Hello!
I wanted to know if there is any stores that sells organic cotton underwear for women, specifically in stores.
Also how much should I expect to pay?
Thanks in advance!
Hello!
I am looking for more sustainable underwear (for men and women), ideally made with organic cotton.
I will be traveling through Spain and Portugal in the next few weeks and was wondering if you could recommend some stores that carry them? I would prefer not to buy them online as I will not be in one physical location for long.
I will pass through Cádiz and Sevilla in Spain, and Faro, Albufeira and Lisboa in Portugal.
Any recommandation welcome!
Hello!
My front-load washing machine has a broken pump filter. It's an LG FH0J3TDNP5.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find the proper spare part, nor a compatible one.
The closest thing I could find is [this page](https://www.1001pieces.com/filtre-vidange-lave-linge/19196-bouchon-filtre-de-pompe-de-vidange-pour-lave-linge-lg-167c80.html), but the specific model number isn't included and I worry it won't match.
I would prefer it if it was located in France but anywhere in the EU is fine.
Any help is welcome!
Hello!
After listening to the advice here, I found an end grain cutting board from a local maker. I wanted your opinion on the materials and the price.
It's a checker board design, made with cedar, ovangkol, wenge and ash wood. It's 46×32×4 cm (18×12.5×1.5 inches). It weighs 4 kg (a little less than 9 pounds).
It's marked at 195$ but they have a launch sale so it brings it down to 163$.
What do you think? Is this a good deal?
EDIT: Okay, I heard you loud and clear! This particular board is taking its retirement. I will search for an end grain cutting board for our kitchen to replace it. Thanks to all the people who responded! Have a good day!
Hello!
Obligatory disclaimer that English is not my first language.
We had an used wooden cutting board that I want to revive. Unfortunately, I don't know which type of wood it is.
I am more interested in functionality than aesthetics. I read a little bit on this sub and I am confused.
Could someone give me clear instructions?
Here are 3 photos of my board. We got it as a gift a number of years back (I don't remember how many but no more than ten years). We've used it well but now there are concerns that a splinter could mix with the food and hurt us. How would you assuage this fear? Should I sand it? How much?
Should I use an oil at all? If so, which one?
I have read that mineral oil from the pharmacy (laxative) is the popular choice. Would you say that the one in the fourth image is good? (It's in French and reads: Paraffin Oil)
I will admit that I am not a big fan of petroleum products and am trying to phase them out of my life.
If I wanted to go with another alternative, what would you recommend? A plant-based oil like linseed oil? The oil going rancid is also something that I fear.
Finally I saw that one of the biggest issues seems to be sealing and that I should use beeswax, or a mix of beeswax and oil like here? I have found two types in the store: raw yellow beeswax or white refined beeswax. Is one more adapted to the task than the other?
That is my first foray in the realm of wooden cutting boards and I would loath to damage a perfectly recoverable board.
Thank you very much for your guidance.
Hello!
Obligatory disclaimer: English is not my first language.
After fixing my parents' washing maching with the help of this community, I am once again here to ask your help in upgrading our laundry process.
Note that we began to use citric acid in the rinse cycle (two teaspoons) and one tablespoon of sodium citrate in the drum (homemade with 3 parts baking soda and 2 parts citric acid) as our water is very hard. I am in the process of getting a hardness water test but you should know that I was getting solid debris of limescale during 14 tub cleaning cycles after 5+ years of using our LG front washer without any maintenance. Alternatively, our kettle has limescale after 1-2 uses.
I was told that liquid detergents are better for hard water so that's what I searched for. Unfortunately, companies do not put their detergent's composition online (if their website is even working). I then took photos of every liquid detergent I found in my local supermarket (Marjane Market).
It's a mismatch of Moroccan (Mio, Magix, Zen, Marjane), French (Apta, El Kef, Léa Nature), Spanish (Econet) and International campanies (Tide, Ariel, Omo).
I would ultimately prefer to use a Moroccan product but I am open to be convinced.
Here is the list with the ingredients translated to English exactly as there are written (16 detergents):
Ariel Power Gel Propre et Frais: 5-15% anionic surfactants, <5% Non-ionic surfactants, Soap; Enzymes, Optical brightners, Preservatives, perfumes.
