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Old 09-28-2007, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Wellsburg, WV
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20 Mule Team® Borax is made of 100% Borax, a naturally occurring mineral composed of sodium, boron, oxygen and water.
Sodium bicarbonate is another name for baking soda. It doesn't have the boron or water added. It's chemical name is NaHCO3. Liz
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Old 09-28-2007, 10:55 AM
 
Location: Brentwood, TN
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Sodium bicarbonate is another name for baking soda. It doesn't have the boron or water added. It's chemical name is NaHCO3. Liz
Sheesh LIZ!! let me put my dunce cap on and go into my corner!!! j/k LOL

Baking Soda is next if the vinegar/lemon don't work!!

Thanks LIZ!!
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Old 09-28-2007, 11:01 AM
 
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I thought I was the only one with a problem like that. Do you know it is towels only? Do you know why?

Towels were no problem. We hardwired a simple towel warmer.

It took a while but we found out that somehow our washmachine leaked inside and some moisture was trapped between drum and drum housing. Nice and cosy:>( My husband took it apart, bleached it .... I bought a new one:>)
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Old 10-03-2007, 11:26 AM
 
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Vinegar every time. Let soak, then wash.

Yes, keep the washer door open ALWAYS after the day's use.

For burnt pans and pots (really, really scorched and smelly): Vinegar also works, along with boiling water, pour both into utensil, then cover in a garbage bag and place outside.

The "burn" will lift off the metal, and the rest is easily scrubbed away. Ammonia works too, but watch out for the seriously injurious fumes up the nostrils.
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Historic Bessemer Alabama
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Throw them away and buy new ones!
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:29 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, TN
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I would throw them away if I could afford to buy all new ones

Ok, the white vinegar seems to be working so far, there was one towel that the smell didn't come out of and I just tossed that one towel.
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Old 10-03-2007, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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I am ADDICTED to OxiClean - I use it for everything - even moldy / mildewy stuff
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Old 10-03-2007, 03:56 PM
 
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The ladies over at Home-Ec101.com tackled this issue recently.
Home Ec 101 » Blog Archive » Mildewed misery
If the vinegar doesn't work, they suggest you soak the clothes in a solution of 1 cup of borax to every quart of water.
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Old 10-03-2007, 07:42 PM
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Location: Coastal Georgia
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As far as I know, chlorine bleach is the only thing that kills mildew. A good soak in hot water and some bleach should take care of it.
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Old 10-03-2007, 08:21 PM
 
Location: Wellsburg, WV
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As far as I know, chlorine bleach is the only thing that kills mildew.
Except it also doesn't do anything good for COLORS.

I used baking soda in my laundry today...wasn't mildewy smell, just musty. Came out just fine.

Figured out when I was really looking that my front loader has a bleach only wash to clean it. So I ran that after I did my laundry to clean the inside. Liz
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