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Here's a little science project to do with your friends, courtesy of Tipnut: Grate an entire bar of soap into a saucepan, adding enough water to just cover the soap. Cook on medium-low heat until the soap melts. Take a large pail and pour two gallons of hot water into it. Add the melted soap to the water, mix well, add two cups of baking soda, and mix well again. discounted hotels in venice You will need half a cup of this mixture per load of laundry.
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Obviously, the fewer machines that you need to use, the more money you will save. If you use cold water, you can mix your lights, colors and denim all in the same machine without fear of the colors bleeding. This way, you can fill the machine all the way to the top. It also helps if you can share some machines with friends.
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