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and YUK.
This was right after I had started; the water was still "clean"
This was right after I had started; the water was still "clean"
ooooh it's steamy in here!
Finish by spinning boiled whites in front-loader.
Proceed to put throught a regular wash sequence.
AHHHHH---lovely!
Finish by spinning boiled whites in front-loader.
Proceed to put throught a regular wash sequence.
AHHHHH---lovely!
sudsdudeshane
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About Electrasol powder with chlorine..never heard of this product. Where do you find this?
Imagine that..Im being civil..<wink>
About Electrasol powder with chlorine..never heard of this product. Where do you find this?
Imagine that..Im being civil..<wink>
westyslantfront
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Time for me to put my 2 cents in.
For years, I have served on the Altar Guild at my parish.
My job is to wash and iron Communion linens and Vestments
(gowns worn by clergy and acolytes)
My recipe is HOT water, Clorox (yes, there is a difference between Clorox and Brand X), and last but not least bluing.
When I lived in New York, I used Bluette and since moving west, I use Mrs. Stewarts.
I first start water coming into the tub, add the bleach, bluing and detergent. I wait for the tub to fill and agitate for a minute to mix up the water with the bleach, bluing, and detergent. I never would pour bleach or bluing directly on the clothes.
After the wash cycle, I like to do the first rinse with cold water to aid in the removal of bleach smell. On vestments, I do a second rinse with fabric softener so there are less wrinkles and also to aid in removal of bleach smell.
I do not use fabric softener on Communion Linens as I was told it is "liturgically incorrect", besides, I like the linens crisp. I take the linens straight from the wash tub and iron them without drying them as that is the only way to iron linen.
Ross
aka..."Our Lady Of The Laundry Room"
For years, I have served on the Altar Guild at my parish.
My job is to wash and iron Communion linens and Vestments
(gowns worn by clergy and acolytes)
My recipe is HOT water, Clorox (yes, there is a difference between Clorox and Brand X), and last but not least bluing.
When I lived in New York, I used Bluette and since moving west, I use Mrs. Stewarts.
I first start water coming into the tub, add the bleach, bluing and detergent. I wait for the tub to fill and agitate for a minute to mix up the water with the bleach, bluing, and detergent. I never would pour bleach or bluing directly on the clothes.
After the wash cycle, I like to do the first rinse with cold water to aid in the removal of bleach smell. On vestments, I do a second rinse with fabric softener so there are less wrinkles and also to aid in removal of bleach smell.
I do not use fabric softener on Communion Linens as I was told it is "liturgically incorrect", besides, I like the linens crisp. I take the linens straight from the wash tub and iron them without drying them as that is the only way to iron linen.
Ross
aka..."Our Lady Of The Laundry Room"
About that Electrosol
Dude:
Electrosol dishwashing powder is available at your local grocery store or dollar store. Sunlight dishwashing powder also has chlorine, and I've used it as well.
The important thing to remember is to use hot water just like you would in your dishwasher. As I may have mentioned, I like to add enough water for a mini load then let it agitate for a minute to allow for dissolving. After this you have a couple of options...you can wash your whites in the dishwasher detergent alone (still allowing 30 minutes soaking time), then wash again in your regular detergent. This works well, but I just throw everything in there for one wash (still soaking the clothes).
Heck, maybe it's only a placebo effect, but I think the clothes are whiter with no bleachy smell and my washer isn't getting corroded from the liquid bleach.
If you decide to stay with Clorox, follow the washing directions of "Our Lady Of The Laundry" room. Ross knows how to get whites white!
Civility is a good thing!
Dude:
Electrosol dishwashing powder is available at your local grocery store or dollar store. Sunlight dishwashing powder also has chlorine, and I've used it as well.
The important thing to remember is to use hot water just like you would in your dishwasher. As I may have mentioned, I like to add enough water for a mini load then let it agitate for a minute to allow for dissolving. After this you have a couple of options...you can wash your whites in the dishwasher detergent alone (still allowing 30 minutes soaking time), then wash again in your regular detergent. This works well, but I just throw everything in there for one wash (still soaking the clothes).
Heck, maybe it's only a placebo effect, but I think the clothes are whiter with no bleachy smell and my washer isn't getting corroded from the liquid bleach.
If you decide to stay with Clorox, follow the washing directions of "Our Lady Of The Laundry" room. Ross knows how to get whites white!
Civility is a good thing!
westyslantfront
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Thank you Venus for the vote of confidence.
Ross
Ross
perc-o-prince
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The whitest whites???
I buy new!!! (LOL)
Chuck
I buy new!!! (LOL)
Chuck
Yeah, Chuck had better only be modeling his tidy-dingies for his husband lol. So why buy new? lol.
perc-o-prince
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I'd give you such a slap, App, but I think you might like it!!
You got that right big boy lol 
WOOF
WOOFsudsdudeshane
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I agree..Lets have a Cease fire. After all, bottom line is we are Americans first and foremost. We can start bickering again come 2008..lol
I agree..Lets have a Cease fire. After all, bottom line is we are Americans first and foremost. We can start bickering again come 2008..lol
Cavender's in both of my kitchens!
Venus:
Have a peek-sie at my rack--er spice rack. See the Cavender's? Who loves you baby? (with Telly's lollipop in mouth).
