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The water where I live is so "hard" that it actually looks gray.   I use a cup of AMMONIA as a final rinse (water softener-fabric softener) in the laundry.    

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1/2 cup  to one cup depending on size of load.  Adjust to your liking.

 

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I use a broom to scrub my tub and shower.
No need for bending, getting down on knees, etc.

I got the cheapest broom I could find - a few dollars at WalMart (a few years ago), and only use it for this task, never to sweep the floor.

 

 

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Re: Helpful Household Hints

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I now use Dawn Powerwash as my laundry treatment for stains.  

I use bio cleaner (from the Q) on my stainless steel sink, that looks so clean. You can't imagine the sponge turning gray.  I scrub my sink daily, and use this twice a week.  Always looks much brighter.  

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Cleaning the shower --

 

50% vinegar, 50%blue Dawn.  Mix in spray bottle and use to clean shower walls.  Mine are fiberglass and it does a wonderful job.  I usually spray it on after the shower since the walls are wet.  Leave it on a couple of hours or even overnight and then rinse off.  Fortunately, I have one of those shower heads with a sprayer that makes the job of rinsing so easy.  I don't clean the shower any other way.

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@jlkz @pdlinda - I also use white vinegar in my laundry instead of using fabric softener but only do a pour. I buy it in the biggest jug I can find and turn it to pour. As soon as it starts to come out I stop pouring. So I don't know how much it is, but it isn't a lot and my clothes are soft. I use wool balls instead of dryer sheets. These two things have saved a lot of chemicals from getting in my laundry and a lot of dollars from escaping my wallet.
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If there are ants in your kitchen, put pure (not imitation) peppermint oil on a cotton ball and wipe it around where you see ants coming in. They don't like peppermint so will stay away.
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Actually, was watching the latest TSV from L-n-L last Sunday maybe--think it was the rectangle set--- and the vendor mentioned how  better the shape of them is for storage in the refer---light bulbđź”… moment for me---I have such a small refer and most of my storage is round !! So much wasted space--so that will be my project--find and use the square/rectangle pieces instead of rounds.  I have a huge container in storage, filled with more L-n-L. 

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Good old baking soda,to clean your sink,also when de scaling your coffee machine,poor baking soda down you drains ,add the hot vinegar from descaling your machine.

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