Ariel Power Gel Touche de fraîcheur Downy: 5-15% anionic surfactants, Non-ionic surfactants, <5% phosphonates, Soap; Enzymes, Optical brightners, Preservatives, perfumes.
Tide Power Gel: 5-15% anionic surfactants, <5% Non-ionic surfactants, Soap; Enzymes, Optical brightners, Preservatives, perfumes.
Omo Matic: 5-15%: anionic surfactants; Non-ionic surfactants. <5%: Soap; Phosphonates, Optical brightner; Enzymes; Perfume; Methylisothiazolinone; Octylisothiazolinone; Citronellol.
Mio Matic: 5-15% Anionic surfactants, 5-15% Non-ionic surfactants, <5%: Soap, Polymer, Enzymes, Optical brightner, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, perfumes.
Magix Matic Fraîcheur Océan (the one we are currently using) : 5-15% Anionic surfactants, >5% Non-ionic surfactants, >5% Soap, Enzymes, Optical brightner, Perfume, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Hexyl cinnamal.
Magix Matic Savon de Marseille: 5-15% Anionic surfactants, >5% Non-ionic surfactants, >5% Soap, Enzymes, Optical brightner, Perfume, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Limonene.
El Kef Lessive Liquide: 5-15% Anionic surfactants, <5% Non-ionic surfactants, Soap, Perfumes, Enzymes, Optical brightners, Hexyl cinnamal, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone.
Marjane Lessive Liquide Lavande: 5-15% Anionic surfactants, Non-ionic surfactants, Soap. Perfumes, Optical brightners, Preservatives (Benzisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone). Contains allergenic fragrances: Linalool.
Zen Automatique Marseille: 5-15%: Anionic surfactants, Non-ionic surfactants. <5%: Soap. Polymer, Enzymes, Optical brightner, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Perfumes.
Econet Lessive Gel: It is written less than 5% but more than 5% (but I think they meant 5-15%?): Anionic surfactants, <5% Soap and Non-ionic surfactants. Others: Optical brightners, Preservatives (Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone), Perfumes, Limonene, Butylpheny| Methylpropional, Amyl Cinnamal. Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one. Dodécylbenzènesulfonate de potassium; Alcohols, C12-C14, ethoxylated, sulfates, sodium salts < 2.5 EO; 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one. Contains allergenic fragrance.
Apta Black: 5-15% Anionic surfactants. <5% Non-ionic surfactants, Soap, Phosphonates. Enzymes, Perfumes, Preservatives (Benzisothiazolinone, Octylisothiazolinone). Contains SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, MEA-C10-13 ALKYL BENZENESULFONATE.
Apta Savon de Marseille: 5-15% Anionic surfactants. <5% Non-ionic surfactants, soap, phosphonates. Enzymes, Optical brightners, Perfumes, Preservatives (Benzisothiazolinone, Octylisothiazolinone). Contains MEA-C10-13 ALKYL BENZENESULFONATE, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, C12-18 PARETH-7.
Apta Bébé: 5-15%: anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants. <5% : phosphonates, polycarboxylates. Also: enzymes, optical brighteners, perfumes, preservatives (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE). Contains MEA-C10-13 ALKYL BENZENESULFONATE, C12-18 PARETH-7, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE.
Apta Couleurs: 5-15% Anionic surfactants. <5% Soap, Non-ionic surfactants, phosphonates. Enzymes, Perfumes, Preservatives (Benzisothiazolinone, Octylisothiazolinone). Contains MEA-C10-13 ALKYL BENZENESULFONATE, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE.
Léa Nature Biovie: 5-15% linen soap and organic Marseille soap. <5% nonionic surface-active agents. <5% glycerin, xanthan gum, carbonate salts, salt, sodium citrate, solvent, isopropyl alcohol, glycol, organic aloe vera, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, bitter almond essence. Also: water.
At no point does any product specify which enzymes they are talking about (no lipase mentioned :( ).
Hello!
Obligatory disclaimer that English is not my first language.
