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Cleaning Dirty Carpet

by Shannon Lush from LUSH HOUSE


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Shannon Lush shares her favourite way to clean carpet naturally.

• Vacuum once a week, particularly if you suffer from allergies or asthma.
• Shannon also recommends sucking a just-used (still damp) tea bag into the vacuum cleaner bag before you start cleaning, to alleviate dust mites. The tea vapours will kill the mites in the vacuum bag.

For more information and tips from Shannon, visit the Lush House show page here
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  • Sandeep5
    Sandeep5 March 2013

    Hi I have water marks mixed with detergent . I did steam cleaning but still I can see that detergent on the carpet any suggestions please

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  • danielle
    danielle February 2013

    just wondering what are the ingredients used for stean cleaning an old carpet aired on melbourne australia pay tv 03 febuary 2013 thank you.

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  • Dennis
    Dennis 1 minute ago

    ..kjhb lk

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  • Dennis
    Dennis October 2012

    i would like to know how to clean *** of carpet please

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  • Dennis
    Dennis October 2012

    i would like to know how to clean baby *** of carpet please

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  • Andy Ellison
    Andy Ellison May 2012

    I would like to know how to get rid of a huge old coffee stain on a beige tile on the kitchen floor. I have tried using vinegar and bicard in a paste over night, i have tried bleach and have tried gumption, I have even gone so far as to rub a sard stick over the stain and leave over night. Any ideas please.... Andy

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  • Susan512
    Susan512 1 minute ago

    I live in Texas what is Methylated Spirits? Is it rubbing alcohol?

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    • erin
      erin April 2012

      enatured alcohol or methylated spirits is ethanol that has additives to make it more poisonous or unpalatable and, thus, undrinkable. In some cases it is also dyed.

      Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for spirit burners and camping stoves. Because of the diversity of industrial uses for denatured alcohol, hundreds of additives and denaturing methods have been used. The main additive has traditionally been 10% methanol, giving rise to the term "methylated spirit." Other typical additives include isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and denatonium.[1]

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  • Dawn106
    Dawn106 February 2012

    how do i get rid of odor in car caused by meat accidently being left in car for 3 days odor seems to have permeated through whole car .... desperate

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  • kklundberg
    kklundberg February 2012

    I tried the tea bags in my vacuum and it left a stain on my carpet which created another problem. Perhaps I didn't use the right kind of tea. However, it was a black tea not an herb tea.

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  • Bernadette Bertoli
    Bernadette Bertoli 1 minute ago

    Hi Shannon , I want to Deodorise & clean our lounge room rug although it has no stains . It Is a plush super soft **** rug 70% microfiber , mixed with 30% viscose . Cheers Bernadette

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  • Jenny405
    Jenny405 December 2011

    Shannon how do I clean a dog urine stain on the carpet which has already been cleaned but the urine stain remains? Jenny

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    Loretta32 June 2011

    mildrew does anyone know how get rides of this.

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      LifeStyle September 2011

      Hi Loretta, the LifeStyle Team here.According to Shannon Lush's best-seller "Spotless", mildew can generally be removed by placing a vinegar soaked sponge on top of a bicarb-coated sponge. Wipe down the problem area with the two sponges and add a couple of drops of oil of cloves to inhibit further growth.
      Thanks for your contribution,
      LifeStyle Team

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    shana May 2011

    Does anyone know how to remove yellowing from white 100% cotton doona cover (but still has some pattern not completely white)

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      LifeStyle 1 minute ago

      Hi Shana, the LifeStyle Team here. According to Shannon Lush's best-seller "Spotless" try soaking the cover in a 7 litre bucket of warm water and 3/4 of a capful of Napisan overnight.
      Hope this helps,
      LifeStyle Team

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    • Heidi
      Heidi June 2011

      try soaking in vinegar and nappy san or other color safe stain remover

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  • barbara1taylor
    barbara1taylor 1 minute ago

    I've never heard about the tea bags, but I like the idea :)

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