Hard Water
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Improve Your Home: 23 Weekend Projects
… while saving money on your water bill. If your showerhead flow is already low (and shouldn't be), check to see if hard - water deposits are clogging the holes. Inject elegance into your daily life with a faucet that ups the ante in looks and …
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Bathroom Sink Basics: Materials and Styles
… system. Stainless steel is durable and unaffected by household chemicals. It does, however, tend to collect spots from hard water and soap. Vitreous china has a lustrous surface, is easy to clean, and is the most resistant to discoloration and …
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Stain Removal Tips and Common Problems… before filling tub and adding laundry, or try switching to a liquid detergent. Stiffness or fading: May be caused by hard water . Use liquid laundry detergent or add a water softener to granular detergent. Lint is often caused by mixing items that …
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What's Your Home IQ?… throughout and specially indexed, too. Learn the best ways to clean wallpaper, properly arrange table settings, remove hard water deposits, disinfect surfaces, and loosen burned food from your pans. Resource lists and colorful illustrations provide …
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Dishwasher Picks… from $1,399 Miele USA 800/843-7231; miele.com Offered on every model, a built-in water softener counters hard water that can cloud dishes and clog pipes. Sensors determine each load's wash temperature, cycle length, and the number …
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Selecting an Iron… Unless otherwise stated, use ordinary tap water rather than distilled water in steam irons. Hard water : If you live in an area with extremely hard water caused by mineral deposits, use bottled spring water or a half-and-half mix of untreated …
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Coffee Primer… tastes bitter or unusual, the water could be the cause. Highly chlorinated water, water treated by a softener, and hard water can all affect your coffee's flavor. A simple solution is to use bottled water. Consider water, like ground coffee …
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Soil & Soil Substitutes… The pH (relative acidity or alkalinity) of soils is rarely a problem for most indoor plants. Repeated watering with hard water does cause soil to turn alkaline. If your water is hard, replace soil annually. Note that some plants -- particularly …
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Pickle & Relish Tips… brown sugar. Use fresh spices for best flavor. Substituting ground spices for a whole spice may cause cloudiness. Hard water may prevent brined pickles from curing properly; use soft or distilled water for best quality. Use stoneware, glass …
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Get Things Clean the Natural Way… acidic, so they work well at eliminating soap scum and hard - water deposits. To get the benefits of both, dip a lemon ..... alkali in the soap.) Salt: For a paste that removes hard - water stains, mix 1/4 cup salt with 2 tablespoons vinegar …
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Canning Equipment… standard canning jars and inspect them carefully; discard any that are cracked or chipped. To remove mineral deposits or hard - water film, soak empty jars in a solution of 1 cup vinegar per gallon of water. To avoid mineral deposits on the jars during …
