The Magic of White Vinegar

[OakLeaf]

Better for the environment too!

Care to share your sources? CLR is food grade and recommended for cleaning coffee makers and glasses - obviously fewer ingredients are better, and the foaming and gelling agents are unnecessary, but they're relatively benign.

I hadn't known until I looked it up just now that white vinegar is usually made from barley, not from corn (the primary source of acetic acid) - that makes even non-organically grown vinegar somewhat better for the environment than citric acid. Am I a Bad Person because I hate the smell too much to switch?



ETA - A couple of years ago I asked here about using acids in the washing machine, and I believe it was Irulan, our resident fabric expert, who recommended against it - said it could corrode the internal workings. I guess it would be okay if you did a titration first to find out exactly how much acid to use just to neutralize the bases in your water - but even then you'd want to put it directly in with the clothes after the tub was filled for the last rinse, not in the dispenser where it would (1) sit during washing and (2) pass undiluted through the hoses and valves.