[Free Vulcan]

This article is amazing!!! I will be off to the hardware store to get some tri-sodium phosphate as soon as possible. I can't believe how the enviros are destroying our way of living and taking us back to the 1850's.

Also, for the survival minded, this might be useful to stretch soap and get clothes clean without near as much work.

[Vision]

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[pingman]

Do you add it along with the soap, or introduce it during the rinse cycle?

[paulycy]

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[central_va]

I'll have to add TSP to my favorite non-PC list:

1. V-8 engines
2. incandescent bulbs
3. 10 gauge shotguns
4. Chain saws
5. TSP

[martin_fierro]

I tried looking in our local Ho’Pot and found diddly squat.

[folkquest]

Thanks for the info! I will try it!

[ishmac]

Ping

[stylecouncilor]

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[sjmjax]

I discovered the miracle of TSP quite some time ago.

Just a 1/4 teaspoon full with my usual dose of Cascade does wonders at cleaning dishes.

Just 1 tablespoon full with my usual dose of "Tide" makes a very noticable difference in my laundry.

Added in small doses to other cleaning solutions for house, driveway, car, lawn furniture cleaning chores always produces better results.

Been sharing the "secret" with family & friends for some time. Buy now and stock up before it's banned by the Enviro-Nazis.

You know they will when they find out we've discovered the "work around" to their destruction of effective products.

[Steve Van Doorn]

"added a quarter cup of trisodium phosphate (TSP)"

That is a lot. You should cut back bit on that.

TSP is in fruit loops and other food products.

This is supposed to be for the green movement right?

They banned phosphates because it is a food source which algae (seaweed) love the stuff. In other words they banned it to make the environment more brown. This is the green movement.

[USMCPOP]

STPP (Sodium Tripolyphosphate) is better for laundry:

http://ths.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/laundry/2003052601018823.html

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg041134342569.html

http://www.chemistrystore.com/Chemicals_S_Z-Sodium_Tripolyphosphate.html

[bert]

The TSP has been removed for decades now. The problem is phosphates that destroy the water supply.

Phosphates were an early envirowacko victory.

I think they were recently removed from the major dishwasher detergents also. The result is a film on glass stuff

[Free Vulcan]

I went to Lowe’s yesterday and they had a 4.5 lb. box of TSP for $10.48. Went home and put 1 1/2 tablespoons in and ran hot water.

I’ll forward a caveat: we use Melaleuca detergent with their Melabrite booster, and those two together do an excellent job as you can expect from non-phos soap and get the clothes pretty darn clean.

Even so, I still took out some of the dingy that was in the clothes and got some of the stubborn dirt and oil. I think over successive uses it will keep improving on that. Well worth the money, and in such small amounts I can see that lasting a year.

On to the dishwasher.

[SoFloFreeper]

Glad to see this on FR. Will be getting some TSP and trying it.

Question for all: does it cause lots of suds? Should I double rinse clothes and dishes?