{ "item_title" : "Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean", "item_author" : [" Linda Cobb "], "item_description" : "Once upon a time, in a world fraught with shrinking jeans, dry-cleaning debacles, and endangered delicates, laundry was a dreaded chore. Then one happy day, the Queen of Clean® put an end to the vicious wash-and-dry cycle -- with her all-new collection of ingenious tips and natural solutions for stress-free washing, ironing, sorting, and stain-busting!Chapter One: Care and Control of the Washing MachineHow difficult can it be? You add water and detergent, drop in the clothes,select the cycle and walk away. When you come back the clothes are clean.Okay...but have you ever considered how clean your washing machine is after allthat hard water and all those dirty clothes?Your washer needs some TLC from time to time, especially if you have hardwater in your area. So if the clothes seem dull and gray, maybe you don't needthat new and improved detergent. Maybe all you need to do is clean the washingmachine. Here's the easiest way I know.Fill the washer with hot water. Add 1 quart of chlorine bleach (no detergent,please). Run the washer through the longest wash cycle. When the washer is stillwet -- this should be immediately after the bleach cycle -- add 1 quart of whitevinegar and run the washer through the same cycle again. This will clean outsoap scum and mineral deposits from the spin basket and also from the hoses. Ifyou live in an area with hard water you really need to do this every threemonths -- otherwise, every six months will do. You'll be amazed at thedifference it will make.If you start to notice little brown, rusty-looking spots on clothes when theycome out of the washing machine, well, it probably is rust! Look yourspin basket over carefully when this occurs, and check for any chips in thefinish. Chipped areas rust and transfer to clothes, and the only way to remedythis problem is to replace the spin basket. Check with your appliance dealer andbe sure to get the right basket for your machine. And a word of caution: Takecare when using detergent balls or fabric softener balls. They can chip the spinbasket with their weight.For information on removing rust stains from clothes, turn to the spottingsection. It's easier than you think.Copyright © 2001 by Linda Cobb", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/74/341/832/0743418328_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "13.99", "online_price" : "13.99", "our_price" : "13.99", "club_price" : "13.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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