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How Do You Clean a Moose Head?
Spring Cleaning Tips
 for Your Home

The Joy of Spring is its freshness. It's the time of the year to open the windows wide and let fresh air flow through your home!

OOPS! This is Wisconsin, and Spring's unpredictability means that not every day can be an open house. For those times when the shutters must stay shut, we offer the following fresh ideas:

 
• Clean your refrigerator tray. Many people never realize that there's a removable drip tray at the bottom of your refrigerator, right next to the floor. It catches moisture from your 'fridge, and is an infamous hotbed of household mold and odors. This mold is blown through your entire house by the fan in the refrigeration unit. Pull the tray out and clean it once a month with a solution of household borax and water.
• Freshen your car's interior by putting a cupful of baking soda into the ashtray (remove any ashes, fast food receipts or half-eaten lollipops first, of course!
• Get a spring duct cleaning. While the heating season is mostly past, the time for air conditioning is fast approaching. The moise air of the coming summer is especially good for the growth of duct bacteria. Now is the perfect time for a duct cleaning, since Air Comfort service technicians are very available, and heating work is less of a disruption for your family. Mention this Internet listing, and we'll even send you a money-saving coupon -- an added reason to make this year's spring cleaning the cleanest of all!
• Why can't I get the squeegee to work? Few have mastered the art of squeegee window cleaning without lines or streaks. To help, professional cleaner Jeff Campbell offers the Two Rules of Squeegee:
• Always start with a DRY squeegee blade
• Start every stroke on a DRY surface.
"For the squeegee to work properly," Campbell says, "it has to get a firm grip on the surface of the glass. That means a dry blade has to be started on a dry surface."
• When should I change the wash-water? The surprising answer is NEVER, as long as you follow this common-sense approach to mopping and cleaning. Use two buckets instead of just one; the first filled with cleaning solution and second empty. As your solution-filled sponge, cloth or mop gets dirty, wring it out into the EMPTY bucket. When you're done, simply pour the dirty solution down the drain ... and all your household dirt along with it!.
• Should I clean my air conditioner? Air conditioners, both window and central, are major trafficways for airborne dirt and grime. While your central unit is a piece of complex machinery and should only be cleaned by professionals. (our service department is open 24 hours a day) you can do a few things to tidy up a window unit . . . and save 10 to 15 percent in energy costs.After you've unplugged the unit, take off the front grille and pull out the air filter. Clean it with a mild disinfectant solution, or replace it if it's a disposable type. Don't forget to wipe off the fan blades. Use a vacuum cleaner to draw out dust that collects on the fins of the heat exchanger. And don't forget to replace the air filter before you turn the air back on!
• How Do I Clean This Moose Head? Cleaning expert Don Aslett suggests going over mounted animals weekly with a light feather dusting. Never go against the natural lie of the hair or feathers, he warns, because they become brittle with age and cross-brushing could damage your specimen. Whatever you do, Aslett cautions, avoid touching the fur, even with clean hands. The oil of fingerprints will likely cause a noticeable shiny spot on the coat. If Bullwinkle's horns need a shine, try a bit of baby oil. That should make a mount with shiny finish horns look like new in no time!

from Comfort News, V.2, No.5 .©Air Comfort Systems, Inc.

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