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10 secrets to a deep home cleaning this spring

By Marni Elyse Katz

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  March 24, 2012

In March, New Englanders open their windows, eager for fresh air. And when they see all those swirling dust moats in the sun, they know it’s time to get to work. We asked local cleaning professionals for the down and dirty on 10 different aspects of a thorough home cleaning. A couple of their recommendations - using ultraviolet light to kill dust mites in pillows, vacuuming refrigerator coils - we’d honestly never even considered before. So read on, get inspired, and really clean this spring.

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