By Barbara Kessler
Our refrigerators, which can be the biggest electricity hogs of all household appliances, have been getting the once-over from the Energy Star program for several years now, with those bright yellow tags alerting us to what sort of electrical consumption we can expect. Washers and dryers, ditto.
Now our dishwashers, which have been [...]

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By Barbara Kessler
Cleaning the household drains is one of those chores that’s got to be done. But the job just sucks! (Get it, sucks, ha!) The caustic chemicals you have to use can burn your skin, scorch your sinuses and are not environmentally defensible.
Yet safer substitutes that effectively de-clog drains don’t leap to mind. [...]

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