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upright carpet cleaner

AdamO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:07:39 GMT

You can order a new brush assembly.

upright carpet cleaner

kbenefield — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:01 GMT

The brushes on my model 473.85930 have stopped turning. I made sure all knobs were in right position and screen was clean. The brushes were real dirty befor I cleaned them and would hardly turn. I cleaned them good but a sears service person said because they were so dirty the ends of the bushes may have got broken. Can I get these ends and install them myself

Holiday Decorating Stories

JulieK — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:18 GMT

That is pretty funny! When the kids were littler, we had a hard time keeping them away from the lower ornaments on the tree. We were able to stop any true disasters from happening, but, had a couple of close calls of the tree almost toppling over and on top of one of my kids.

Carpet Shampooer's

jeeperpilot — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:08 GMT

Thank you for the helpful info.

Carpet Shampooer's

fremar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:39 GMT

I would buy a Hoover shampooer..I have bought my second one they take less time to dry the carpet which is very important. Ask a salesperson the drying times of each shampooer you are interested in.. The hoover depending on your carpet texture should take around 4 hrs to dry. Carpet will dry faster in lower humidity and IF you can keep the windows open so early spring is a good time to clean carpet. But you will use it more than once a year..Good Luck with your shopping..

Carpets-In the Christmas Book

houdiniphile — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:05:23 GMT

My favorite floor cleaner is the roomba and I was thinking of the scooba which does the tile.

My daughter is afraid of them, lol. So, what should I buy, and what is your favorite model from the Christmas book?

Carpet Shampooer's

JulieK — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:35:00 GMT

Hi Jeeper!

We have a really old Bissell shampooer that we use a couple of times a year. To be honest, the specific time we, personally use it, is right before we have family coming to town. It makes our rugs and carpets look almost like new. There is so much deep down dirt in there, and it gets it right up.

Carpet Shampooer's

jeeperpilot — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:11:45 GMT

Can someone recommend or share their expierence with Carpet Shampooer's? The misses is expressing some interest and I have no clue. Also, recommendations on a good time of year to use said Shampooer. Thank you.

Holiday Decorating Stories

AdamO — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:10:51 GMT

Well, we had this Bulldog that had a fantastic ability to nimbly sort through the presents at the bottom of the family Christmas tree, and open only "his own" presents.

The two Yellow labs we have now, can easily grasp and adroitly manipulate ANY kind of wrapped present they're given.

And, now that they're "older", they've learned the value of not DESTROYING their new toys.

They even have a "toy box" that their toys are kept in and that they go to, when they feel like "playing".

Favorite Decoration

AdamO — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:59:40 GMT

I have brass metal lathe turning tree icicles.

I "made" the ornaments, myself, when I was a machinist - in the Army.

They're getting old...

Favorite Decoration

aynfarika — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:02:17 GMT

I have a ceramic tabby cat bell that I hang on the tree every year it was sent over seas from my Oma (thats the german word for grandmother) in Germany so it means alot to me to have it on the tree :)

Favorite Decoration

JulieK — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:44 GMT

What is your favorite holiday decoration you put up every year at your house? Is there an ornament on your tree that you like the most? Why?

How do you stay organized?

JulieK — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:43:42 GMT

Ok, Paula! You are super orgainzed. We use the Rubbermaid boxes for our Christmas decorations, but, it is a chore to get them out of that storage room.

We need to get one of those Rubbermaid wrapping paper containers. Mine is just not doing the trick!

Looking to go Green and save some $ this Holiday?

JulieK — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:58:35 GMT

This is so timely! I don't know too many people who would not want to take advantage of an offer such as this!

Looking to go Green and save some $ this Holiday?

fishfacejr2 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:36:56 GMT

i would be very interested!

Looking to go Green and save some $ this Holiday?

PaulaTrz — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:55:40 GMT

Awesome! I'm going to start digging thru my holiday stuff tomorrow night so the timing is great. Thanks!

Looking to go Green and save some $ this Holiday?

AmandaSanchez — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:41:14 GMT

Also, at this time we are only able to provide this offer to those three states listed (IL, MI, OH) but if this were a nation-wide promotion is this something you would be interested in?

Thanks for your feedback!

Looking to go Green and save some $ this Holiday?

AmandaSanchez — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:48 GMT

Bring in your old incandescent Christmas lights and save on new LED (light-emitting diode aka: energy saving) lights. For every incandescent light set you bring in to recycle, receive a $3 off coupon for a new energy efficient LED light set. This light exchange and offer will take place from 11/22/09 – 11/25/09 in stores in Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.

Holiday Decorating Stories

JulieK — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:47:22 GMT

Do any of you have any crazy holiday decorating stories? Like, when your Aunt fell into the Christmas tree, and it toppled over? Or, the Christmas lights that blew a fuse, right before you were having 20 people over for dinner?

Let's hear them!

How do you stay organized?

PaulaTrz — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:25 GMT

Well I don't keep much holiday stuff on hand as I really dislike clutter, so it's not too much of an issue.

For my holiday wrap, I have a tall Rubbermaid container made especially for wrapping paper. It has a lid with a flip top to store my scissors, bows, tape, and small odds & ends. The only thing I don't like about it is that some of my paper tubes are taller than the container so I can't keep the lid on. I'm getting away from using wrapping paper and using mroe giftbags so I just tuck them in the bottom of the container and they stay clean and fairly flat and unwrinkled.

Christmas ornaments and assorted tree trimming stuff is stored in 2 other Rubbermaid tubs that I keep in the basement. I tend to not collect many new things so I'm able to keep it pared down to just those 2 boxes. Then we have one other box of assorted Christmas stuff.

All of the Christmas decor is stored in Rubbermaid boxes that are colored for the particular holiday so they're easy to locate. For example, the Christmas stuff is in green boxes with red lids, the Halloween stuff in black boxes with orange lids, and stuff for other holidays is in blue boxes that are labeled really big on the outside with what's inside.