I have hard water. Will this be a good item for me? Should I use it as a detergent or as a booster? I currently use the cheapo store brand detergent.
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Use Borax as a booster with detergent, Borax works great for whites in warm/hot water.
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Everything works better with soft water. I use it with liquid Tide, 1/2 cup in a load. I am washing bedding, and washcloths, sometimes with blood and find that it eliminates the blood stains. My wife has healing wounds form surgery, hence the blood. I have also used it alone in a diaper pail before washing and it isn't quite as good as chlorine bleach there but doesn't damage the fabric. Walmart doesn't have it here and the only place I can get it is at a hardware. Amazon has it but charges more for shipping than the retail price.
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Yes, Yes and Yes. we use it per instructions on the box. Do not over use it as that is just a waste.Sugest you go to web page for usage. We love the stuff. Secret, WallMart is Much Cheaper :O~
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I also have hard water and have no problem with the product though I have been told that it works better with soft water. I think it performs better with as a booster to your regular detergent. Hope this helps.
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Definitely not to be used in replacement for a detergent. I have really hard water too (Florida) and use it as a booster. It says it does act as a water softener. I also use a fabric softener (liquid) and notice a difference. For the price, I say try it out & see. Worst case if you don't notice a difference, you haven't lost much money. And it can also be used as a household cleaner if you don't notice a difference. The box has a ton of instructions for use on it. Hope that helps!
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Better pressure with this. Also better flexibility, as you can vary pressure. Would be an excellent product if not for the short life-span of the motor/pump. Again, not sure if this was a one-time bad item or if all of them are like this. I also have had the Water Pik SinuSense for 3-4 years. Good product. Hope this helps.
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they say "do not use detergent or soap".my own experience is this;this water supply is instant classic white deposits that respond to anti-lime cleaner types.i faced some nasty build up as per directions.i substituted about 1inch of h2o with shower cleaner .ran it for an hour.it did the trick ,I finished with soft sponge and more cleaner.careful not to scratch the glass. rinse well does the trick.careful with the spinner!
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Hi John! I use the soap as a part of my homemade detergent and I also have an HE washer. It works just fine for me!
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Nothing happens. Soaps and detergents work better in softer water. I add a couple of scoops of baking soda to the wash water, it also softens the water.
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Eco Sprouts worked better for us than the bumGenius detergent... but neither worked as well as Rockin Green Hard Rock. I think a good wash routine is equally important as which detergent you use! I tried a bunch of stuff, and what I finally settled on is: initial "express" wash on HOT (no detergent), then a "heavy soil" cycle (with detergent).
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You can wash these and all cloth diapers in any mainstream detergent that does not have fabric softener in it. Tide is our favorite! Use the recommended amount ( or even a bit more) for the load. For a large load of diapers (about 15 Diapers and double inserts for me), I use to line 3 or a full scoop if there are a lot of "dirty" ones. :) All of those "cloth diaper safe" detergents are basically made out of laundry boosters like oxyclean and if you use them will end up with major ammonia issues down the road! :)
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Absolutely NOT! A few table spoons of anything won't clean the DIRTIEST laundry you'll ever do. Save yourself some time and buy some powdered Tide or Gain. If it's marketed towards cloth diapers, it's a weak detergent with tons of water softeners. If you used the correct amount of this stuff, it'd be cost prohibitive. Plus babies are getting chemical burns from this stuff!
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I use this (and only this) as my laundry detergent, I add baking soda as a booster. It's GREAT if you have sensitive skin (my grandsons do). It will not foam up like regular detergents do (don't add extra). if your laundry load is less than a full load, cut back on the washing soda. It doesn't leave any residue in your clothes like regular laundry detergent does.Hope this helps. I have been using this and only this for the past 4 years. No complaints!!!!!
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You don't want the "soft rock" for hard water, as that is for soft water specifically. If you order the "hard rock" it works great, or any of the regular ones with two scoops per load instead of one scoop will work in hard water.
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Well, I have not used them in front loading washers, however, they do recommend it on the pamphlet. I will not buy any other detergent as long as I have my soap nuts. They are gentle on the clothes, and my load is always completely clean. They are truly amazing. I will try them shortly in a front loading machine when I show my daughter all about them and show her how well they work and how they are great for sensitive skin too.
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I use it in my HE machine and it works great. Only use an ounce per wash. In a reg machine it will just take more due to extra water.
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We have a Kinetico water softener system. We have a LOT of iron in our well water. We must use the Iron Out salts. The 5 micron filter works well for us. We used to use a 50 or 30 micron. If anything the 5 micron just filters better, finer particles. We change it every 6 months or so. It gets red with the iron, unless you are losing water pressure it is OK to use continue to use, we have gone 9 months without changing it before. I don't know what kind of sediment your trying to filter or how much is in your well water so I can't say how it would work in your system. I would recommend trying one of the filters for six months and see how it goes. If no problems then I'd buy the bulk package. We own our system so we can do as we like with it. I don't know what Kinetico would say about it. Good luck. Let us know if it works out for you OK. We were paying much more for our filters before we found this steal of a deal.
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The Boost Vivid, according to P&G;, is designed to work with their Vivid detergent. It works fine with Tide Pods. The contents on my Boost Vivid package says "ingredients include oxygen based bleach, sodium carbonate bleach activator and enzymes." If your package says bleach and my package says bleach, then its bleach regardless of what the title on the package says. Incidentally, P&G; doesn't show Boost + Bleach in their product line so maybe its a clarified packaging change. You can call the P&G; hotline number for more information. zoz
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I use "shout" for laundry. Advantage takes spots out of rugs, cleans counters etc. The label says it can remove any dirt from anything with the correct strength. So it should be safe for clothes - 1 part advantage to 5 parts water. Or something like that.
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No where on the label does it suggest using in laundry. It is highly concentrated and there are warning about getting it on your skin. It is great for sanitizing floors, bathrooms, counter tops. I don't think I would use it in laundry. Wait, I just called the company and they said "after filling the washer with water add one cup of this product". Seems excessive to me and should be used in a top loading washer. I hope this helps. They said this was on the label but it is printed too small for me to see it clearly.
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I have a top loader and hard water. I use a full scoop with arm and hammer laundry soda for a full load. With that being said, I do a full cycle: soak, prewash, wash and then the 2 rinses.