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Lectric Washing Soda 1 kg $3.99 (Min Qty 3, S&S $3.59) + Shipping ($0 with Prime / $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU

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"Lectric Washing Soda is a water softener and heavy duty cleaner which can be used all around the home. 100 percent Australian made and owned. Provides great versatility and value and is environmentally friendly."

This powder, when mixed with warm water, is great for instantly removing grease, fat, grime and stains in the kitchen (eg ovens, range-hoods, fridges, bench-tops) and soap scum in showers etc. Really good for cleaning floor tiles when a little white vinegar and dishwashing liquid is added to, and mixed with, the solution in a bucket. A cheap, low-chemical, no-fume way to clean, and it goes a long way. For example: https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/11-helpful-uses-for-was…

This is the cheapest its been on Amazon/supermarkets for a while. Coles and Woolworths sell for $5 a bag.

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  • Del Boy on 24/03/2023 - 15:33
    +4

    I use this for the swimming pool to increase pH. Its what Bunnings / pool shops sell as soda ash, its exactly the same thing.

  • Dice on 24/03/2023 - 15:34
    +1

    We use it to clean the washing machine. Good price as it's $5 at Woolworths.

    • Click_It on 25/03/2023 - 12:30
      +1

      It's a good stain remover too for dirty loads, I will sprinkle some in the wash. Just need to be careful with blacks as it will extract colour from clothes too. Perfect for whites.

      • WesthamAreMassive on 25/03/2023 - 15:38
        +1

        I use it in my mix clothes wash and it's been no problem

  • ndro777 on 24/03/2023 - 15:53
    +2

    The minimum 3 is hard for me…how long can I keep them for?

    • puglikesabargain on 24/03/2023 - 15:55

      I have kept it under the kitchen sink (in a dry place) for months and months

  • yht on 24/03/2023 - 16:10

    Will try these

  • montorola on 24/03/2023 - 16:32
    +1

    Thanks OP, never tried this, but willing to try your idea of vinegar + dishwashing liquid + washing soda for tiles.

    What's the ratio you use for the above btw?

    • puglikesabargain on 24/03/2023 - 16:44
      +2

      ¼ cup white vinegar
      ¼ cup washing soda
      1 tablespoon or a squirt of dish liquid
      3 litres warm/hot tap water (but it is harmless to make it stronger for grimier situations)

      https://www.frugalandthriving.com.au/easy-diy-floor-cleaner-…

      • dealbreaker on 24/03/2023 - 18:42
        +3

        I don't understand the idea of mixing vinegar and washing soda, your just mixing an acid and sodium carbonate and getting salt + CO2 + water? Looks good when it bubbles but I don't see how it would help with cleaning? Happy to be corrected.

        • Jackson on 24/03/2023 - 19:39

          I love when someone answers who knows something about chemistry, cos I know SFA

        • afoveht on 24/03/2023 - 23:17

          Yeah, all these YouTube vids: take some bicarb soda (ok) and add some vinegar (what? you're just neutralizing the bicarb, why would you do that?) - (stop video).

          I think in some circumstances they may expect the solution to get into something (like porous grout) before it bubbles, and depend on the mechanical action of the bubbles to lift dirt out. A bit like putting Al filings in caustic soda drain cleaners. Can't see any other reason.

          • wisdomtooth on 25/03/2023 - 06:02

            @afoveht: They do the same with unclogging sinks. Doesn't make any sense to me either. Personally, I've found that just throwing baking soda into the drain and pouring boiling water over it works best (I bet washing soda would work just as well, and cheaper; carb, bicarb; Iceberg, Rosenberg). The sodium bi/carb is meant to react with the dirt, not with added vinegar. And it still bubbles! Throwing vinegar would only make sense if it's left to dissolve organic matter overnight, and then washed away with water before the sodium bi/carb + boiling water operation.

            Edit:

            I bet washing soda would work just as well, and cheaper

            Actually, the cheapest bicarb at Colesworths is McKenzies at $4/kg, exactly the same price (minus delivery). I stand corrected (though washing soda may be more effective at lifting and washing out dirt, hence the name, for the same price).

    • mskeggs on 24/03/2023 - 18:32
      +3

      Not sure why mixing vinegar would be useful. The cleaning property here is the high ph, breaking down oxidized fats and oils. If you add vinegar it counteracts this, so it wouldn't be a very effective cleaner.
      Maybe the idea is to partially neutralise it so it is very gentle?

      In any case, that recipe would make soapy, slightly salty water.

  • WesthamAreMassive on 24/03/2023 - 16:36
    +2

    Great for using in your washing machine washing your clothes with and also white vinegar as the conditioner.

    • hokonfan on 24/03/2023 - 17:07

      No vinegar smell?

      • FrugalFreddy on 24/03/2023 - 17:14
        +2

        No vinegar smell, and I consider myself sensitive (to smells). Can't stand fabric softeners!

      • WesthamAreMassive on 24/03/2023 - 17:43

        Only two table spoons. No smell. Try it.

    • TerryJustTerry on 24/03/2023 - 17:54

      Thanks ! Was trying to figure out this specifically !

  • PleasureMachine on 24/03/2023 - 17:39
    +2

    Geez last time I thought of Lectric soda was 10 years ago playing aussie rules footy……and instead of what ice baths are of today, they use to be lectric soda baths to helps ease the ache and pains. Especially the corkies.

    Wonder if there was any science behind it. It kinda seemed to work…..okay off for a Friday night google rabbit hole.

    EDIT: Link for anyone wanting a superficial read Using Lectric Soda Crystals to reduce swelling

    Ah also forgot about using the crystals in an tea towel as a bandage and wrapped around the corkie or sprained ankle……stiff tea towels lying around everywhere. Lucky my mum wasn't around in those days….she would've been horrified. Ah the nostalgic feels.

    • reginald on 24/03/2023 - 18:44
      +4

      The irony 🤣 "Unfortunately most of the evidence to support letric soda use for swelling is anecdotal but after many many netball injuries I can personally vouch for it’s effective and have also recommended it to many patients over the years"

  • Jackson on 24/03/2023 - 19:41

    Having been disappointed by the sudden removal of carboard boxed dishwashing powder about a year or two ago from mainstream shops, I was looking into a substitute and found this but coulnd't quite work out if it would work, especially without damaging something. Anyone tried it and know? Or otherwise have a good substitute for dishwashing powder?

  • Relsierk on 24/03/2023 - 19:49
    -1

    got those mould in your grout? brush and washing soda and wallah.

  • Daddy Chill on 24/03/2023 - 22:22

    How can this clean your washing machine

  • frugalftw on 24/03/2023 - 23:28
    -1

    Iirc Aldi is cheaper although smaller packaging (500g). It’s just bicarb.

    • Telios on 25/03/2023 - 01:27
      +2

      Nah it's not bicarb.

      It's sodium carbonate or soda ash.

      It's a much stronger alkali and has other properties that differ from sodium bicarbonate.

      Soda ash is used for making glass and chemical applications.

      Bicarb is for cooking and cleaning and basic medicinal use.

    • wisdomtooth on 25/03/2023 - 06:14
      +1

      Intially came here just to jokingly say "not to be confused with baking soda." I now see that was no joke! 😳

      • frugalftw on 25/03/2023 - 08:07

        😛 Levelling up my household cleaning knowledge.

  • choory on 25/03/2023 - 02:03

    Oos?

  • wisdomtooth on 25/03/2023 - 06:24
    +1

    Now showing $5. Expired?

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