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Citric acid is better than vinegar in this application. Chemically it’s 3 times more powerful. A couple cups of crystals in an empty cleaning cycle is better than filling the while machine with undiluted vinegar.

Step one: clean the machine. Just like you wouldn’t expect to be clean using a dirty bath or dishes in a dirty sink you won’t get clean clothes in a filthy washer. Options are 2+ cups citric acid crystals or a commercial product based on oxy (sodium percarbonate) run using a self-cleaning mode or full wash at max temperate for max duration. It may take several cycles depending how bad it is. Note: citric acid does not create suds. If you get a lot of suds in an otherwise empty load then that’s the citric acid removing residual detergent. Repeat till you don’t get suds.

Step two: clean your clothes. If they smell musty straight out of the wash then they’re not getting cleaned in the wash. Use the hottest setting the clothing care tag allows, wash for the longest time the machine is capable of, and add extra rinses. For chemistry, use high quality detergents (Tide, Persil, others depending where you live), add a booster product with enzymes (varies on country: Biz if US, Resolve Gold if Canada, Vanish down under), and add a tbsp of citric acid in the final rinse (not in the wash!) Avoid fabric softeners as the can contribute to the stinky buildup in the textiles you’re trying to remove.

This is from 2010. Here’s a 2026 article. Spolier: we still don’t know what exactly these are. Space. 🤯

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stories/quick-reads/blowing-bubbles-in-the-gamma-ray-sky/

There should be a word.

My father-in-law was not feeling well recently so we took him to the doctor. He presented with very high blood pressure and we were all asking him what happened to the blood pressure medicine he was taking for a decade. He replied, “I stopped taking it because last time they checked my blood pressure it was fine.”

This absolutely needs a word.

A programmable PD barrel adapter isn’t exactly new.

Here’s one with all the barrel adapters included and doesn’t need an app.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGV7SDCB

I’ve had success laying my bike on it’s side so the sensor can pick it up.

Ronald Jenkees

What a time to be alive.

Unscented wool detergent is something of a unicorn i the western hemisphere, sadly.

If you can stand the smell, Perwoll is probably your best bet up north. I’ve never smelled it, but there is no unscented option. There’s Black, Colour, and White, depending on your wardrobe.

Here’s Black: https://www.reliableparts.ca/product/PERWOLLBLACK-Perwoll-Black-1-375ml-25-Wash-Loads/Persil-Detergents

Surfactants and enzymes are different things that perform different but complementary jobs in your laundry. Think of enzymes as chemical scissors that can only cut very specific things. They’re very much like puzzle pieces, with lipase only cleving triglycerides (dietary fats) and not mineral oils, for example. Mix a variety together and they break down certain stubborn, sticky chemicals into smaller parts. That helps release them from fibers and makes it easier for surfactants to grab them to be washed away. Surfactants are chemicals that cling to soils so they can be suspended in water and rinsed down the drain.

Wool is hair, so think of it like your shampoo. Shampoos are usually made to be pH neutral because we know high pH makes hair dry and tangle horribly. However, most everything in the wash has no problem with high pH, and surfactants work better with high pH, thus we generally do laundry at high pH’s around 10 or so. Higher if you add bleach (please don’t), oxygen bleach (“oxy” aka hydrogen peroxide), or even ammonia.

Since you’re in Canada look for Eucalan or Miele WoolCare.

Where you at? Continent is close enough.

Wool clothing really does need a special detergent. Surficants are one part, of course, but the pH shouldn’t get too high, and a lot of detergents tend to have high pH since that helps clean. The high pH is not good for the wool and will make the scales on the hairs open and become brittle, which is the opposite of what you want.

You also want to avoid the enzyme protase/substilin. They both are effective against proteins, which is great for a lot of soils, but bad for hair, which is made out of protein. Other enzymes like lipase, cellulase, amylase, and mannanase are all perfectly fine and won’t damage the fibers.

It’s just next to impossible to find a detergent with enzymes but without protase. There are a couple manufacturers in Europe, but none in the US. There is one US company reselling an EU detergent (The Steamery) but it’s pricy and is scented.

Not direcrly, but they get their name in his head and thats all they want.

Why three when one will do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U2zJOryHKQ

Does the fedia federation list provide you the data you need in order to include them?

https://fedia.io/federation

Name another Chumbawamba song, you can’t without googling.

Amnesia.

But point taken.

This is largely an out of proportion concern. As long as you’re like most people and park your car at home overnight for 8+ hours a standard extension cord and outlet is sufficient. If you need rapid charging then your life follows an irregular schedule or you got the absolute largest battery for the largest SUV/truck available.

I’m referring to the shared frame of mind the local council has with a stereotypical HOA board. ;)

I must have missed that part, thanks.

Sounds like some overzealous HOA board member got elected and is treating public spaces like their backyard.

I’d be raising hell with the local government about their asinine waste of public funds.

I’d also register as Mickey Mouse and other false info.

Is there a guard present? Who is going to enforce lack of reservation when there are other courts clearly not in use?

I’d say f this sign and just play.

Most banks will, as a courtesy, deposit a certain amount immediately while the remainder waits to be cleared. My bank will pre-deposit $500 of any check and then the rest several days later. Or at least they used to. It’s been like 10 years since I had to depsoit a check.