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    Timing is everything I guess. Crash posted a link to a site yesterday and I pulled a home made laundry detergent recipe of off it (by the way, thanks, Crash). I'm going to try it to see how it works.

    Home Made Laundry Detergent

    To make homemade laundry detergent, grate a bar of Fels Naptha. Mix in an airtight container with one cup each Borax and Arm and Hammer Washing Soda. One tablespoon is enough for most loads, use two tablespoons for tough loads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bulrush View Post
    My barrel is only about 10 inches off the ground, a better height would be waist height. I have to get on my knees to let gravity push the water out of the hose.
    Oh man! I had to reread that, but then I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. Petcock indeed.

    What I mean was: the garden spigot is at the bottom of the barrel. If you raise the garden spigot you can stand up and water the garden. The end of the hose must be a little lower than the spigot on the barrel for the water to come out.

    Here's an overly complicated setup, but at least it has pictures.
    http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Rainw...lection-System

    This search gave good results:
    http://www.google.com/search?source=...=Google+Search



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    When I was a little younger we always had barrels under rain spouts. Any of you ever live where you had to depend on well water? Well the water we caught the ladies washed clothes with. The ole ringer washing machine was a back porch fixture. I know many people who got "city water" in the last year or so in this area and lines are still being extended. I bet nobody had a catfish in their well to keep it clean either, and all the wells were hand dug.
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    I never heard the catfish story. We had some good well water. Crazy thing was a well 30 feet away might be unfit to drink. The next one would be great.
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