Venus:
Have a peek-sie at my rack--er spice rack. See the Cavender's? Who loves you baby? (with Telly's lollipop in mouth).
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Toggle, You ever thought about throwing in some eggs to hard boil for lunch along with those clothes? I have a pot like yours and use it to boil eggs for pickling. I supply a couple liquor stores here with my Cajun pickled eggs. Just a hobby that I make a few cases of beer in trade for. 1 gallon eggs=1 case Budweiser.Ha but anyways Mom used to wash all us boys baseball caps in her dishwasher on one of those hat-holder thingies that you can find in thrift shops. Electrasol really did the job on em. Better than Tide if you ask me on sweaty dirty stained caps. I have found that Electrasol's extreme grittiness makes for a more of a scrubbing action on extremely soiled clothes. Kinda like a scrubboard effect but this also may be a placebo effect.
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Toggleswitch
Hey Toggle - bitteschön!
You did it the same way I did it - yes! Dankeschön for the pix!
Ralf
Hey Toggle - bitteschön!
You did it the same way I did it - yes! Dankeschön for the pix!
Ralf
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Why is Electrasol the recommended powder for this recipe?
Is it substantially better than other DW powders? I already have a box of "America's Choice" powder with chlorine-would that suffice?
In addition, would using less than one cup...like perhaps one half cup...significantly depress the effectiveness of the whitening action? Could a small amount of actual Clorox be thrown in for good measure, to help make up the difference?
I'm curious to see how this process could work for me.
Is it substantially better than other DW powders? I already have a box of "America's Choice" powder with chlorine-would that suffice?
In addition, would using less than one cup...like perhaps one half cup...significantly depress the effectiveness of the whitening action? Could a small amount of actual Clorox be thrown in for good measure, to help make up the difference?
I'm curious to see how this process could work for me.
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Well, it worked. I'm flabbergasted!
No more grayish socks (I am a sock-walker and no matter how clean your floors are....)
The only casualty was a hole in a small washrag that was ready for the dustcloth bin anyway.
And I soaked everything, at lowest water level, for half an hour...and I didn't DIE!! LOL....
So much for Quixtar's "white socks" recipe! I'll bet the chemicals involved are virtually identical....
No more grayish socks (I am a sock-walker and no matter how clean your floors are....)
The only casualty was a hole in a small washrag that was ready for the dustcloth bin anyway.
And I soaked everything, at lowest water level, for half an hour...and I didn't DIE!! LOL....
So much for Quixtar's "white socks" recipe! I'll bet the chemicals involved are virtually identical....
pturo
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Cotton, linen, white fabrics will respond to bleach and hot water well, they are hydrophyllic fibers-take on water from the inside and out. Synthetic fibers and fabrics are hydrophobic, they are made of oil/resin/chemical based things, not plants & animals, and once they dull, they dull, and do so with exposure to the atmosphere and heat, from the outside in. Look at how old plastic white things yellow. Blends are tricky, but will bleach out somewhat. Fabrics are classified as follows: 1.)Natural Fibers:linen,cotton,wool,cashmere,ramie,silk. 2.) Man Made(synthetic)Fibers
olyester,dacron,acrylic. 3.) Blends: Natural and Made fibers like cotton/poly, wool/acrylic, linen/silk. They should be treated like sythetics, as should "wrinkle free" things. 4.)Man Made Natural Fibers: Rayon-it is made from wood pulp and then made into fibers, so it is hydrohphyllic(loves water) but hates bleach due to the pulp resins,so it should be treated as a synthetic. It is a cooler fabric to wear however because it wicks water away from the body a hell of a lot better than polyester. Did you know that the "wrinkle free" tretments in clothing contain femldohyde? Use the low heat setting for these as you want them to last as long as you do when embalmed.
olyester,dacron,acrylic. 3.) Blends: Natural and Made fibers like cotton/poly, wool/acrylic, linen/silk. They should be treated like sythetics, as should "wrinkle free" things. 4.)Man Made Natural Fibers: Rayon-it is made from wood pulp and then made into fibers, so it is hydrohphyllic(loves water) but hates bleach due to the pulp resins,so it should be treated as a synthetic. It is a cooler fabric to wear however because it wicks water away from the body a hell of a lot better than polyester. Did you know that the "wrinkle free" tretments in clothing contain femldohyde? Use the low heat setting for these as you want them to last as long as you do when embalmed.not so bad after all.
There you go Oxydolfan,
soaking for 30 minutes is not so bad after all is it?,L.O.L.,actually I must admit to have made an error in my 1st post on this thread about the name of the soaker I use it's correct name is "You'll Love Coles Oxy-Advance booster and soaker",not Y.L.C nappy soaker as I mentioned earlier, sorry about that.
I believe the main ingredient is 5%oxygen activated sodium perborate and other fillers and bleaching agents.
Cheers.
Steve.
There you go Oxydolfan,
soaking for 30 minutes is not so bad after all is it?,L.O.L.,actually I must admit to have made an error in my 1st post on this thread about the name of the soaker I use it's correct name is "You'll Love Coles Oxy-Advance booster and soaker",not Y.L.C nappy soaker as I mentioned earlier, sorry about that.
I believe the main ingredient is 5%oxygen activated sodium perborate and other fillers and bleaching agents.
Cheers.
Steve.
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