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Recycles dryer sheets
Like someone above said - Tide or Kirkland pods.
just means that when environmental bacteria are done with it you won’t find its remains. Like decomposing flesh."Biodegradable" is not a very useful term, IMO, more marketing than science. What does the substance biodegrade into?
My washing machine has rust inside it somewhere and it turns white clothes an awful grey and brown color after 3 washes, even if I add bleach. Any miracle substance to use to prevent this? Getting rid of the rust in the machine would be a PITA, but of course is an option too. Easier to add an ounce of "ACME Rust Kill" with every load. But seriously, is there anything?
Throw it outMy washing machine has rust inside it somewhere and it turns white clothes an awful grey and brown color after 3 washes, even if I add bleach. Any miracle substance to use to prevent this? Getting rid of the rust in the machine would be a PITA, but of course is an option too. Easier to add an ounce of "ACME Rust Kill" with every load. But seriously, is there anything?
I mentioned previously using TSP in the laundry to help clean. Another thing it does is that it bonds iron parts (the source of the rust is iron oxide FeO2) with the phosphate TSP contains. TSP stands for Tri-Sodium-Phosphate. The phosphate bonds with the iron to make Iron Phosphate FePO4. Once the iron is bound to the phosphate, it can no longer bond with the oxygen and hence, can not form rust. Normally this is done under electrolysis, but hopefully your machine has enough current running through it that this action can still take place at least on a small scale. As more loads are completed using TSP, more of the iron should react to the phosphate and the rust reduced. If you want to speed up the action, I can explain how to create electrolysis for you;
Fill the tub with water and a cup of TSP dissolved as deep as you need to make it so the rusted area is covered. Take a 12 volt battery charger, a simple 1amp charger will do, and attach the positive lead to the metal tub. Attach the negative lead to any metal rod, (I use a length of rebar) and suspend it into the water without it touching anything else. Turn on the charger. Some chargers won't start unless a battery is connected, so you may have to do that, but the battery only needs attaching for a few seconds to trick the charger. You will notice tiny bubbles forming on the rod. They are also forming on the tub where ever bare metal is exposed. The bubbles on the rod are oxygen and the bubbles on the tub are hydrogen. (Water is 2 parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. The current running through the water separate them into their gasses) Keep the lid open and the room vented as oxygen and hydrogen are potentially explosive gasses. (Meaning; they can ignite if they build up into concentrated levels) This process may take 24 hours or so, but it will remove the rust and coat the metal with iron phosphate. This coating will never wear out. Works great on rusty gas tanks that I've used this process on many times.
Skipro33, Thanks for those directions! First I'm going to try the TSP for a few loads and see what happens.
I mentioned previously using TSP in the laundry to help clean. Another thing it does is that it bonds iron parts (the source of the rust is iron oxide FeO2) with the phosphate TSP contains. TSP stands for Tri-Sodium-Phosphate.
TSP is/was a major environmental pollutant hence the reason phosphates were removed from laundry and dishwasher detergents. Just saying.