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Springing Into Cleaning
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It's hot, it's cold...it was 42 degrees last week-more like winter than May. And then there was the day the week before when it was 85 and sweltering, feeling all the more uncomfortable because everyone was sans air-conditioning. Didn't we just write something like this a while ago, about these wacky temperatures? But, here we are again, vacillating between seasons.
We are ready, none theless, to start spring cleaning, no matter what the thermometer says, because the calendar is going to say it's summer in a scant five weeks and if we don't get the spring cleaning done now, we'll have to call is summer cleaning, or skip it altogether until spring, 2011 (not bad idea).
There is no better piece of equipment for a deep cleaning than Verilux's Cleanwave UV-C Sanitizing Furniture and Bed Vac. The "magic" in the UV-C light eliminates up to 99.9% of "bad stuff," like viruses, bacteria, germs, mold, nasty dust mites, and flea eggs from just about any household surfaces. In fact, the Verilux Company says that in tests conduc ted by a recognized antimicrobial-testing laboratory, the machines (plural, as there are two smaller models), effectively even eliminated H1N1 and MRSA viruses on surfaces. Good enough for us.
And with-know-whom, Mr. Four-Legged Furry-Boy in the house, we're very interested in anything that gets rid of wicked germs and Lord-only-know-what might be tracked into the old homestead by dirty paws. The machine, which looks likes an oversized hand-held vac is designed to clean and sanitize countless household surfaces-things like upholstered furniture, mattresses, pet areas, and so on. It keeps the surfaces germ- and allergen-free without harsh chemicals-not to mention it cleans dust and dirt.
Compact and portable, the five-pound, lightweight unit is available now at Amazon and on the company's website, and at stores nationwide for $129.95. The two smaller models, both hand-held wands, are $69.95, and $29.95. The smaller of the two is a portable, travel-size, and is a perfect for a conscientious road warrior who may want to give a quick, sanitizing pass over hotel bedding.
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About the Author: About the Author: Ruth J. Katz is a well-known shopping and service writer based in New York City. She has written about shopping for 25 years for New York magazine; covered the topic on-air at Fox-TV for several years as the Home Services expert; and had her own show on both the USA and Lifetime Cable networks. Katz wrote extensively for The New York Times as well, and contributed periodically to the New York Daily News. She is a passionate shopper, always looking for not merely a good buy, but the best buy, ferreting out a "steal" or discovering up-and-coming designers. She has written five books and is a former contributing editor to Hearst's Redbook, Classic Home, and Colonial Homes; she is currently a Contributing Editor of New York Home, Golf Connoisseur, The Modern Estate, and Promenade magazines. She is also the former Shopping Director for Davler Media's Manhattan Living.
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