Get Super-Clean Carpets

Winter puts all kinds of demands on you and your home. Think about it: In snowy areas road crews spray all kinds of chemicals and salt that stick to your car, drip in your garage and creep on to your shoes and boots and invariably end up on your carpets and floors. These chemicals and salts not only damage your carpets, they are unhealthy-- especially for babies and pets. With doors and windows closed, breathing all this muck causes all kinds of respiratory ailments. The solution is using a vacuum that does not exhaust dirt back into the atmosphere.

Hoover makes a vacuum called the Dual V. It deep cleans rugs with dual agitators that rotate away from each other to separate carpet fibers lifting dust, dirt, and dust mites. For allergy sufferers, the Hoover is great because it has a series of 3 filters including a HEPA filter that keeps everything inside the unit until you empty it out insuring that your indoor air stays as clean as possible. Under $300. www.hoover.com