Pretty in pink

[askolover]

Borax is alkaline just like baking soda is alkaline, sour is acidic.  I used to add borax to my pool to bring the ph up.  The pH of borax is 9.3 and baking soda is 8.4.  Ammonia is about 12 and lye is 13 to 14 while Clorox is around 12.2.  Neutral pure water is 7.  The acidity of laundry sour cancels the alkalinity of borax, lye, baking soda, bleach, and other substances in detergents and helps bring the pH back to the neutral 7 level.  I know some Clorox splashed on the top of my mother's Maytag and it went unnoticed...it etched the porcelain...but this was pure bleach.

 

[hippiedoll]

So will/does BORAX damage the finish/surface of the washing machine tub?

 

[askolover]

I can't answer that.  I was just googling it but haven't found any definitive responses.

 

[northwesty]

Story

What's the story on these? Were they a Craigslist find? A little old lady owned them?

 

[countryford]

They were a friend of a friend. My friend knew the owner for a long time. The owner has them for a number of years. He currently has cancer and isn't expected to last much longer. He's been selling stuff off. My friend told me about them and hot me first dibs on them. The owner was in the hospital when I picked them up from his house. They were in the backyard under the patio. Had been for a while, by the looks of it. The owner is an older gentleman. Don't know more about him.

 

[countryford]

Update on the washer. I ended up testing it out. The drain hose is shot, no big deal. However, the motor on it is not working. I can hear it hum, but it won't spin. I'm not sure if it is the starting windings or the whole thing.

 

[ken]

It may just be stuck?? I got a free GE washer a few years back. The person who had posted on CL stated it needed a new belt. I soon realized after getting home the motor was stuck. I removed and lightly clamped vertically by the shaft in the bench vise. Just a slight twist on the housing and it broke loose. It wasn't stuck that badly but just enough that it couldn't break itself loose. Put it back in and it operated without issue.