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Phisherman spake thus:
> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:33:44 -0800, David Nebenzahl
> <nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:
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>>After looking high and low, finally found it at a place I shop at all
>>the time.
>>
>>If a guy around here wanted some washing soda, he'd want to go to
>>Orchard (OSH). Look in the pool chemical section for something called
>>"pH Plus" by Kem-Tek.
>>
>>The only other place I found locally that has this is a pool supply
>>place up in Richmond that wanted about $12 for 5 lbs; at OSH, it's $7.50.
>>
>>Pure sodium carbonate according to the list of ingrediments.
>
> I buy "light soda ash" in 50-pound sacks for about $14. This is a
> lot of washing soda; one bag lasts about 6-8 years. Look under
> cleaning supplies in the yellow pages. It's also known as "sal soda"
> or just plain "soda." I use it to make laundry soap or as a laundry
> booster.
Where do you get it? All the cleaning places I called (several) were
clueless. Most turned out to be Chinese suppliers of Chinese laundries
who didn't even speak English ...
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