Following advice from u/DoomPaDeeDee (who has been a huge help in resolving my predicament), here is an update on my parents (actually 5 years old!) washing machine.
Context: The washer (LG FH0J3TDNP) kept showing a water inlet error even though the diagnosis app didn't flag any problem. We cleaned the water entrance and its filter, but the pump filter was broken and stuck. I tried to start an auto-clean cycle with citric acid but it stopped halfway through. DoomPaDeeDee suggested that inlieu of a water inlet issue, it was probably a water outlet one, and they were right!
After my last post, I tried every day for a week to dislodge the broken pump filter with various tools and assistance. As the machine was out of order either way, I also soaked the detergent tray, which was honestly gross and had multiple years old detergent build-up all over it, in citric acid for a good 36 hours. The transformation was nothing short of magic! It is in much better shape right now (first photo). Big thanks to u/IHadTooMuch_ToDream who helped with cleaning the spot where the tray go too!
Unfortunately for me, the one day I got out of the house is when my father decided to call a technician to look at the filter (the betrayal!). I was told that he had no difficulty to open that damned filter but the reason why it did not want to budge (other than my noodle arms) is that it was encased in limescale. Please look at the second image for what has stopped the water flow for more than 6 months in my parents' washing machine.
With the opportunity to finally finish a washing cycle, I took on the task of eliminating any trace of scrud I could find in this machine.
I began by putting citric acid directly in the drum as told by this guide, but I found it cleaned better when put in the detergent tray.
My friends.
There was not a speck of scrud anywhere in this machine. Not. One.
Do you know what caused so much anguish? What lay in wait for years, building up in the shadows, till the day it could strike?
LIMESCALE.
SO. MUCH. LIMESCALE.
Some of it in the drum (third photo), some in the seal (fourth photo), probably more in the pump filter still.
After 14 cleaning cycle and 2 kilograms of citric acid, please gaze upon my pile of limescale debris, immortalized in my phone so that I never forget to do maintenance on any of my appliances ever again (fifth photo).
Thankfully all is right again, we should get the new pump filter sometime this week to definitely close this chapter, and I introduced my parents to the wonders of warm washing (40°C) and citric acid as softener.
Morale of the story: if you have hard water, citric acid is your best friend, and 10 min of maintenance a month will save your wallet and yourself a headache.
Hello!
Obligatory disclaimer that English is not my first language.
The washing machine at my parents has been having some problems working this past year, that didn't get solved even with multiple visits by a technician. So, after scouring this sub, I decided to tackle the problem heads on.
The principal problem was the water not getting –or at least not in a sufficient quantity– in the washing machine. First, I decided to follow the instructions on the manuel (cleaning both filters). The one for the water supply was pretty straightforward. Don't get me wrong, it was disgusting but soon enough got clean again (before & after in the first & second photo).
Then I ran into my first obstacle. The drain pump filter cannot be removed. When I try to unscrew it, only the cap turns (see the third image).
Okay well, it's not the most pressing of issues. Let's continue.
I then decided to clean the machine. I know that my parents have a somewhat heavy hand with detergent so I took some citric acid and decided to start the first cleaning cycle. I open the dispenser to put some and... Uhm. Well. I understand why they said that sometimes the washing machine leaked from it. I tried to scrap some of the build-up from it unsuccessfully (fourth image). The softener part needs descaling (fifth image) and the whole compartment where it fits needs cleaning too (sixth image).
Nevertheless, I put it back and poured 1/2 cup of citric acid in the drum (following advice from this post) and as I suspected, there is a lot of build-up. This is a photo (seventh image) of the ongoing cleaning cycle.
(EDIT: While I was writing this post, the cycle stopped because not enough water is getting in :( It stopped at the 28th minute from a countdown of 1h23.)
Now I need help to resolve two problems:
The machine is a LG FH0J3TDNP if that helps. The water where my parents live is hard, although I don't know the exact mmeasurements.I ran a diagnostic with the Smart Diagnosis fonction and that's what it gave me (eighth image). It's in French and says that there is a delay in the supply of the water.
Any help would be welcomed.
Thank you.