Old 09-18-2010, 07:23 AM
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Jan in VA
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Originally Posted by DJRustic
I feel for you. I had about a foot of water in my basement one time. I washed over 80 loads. These were mostly bolts as I tend to by by the bolt.( back then I could buy wholesale) we had a sump pump go out. Any way I washed with odo- ban worked great. I have a mangle (bet some of you don't know what that is) & I ironed all 80 loads. what a headache. you can get through this, it just takes time.
I grew up with a mangle machine by the washer in the basement. Man, I have wished a hundred times that I had that old ironing machine; new ones can't live up to that workhorse for cotton/linen sheets. tableclothes, fabric yardage!!

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