Geo method in very hot weather
We've successfully used the Geo method (Calgon, detergent, and occasionally Javex) and it's worked well, but this summer has had much longer periods of very high temperatures. Fortunately, there's bee...
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dons2346 wrote:
I use the GEO method but I don't buy Calgon. I find the cheapest water softener I can, be it a powder or liquid. I have been using the powdered softener from Winco in powdered form. I mix it with water to dissolve it before dumping it down the toilet.
Actually, they ARE different. Water softeners basically fall into two different categories:
Precipitating and non-Precipitating.
The Precipitating type, while not harmful, don't do as good a job - and include:
Arm & Hammer Washing Soda, Raindrops, Blue Due, BORAX, Climalene, Melo, White King Washing Soda, and Borate."
If at all possible, you should use the non-precipitating type like Calgon.
Ron
