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| 101.1 | See JOET::HOME_WORK | QUARK::LIONEL | May you live in interesting times | Mon Aug 08 1988 21:33 | 7 |
| Seems the folk in Merrimack, NH, have the same problem. It's
under discussion in the JOET::HOME_WORK conference somewhere...
if I find the note number, I'll send it to you. In any case, I
would suggest that conference as a good place to ask. Press KP7
to add it to your notebook.
Steve
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| 101.2 | A reference | QUARK::LIONEL | May you live in interesting times | Mon Aug 08 1988 22:15 | 4 |
| Turns out the note I was remembering was 326 in UCOUNT::NEW_HAMPSHIRE.
(Press KP7 here for that one.) If that doesn't help, ask in HOME_WORK.
Steve
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| 101.3 | for mild high iron water | TWEED::B_REINKE | As true as water, as true as light | Mon Aug 08 1988 23:06 | 8 |
| There is an Arm and Hammer laundry booster product - it comes in
a blue box rather than the yellow box of the detergent - that you
put in the water to bind the metal ions and then you fill up
the machine and let it aggitate a bit before 1. adding the detergent
and then 2. the clothes...this worked for me when I lived in
an area where the water was high in iron.
Bonnie
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| 101.4 | | CIVIC::WEBER | | Tue Aug 09 1988 09:41 | 5 |
| My parent's are currently experiencing rust problems with their
well. I vaguely recall Mom using something like Red-a-Gon. I can
always check with her if you need more info. Let me know.
nancy
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| 101.5 | | LEZAH::BOBBITT | invictus maneo | Tue Aug 09 1988 10:14 | 8 |
| I've discovered that when I use up all the hot water in the hot
water heater, generally at the bottom is a brownish sludge. This
accumulates over time. So I run the hot water until the heater
is completely empty every so often - it reduces the likelyhood of
getting it in the wash, in the tub, etc...
-Jody
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| 101.6 | rusting | DOODAH::RANDALL | Bonnie Randall Schutzman | Tue Aug 09 1988 10:22 | 14 |
| We had this problem when we lived in Binghamton, NY, where the
river runs rust at some seasons. The product in the blue box is
Washing Soda, not baking soda, and it works wonders on rust.
Depending on what minerals you have in the water, Calgon water
softener may also help prevent the stains. It's real hard on the
cloth fibers, though, so don't use it for too long.
You may find, especially on nylon, that the rust reacts with an
invisible grease stain to leave a dark ugly spot that's very
difficult to get out. An oxygen (dry) bleach usually helps. If
not, try hanging the garment out in direct bright sunlight.
--bonnie
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| 101.7 | Yet another idea... | TWEED::MACISAAC | | Tue Aug 09 1988 10:37 | 10 |
| I have one more suggestion for you - RIT makes a product that will
take the rust spots out of just about anything. I went to college
in a town where the rust content was so high it would turn the
sidewalks orange in the summer from sprinklers watering lawns.
We used to keep boxes of the stuff around for doing laundry. You
can find it in the same section as all of the RIT dyes.
Good luck
Julie
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| 101.9 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Tue Aug 09 1988 20:56 | 7 |
| Thanks for all the pointers. I'm off to the supermarket to see
what they have. (I'm pretty certain this has nothing to do with
the hot water heater; it started right after the city water changed,
and a friend nearby has the same problem, starting at about the
same time.)
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| 101.10 | Tang does the number for bathtubs and dishwashers | YODA::BARANSKI | Searching the Clouds for Rainbows | Wed Aug 10 1988 01:50 | 0 |
| 101.12 | will it work on my hair?? | CYRUS::DRISKELL | | Tue Aug 16 1988 22:04 | 11 |
| my well-water also leaves spots on my clothes, so i've been using
a neighbors' washer or a laundry-mat that has city water. I'll
try these suggestions.... thanks alot.
now, if tang does work on the bathtub, will it work on my hair?
this is serious, i'm blond, but my ends have turned red. bright
red. excessive conditioning has toned the brassy-ness down, but
it is still red. anyone ever solved this problem?
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| 101.14 | It Works..... | ERLANG::MINOTT | | Wed Aug 17 1988 17:15 | 9 |
| lemon juice!
when i lived in groton, i had this problem with my laundry too (whites
only though).
pour in a bottle of lemon juice in the beginning of the wash cycle
with the clothes that develop the stains every so often. works wonders.
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| 101.15 | try it on your hair | DOODAH::RANDALL | Bonnie Randall Schutzman | Wed Aug 17 1988 17:28 | 5 |
| Lemon juice might help your hair, too.
It is a bleach, of sorts...
--bonnie
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| 101.16 | | WATNEY::SPARROW | MYTHing person | Wed Aug 17 1988 18:34 | 8 |
| The reason the hair ends are grabbing the undesireable color is
the ends are porous. Usually a trim, or using a hair filler( one
I have used is Porosity Control, bought at a supply house)will help
if you can fill/cut off the damaged ends they won't grab color.
yup, I used to be a beautician too..
vivian
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