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Post by offbeat on Jul 1, 2006 12:13:29 GMT -5
OK, we all know what wonders Borax does in working with our rocks. I was doing laundry yesterday, never ending process, and while I was put to soap in I decided to put in some Borax to see if there would be any difference. Wow!! That stuff really works. I can't believe how much softer and how nice the clothes looked. After 3 more loads I am hooked! Borax will now be a regular routine with the laundry!! Take care, Bill
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Post by Toad on Jul 1, 2006 13:02:16 GMT -5
Don't tell my wife that. I don't need my stash disappearing.
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Post by gemkoi on Jul 1, 2006 16:56:51 GMT -5
That made me Laugh good offbeat. Just dont be sprinkling it on a bowl of Cheerios in the morning. lol
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Post by docone31 on Jul 1, 2006 17:52:14 GMT -5
Did you ever think of packaging and marketing the Borax? It might make a miracle cleaner and jewelery flux.
I can see it now, Ronald Reagan, wagon, mules, rowdy cowboys, mad indians, helpless settlers.
You could be a borax magnate.
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Post by BAZ on Jul 1, 2006 18:56:27 GMT -5
That is funny Bill! Also, you know those Workforce saws? Guess what... they also cut tile! I used mine last week to do the kitchen and all of the bathrooms! Back to serious work yesterday with the saw slabbing rock.
I might just try Borax in the laundry too! Hee hee!
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Post by offbeat on Jul 1, 2006 20:48:24 GMT -5
Oh come guys, it really works!! Hee hee! Do you think the originators would believe that the box I have now is probably the 4th or 5th box that I have purchased. This is the very first time I have put any in the wash machine! I figured with our water softener we wouldn't need any add ons. I might have to check to see if the softener is working like it should.
Hey I was also thinking that the plastic beads I have might work well for people that make stuffed animals. They could sew little people and stuff them with the pellets and call them Beady Babies!!!
Ya'll take care, Bill
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Post by docone31 on Jul 1, 2006 22:21:26 GMT -5
If you have a water softener, you can add 10% chlorine to the salt mix. It hyperactivates the resin in the bottle. It is commonly found with pool additives. It makes a big difference, and does not harm the softener. Salt, is essentially a chloride.
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Post by rockds on Jul 1, 2006 23:00:56 GMT -5
hey bill, ever use borax on your hands, makes them all nice and clean and soft
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Post by Alice on Jul 4, 2006 12:51:24 GMT -5
works well in the toilet too
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Post by docone31 on Jul 4, 2006 13:58:32 GMT -5
Hey, has anyone considered using Borax as a soap?
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Post by Toad on Jul 4, 2006 14:02:12 GMT -5
Isn't it a soap helper? SO if there isn't any soap to help, would it do anything???
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Post by docone31 on Jul 4, 2006 14:49:35 GMT -5
It depends on what was actually said.
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Post by offbeat on Jul 4, 2006 23:35:23 GMT -5
So if I load 400 pounds of salt in my softner, I would add 40 pounds of bleech or would I use something like pool chlorine? or could I wait until salt level gets low and add at that time? Once more I am confused!
If it is a soap helper it wouldn't have anything to help if you didn't have soap in the mix too??
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Post by docone31 on Jul 5, 2006 8:48:08 GMT -5
Pool chlorine helps. I just throw in a few gallons of 10% every once in a while. It definately makes a difference.
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Post by offbeat on Jul 5, 2006 22:09:19 GMT -5
I'll give a try at that Doc, thanks!
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Post by docone31 on Jul 5, 2006 22:33:18 GMT -5
It worked for me. The well people we had building our water processing plant for our home in Punta Gorda told me of that. I tried it, it worked.
If your water smells like rotten eggs, remove the magrod from the water heater. Also common fix for that. A little So2 in the water is good for hair.
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Post by offbeat on Jul 6, 2006 0:00:40 GMT -5
I removed the mag rod before I even I fired it up on our water heater when I installed it. My wife kind of gave me one of "those" looks, but after her father told her it was the right thing to do I was back in good graces! I guess it does seem a bit strange to tear things apart and remove parts on brand new things before you use them! I'll give a report back after trying the chlorine trick! Thanks, Bill
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Post by Debs on Jul 6, 2006 0:37:36 GMT -5
Isn't that funny, I never think about using if for my laundry or cleaning anything but rocks. I'm going to try it and see how it works! Godd idea offbeat!
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