Expert Reviews & Guides for Cleaner Living
CleanGearCanada Team 
Laundry day shouldn’t feel like a science experiment, but if you’ve spent any time comparing machines lately, it probably has. A top load impeller washer swaps the old center-post agitator for a low, cone-shaped disc that spins at the bottom of the tub — and that one design change ripples through everything from how much … Read more
Laundry day shouldn’t feel like a science experiment gone sideways — yet here you are, squinting at spec sheets, trying to figure out if “steam” is a genuine upgrade or just a shiny sticker on the box. Fair question. A best steam washer uses heated water vapour injected into the wash drum to loosen soil, … Read more
Your hot water tank is quietly eating a chunk of your power bill every single week, and most of that cost has nothing to do with your shower or your dishwasher. It’s your laundry room. Every time you run a warm or hot cycle, your washer is asking your water heater to do real work, … Read more
There’s a specific kind of laundry-day defeat that only a mud-caked hockey jersey or a toddler’s “art project” overalls can deliver. You toss it into a sleek, whisper-quiet impeller washer, pull it out an hour later, and the stain is… still there, just politely rearranged. That’s usually the moment someone starts googling a top load … Read more
A most energy efficient washer is a clothes washer certified to use significantly less electricity and water than a standard model — typically an Energy Star front load washer with sensors that match water levels to load size and a high-speed spin cycle that pulls extra moisture out before the dryer even turns on. If … Read more
If you’ve ever woken up stuffy-nosed and itchy-eyed despite washing your sheets last night, you already know that “clean” laundry and “allergen-free” laundry are not always the same thing. A steam washer for allergies is a front-load or top-load machine that adds a high-heat steam cycle — usually paired with a dedicated allergen or sanitize … Read more
If your laundry hamper regrows overnight like some kind of cursed garden, you don’t need a pep talk about “doing laundry smarter.” You need a machine that can actually swallow a king-size duvet without staging a mutiny halfway through the spin cycle. That’s the whole appeal of an extra large capacity washer: fewer trips back … Read more
Somewhere between your third king comforter of the winter and the mountain of hockey gear that never seems to dry, you’ve probably had the same thought every Canadian parent eventually has: my washer is too small for my life. A large capacity front load washer is exactly what it sounds like — a front-loading machine, … Read more
Laundry day in a condo, basement suite, or century-old walk-up shouldn’t feel like a math problem, but for a lot of Canadians it does. You measure the closet three times, you Google the same models at midnight, and you still end up wondering whether you’re overpaying for features you’ll never touch. A stackable washer dryer … Read more
A stackable washer dryer for condo living is a paired front-load washer and dryer, or a single all-in-one unit, engineered to fit a narrow 24-inch footprint and stack vertically to save floor space — the go-to laundry format for condos, high-rises, and other small homes where a side-by-side pair simply won’t fit. If you’ve ever … Read more