BENTON HARBOR, Mich., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pristine, spotless, sparkling – romantic words used to describe the perfect home. But does your home meet these high standards? If you are like so many others who don't know where to start, Whirlpool brand's Cleaning Made Easy Month can help.

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This April, celebrate Cleaning Made Easy Month by pledging to clean-up your home one major appliance at a time with expert tips from the Whirlpool Institute of Home Science. Our home experts will be sharing easy fixes, practical advice and useful guidelines to get your home in tip-top shape.

Week of April 8^th: Fabric Care Uncomplicated

• The laundry room where stains are treated, clothes are folded and washers and dryers take on all sorts of fabrics. It can be a daunting place. But with our tips you can organize your laundry process in no time.

Week of April 15^th: Cooking Uncomplicated

• On a regular basis, your cooking appliances are dripped on, slopped over and baked-on. It's time to learn how to get and keep stovetops, cooktops and ovens clean.

Week of April 22^nd: Food Storage/Preservation Uncomplicated

• Refrigerators do more than just keep your food cold. New innovations help keep food fresh, allow for more room to store those leftovers that taste even better the next day and enjoy the benefits of fresh, filtered water.

Week of April 29^th: Kitchen Clean Up Uncomplicated

• The kitchen is typically both the busiest and messiest room in a home. When you open your dishwasher does it have an odor? When you look in your microwave is the cavity stained with splatter? Do your counter tops constantly have a sticky or sandy feeling?  If you answered yes, small tips to get things looking (and smelling) like new are vital to your home.

To help make your home cleaning process less complicated, Whirlpool has launched a one stop hub for all your household needs with the new Whirlpool Institute of Home Science Facebook page.  Staring the week of April 8^th, Whirlpool brand and the Institute of Home Science will be giving away one home appliance each week of April in honor Cleaning Made Easy Month. Consumers can enter to win our weekly giveaways on Twitter by retweeting the @InstHomeScience tweets mentioning the contest. A winner will be chosen at random from eligible participants. 

After Cleaning Made Easy Month is over, your dedication to a cleaning routine should not end. The Whirlpool Institute of Home Science is here for you all year long – just remember that keeping your appliances well maintained is essential to proper performance and efficiency.

About Whirlpool Brand
Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $18 billion in 2012, 68,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. Whirlpool Brand is committed to advancing technology in ways consumers want and need it, creating simple solutions that optimize productivity and efficiency in the home. In addition to designing appliance solutions based on consumer insight, Whirlpool is one of Habitat for Humanity's largest corporate partners, donating a refrigerator and range to every new Habitat for Humanity home built in North America. For more information on Whirlpool Brand, please visit www.whirlpool.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/whirlpoolusa. Additional information about the company can be found at www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

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