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washing powder for cleaning carpets

as i am trying to cut down on the amount of cleaning products i buy and i really needed to get my carpet cleaner out having no solution for it i tried washing powder, its bought the carpets up fantastically clean and they smell great too worked out ive saved myself approx 15.00 on the large bottles of rug doctor cleaning solution, are there many more uses for washing powder?
DFW nerd club number 039 :p 'Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts' :money: i will be debt free aug 2010

2008 live on 4k +cb £6,247.98/£6282.80 :T
sealed pot 2670g
2009 target £4k + cb £643.89:eek: /£6412.80

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  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I sometimes use washing powder in my dishwasher if i run out of dishwasher tablets.
  • MATH
    MATH Posts: 2,941 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I always use clothes washing liquid in my vax for shampooing carpets and a squirt of hair conditioner in the collection tank to kill the returning suds. HTH
    Life's a beach! Take your shoes off and feel the sand between your toes.
  • Aril
    Aril Posts: 1,877 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I use washing powder for bleaching up my white sink
    Aril
    Aiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!
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