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? about borax (XP from C&O)

i'm wondering how to best to use borax in my FL washer.  when i use oxiclean, i just put it in the drum before loading the clothes (since that's what the package says to do).

i've tried adding the borax to the detergent slot, but it just gets clogged up.  i've also tried dissolving the borax in water and adding that to the liquid detergent, but i don't know how much of it to use to make the solution (nor how much of the solution i should then be adding!)

any suggestions?

TIA

2012 Races:
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12

Re: ? about borax (XP from C&O)

  • we have outstandingly hard water, and so i'm adding it as a water softener/detergent booster.
    2012 Races:
    Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
    Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
    Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
    Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
    Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
    RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
  • very interesting!  i always thing of the 80s calgon commercials and didn't realize they make tabs for the washer.

    ...but i still have this box of borax sitting here, and it's gonna get used one way or another!  (we already add it to our dishwasher.)

    2012 Races:
    Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
    Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
    Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
    Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
    Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
    RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
  • very interesting!  i always think of the 80s calgon commercials and didn't realize they make tabs for the washer.

    ...but i still have this box of borax sitting here, and it's gonna get used one way or another!  (we already add it to our dishwasher.)

    2012 Races:
    Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
    Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
    Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
    Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
    Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
    RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
  • I use borax for so many things. In my laundry I use white vinegar and a borax mixture for so many things from stains (clothes, carpet, floors) to in the dishwasher to toilets to showers to sinks to almost anything. Reduced my cleaning supply costs drastically as well. 
  • We use straight borax instead of bleach. We put it in the bleach section. (We have a FL washer)
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  • Hyperlink removed by moderator. STOP SPAMMING THE BOARDS!

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