Vacuuming Floors
and Carpets 101

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Vacuuming 101. There really is more to it than just plugging in the machine and giving your rug, carpet or wood floor the once-over.

Here's how to make your cleaning routine time-efficient and thorough.

1 Don't Rush.

To suck up all the dirt, dust and crumbs, you'll need to spend about 20 seconds or so going back and forth over each area of the rug or floor.

2 How to leave those neat carpet or rug patterns that announce, "I've just been cleaned!"

Pretend you're mowing the lawn. (This is a great job for the kids.) Just divide the area into strips and tackle each strip in sections using a back-and-forth motion. Ditto for floors, but of course you won't get those pretty stripes.

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