleaner; it made it worse. What do I do?

 

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Cleaning a Microwave Over the Stove?Does anyone have any idea on how to clean the vents on the front of your over the stove microwave? I am guessing it is where the fan blows through and it feels like grease or something has settled in the vents and I cannot figure out how to clean that area.

 

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Cleaner Dulled the Shine on Stainless Steel Appliances?A harsh cleaner was used on some stainless steel appliances. It looks like it stripped away the surface. I am not sure if it was a clearcoat of some type. Please help! How can I restore the luster and shine to the front of the appliances?Thanks.

 

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Cleaning a Dishwasher with Interior Stains?What do I use to clean dishwasher stains? Would baking soda and lemon be good? Thanks for your help.

 

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Cleaning a Coffee Maker?Is there any good way to clean a coffee-maker, besides vinegar? I have used this and it no longer works.

 

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Removing Mold from a Refrigerator?I need help removing mold from my refrigerator.

 

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Bleach Stained Washer Lid Yellow?I spilled Clorox bleach on the washing machine lid and around the inside dispenser area. The white enamel turned yellow.

 

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Cleaning Deep Fryer Baskets?How do I clean my deep fryer? The baskets have stuck on grease and I have scrubbed it with Brillo pads, but it still doesn't get clean.

 

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Smell Out of Washer?How do I get rid of the smell of white spirits in the washing machine and clothes?

 

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Removing Odors from the Gasket in the Lid of a Slow Cooker?How can I remove the food smell that lingers in the gasket, in the lid of my slow cooker, after it has been thoroughly washed? This is a Crock Pot brand slow cooker.

 

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Cleaning Enamel Stovetop?How do I remove black stains from a white stove top?

 

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Removing Wax on Inside of Microwave?How do I get wax off the inside of my microwave?

 

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Cleaning a Crock Pot?How do you clean really scorched on food out of a slow cooker? I left a dessert recipe cooking too long and the chocolate cake is set like stone.

 

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Musty Smell In Front Load Washer?I have a LG Tromm front load washer. The clothes smell musty after washing. I have used Affresh to clean it several times. The clothes are briefly OK, then after a few days the musty odor comes back. We are on city water so I don't think its that.

 

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Cleaning My George Foreman Grill?How do we clean a George Foreman indoor grill? A sponge came with it, but it does nothing for cleaning up the grill after using. Thanks for any help.

 

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Best Household Product for Cleaning a Dishwasher?Should I use bleach or vinegar to clean a dishwasher?

 

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Removing Cooking Grease from Dishwasher?After cooking bacon, I put the cooking plate in the dishwasher. The plate was loaded with grease. When I ran the load, the grease from the bacon cooker got all over all of my dishes.

 

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Melted Rubber Inside a Dryer?How do I remove melted rubber (from the sole of a tennis shoe) from inside of an electric dryer?

 

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How Do I Remove Permanent Marker from the Dryer?How do you get marker out of a dryer?

 

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Cleaning a Chef's Pizzelle Iron?I have a Chef's electric Pizzelle iron and I have a lot of grease on the outside of it. I would love to remove the grease, but I don't know what to use without scratching the metal casing. Any ideas?

 

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Keeping Electric Range Drip Pans Clean?How can you keep electric range drip pans clean? You can use turtle wax on gas range drip pans, will it work with electric drip pans? I want to keep them from staining.

 

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Removing Nicotine Stains on the Exterior of a Refrigerator?Can any one tell me how to remove nicotine stains from the exterior of a refrigerator/freezer? What products can I purchase for the job? Please.

 

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Cleaning Burners on a Gas Range?How do you clean burners? I have used too many grease removing cleansers, but they have not worked. And when I turn on the burner, it doesn't light on.

 

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Getting Gum Out of a Dryer?How do you remove melted chewing gum from a dryer?

 

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Soot Stains Inside Appliances?My friend put a burnt skillet in her dishwasher, now the inside is black and greasy. She tried vinegar and Clorox both, but it did not work. How can she clean this out?

 

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Removing Stains on Refrigerator Seals?The seals in my fridge have rust like spots. It is only 2 years old. How do I clean them? I have tried baking soda and other cleaners. Any hints? It looks really bad.

 

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How Do You Clean Gas Stove Burners?I am having a big problem cleaning the burners for my gas stove. I have tried soaking, SOS pads, and they clean to a point. Any suggestions on getting all the baked on grease off will be most appreciative.

 

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Ink from Plastic Bag Transferred onto Washer Top?The ink from a plastic bag melted onto my washer top. How can I get it off?

 

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Removing Rust from a Meat Grinder?How do I clean rust off a metal meat grinder so that I can use it safely?

 

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Cleaning the Door Seal on a Front Load Washer?How do I get rid of black mould, in the fold of the rubber seal of a washing machine?

 

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How Do I Remove Diesel Smell from the Dryer?How can I get diesel smell from my dryer? My husband washed his soaked jeans then put them in the dryer.

 

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Removing Odors From a Clothes Dryer?Someone threw varnish filled cloths into our dryer. Now our clothes come out smelling strongly of chemicals. How do we clean this out?

 

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Heat Stain on a Stainless Steel Stove?How do I clean burnt areas around the burners on a stainless steel stove? It is not food. I just think it is from the flame.

 

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How Do I Clean My Mr. Coffee?What is the best way to clean a Mr. Coffee coffee maker?

 

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Cleaning High Temperature Paint on Fireplace Trim ?I painted my brass fireplace trim with a high temperature paint, but now I have fingerprints all over the black paint from re-installing them. How do you clean brass once it's been painted? Thanks.

 

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Cleaning Stainless Steel with Vinegar?Is it safe to use vinegar to clean hard water stains in a washing machine with a stainless steel tub? If so, do I use full strength or dilute?

 

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Cleaning a Kenmore HE4T Washer?I have a Sears Kenmore HE4T washing machine. How do I remove the gasket (for cleaning). Is there a filter, and if so, how do I remove it for cleaning?

 

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Cleaning a Sears Ice Maker?How do I clean my ice maker in my Sears freezer so that it works?

 

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Cleaning an Enamel Stovetop With Cast Iron Grids and Stainless Griddle?I have a stainless steel, gas range with cast iron girds and black enamel around the grid area and a stainless griddle. What can I use to keep the grid black and clean and what can I use on the black enamel without scratching it?

 

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Cleaning a Stubborn Stain in the Refrigerator?I have a problem I can't seem to solve. I have a dry food stain inside my refrigerator next to the crisper drawer. I've tried SOS pads and using dish soap and the stain won't come off. Any suggestions? Could I use bleach?

 

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