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posted July 12, 2004 02:45 AM         

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I'm moving to an acreage in August, and I'm a little concerned about the fact that we'll be using well water. As some of you know, well water with high iron contect will discolor your bathroom fixtures, and yellow your whites in the laundry.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can prevent this? I'm mainly concerned about the yellowing of my whites in the laundry.

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posted July 12, 2004 02:50 AM         

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Two words...
Oxy Clean.

I'll ask my hubby/in-laws for more info for you, as they had well water in the country. I'm a city-slicker.

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posted July 12, 2004 02:51 AM         

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Mrs. Stewart's is the shiznit!!!

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posted July 12, 2004 02:54 AM         

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I think we posted at the same time, Pix.

Oxyclean is the shiznit too! That stuff is awesome for grouting and laundry. I also add it to my steam cleaner to get my carpet's extra clean.

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posted July 12, 2004 03:05 AM         

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How much? Where do I get it? Blueing? Won't that make them blue? (or grey?)

Oxy clean, for keeping rust out of clothes? Really?

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posted July 13, 2004 11:45 AM         

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I think the blueing, kinda washes over your clothes to make them look whiter - like when something is soooooo white it looks tinged blue? Or when something's soooooo black it has a blue tinge - like Bluebeard?

It's the same principle with eyedrops - Eyedew Blue, tinted blue eyedrops to make you eyes whiter.

Think I'm making sense??
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posted July 13, 2004 12:30 PM         

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exactly, Sheaa... and it's cheap as dirt.

You can find it in the laundry section of the grocery store with all of the other ancient products no one buys because their so old they probably don't work

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posted July 13, 2004 04:28 PM         

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WELL.....Since you guys answered that one so effortlessly, can I ask you another domestic drudgery related question? (what a fascinating subject, huh?? lol...)

Any idea how to get liquid makeup (face foundation) out of a berber carpet?

btw, my sister recommened the Mrs. Stewart stuff too.

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posted July 13, 2004 04:33 PM         

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Well... I've found that a weak solution of liquid laundry soap and water takes out lipstick... damn kids! Would probably work for foundation too. After I cleaned up the lipstick, I had to rinse the spot with water, of courst... then blotted it up with an old towel.

I used Tide and an old toothbrush.

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posted July 13, 2004 05:35 PM         

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thanks, SparklyLibra...that sounds like it's worth a try.
Oh...one more thing - hot water, warm or cool?

Damn kids is right (or in my case, Kid)

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posted July 13, 2004 07:00 PM         

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I used warm. Hot might set the stain in more.

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posted July 14, 2004 04:03 AM         

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Lioneye: I would call Culligan or someone like Culligan (water softener/water treatment Co.) It's not cheap, but it's the best way to go if you can afford it IMO (they finance too, 0% same as cash for 12-18 months). They can remove and/or add anything you need, and though it may cost a bit now, it will save you loads of money in reduced soap usage (hard water requires more soap to wash everything), longer life in your fixtures and appliances (washer, dishwasher, fridge if it has an ice maker/water dispenser), less cleaning supplies (less residues of various sorts), etc. Also, bad water wreaks havoc with hair and skin, drying it out; you get covered in the same white calcium deposit residue that your glasses and bath/shower glass get.

If you're drawing from a well I would definitely talk to a water treatment company. There's the matter of potential pesticide or agricultural run-off, the quality of the water table itself, and bacteria like cryptosporidium and giardia. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/healthywater/factsheets/giardia.htm http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis

Also, this is a good link to the CDC about drinking private well water: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/healthywater/privatewell.htm

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posted July 14, 2004 02:05 PM         

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uh...ok.

Do you have well-water, Isis?

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posted July 14, 2004 03:30 PM         

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Actually no well here, just crappy water. We had a few people bid a water treatment system, we're just waiting to buy it until we can afford it (we just bought our house and I got laid off 2 weeks after we moved in so we're super broke atm).

I had considered buying acreage though, and looked into what was up with using well water. Septic I could deal with, but I'd have a hard time being on a well (I like nice long showers )

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