PATTI - CLOROX BLEACH/epsom salt on carpet

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Hi Patti,

Sorry for the delay in responding.

After we ripped out all of our carpeting in late winter, we were left

with plywood subflooring. I started slop mopping (put your mop in the

bucket, but don't wring it out when pulling it back out of the bucket).

The mix consisted of 1/2 box or 32 oz. of Epsom salts and 2 cups of

bleach in appx. 1 1/2 - 2 gallons of water. You'll know you have the

mix right as the water will turn pink. It stinks too, so be sure to

ventilate the area you are working in.

As I slop mopped, I made sure to pay attention to all of the cracks in

the subflooring and push the fluids up underneath all of the

baseboards.

For the walls and ceilings I put the same mixture in a garden sprayer

and sprayed a heavy layer all over.

But when filling up the garden sprayer, put HOT water in it first, add

your salt and then shake it up to make sure that the salt disolves. If

you don't do this then the sprayer will get clogged. Then add the

bleach.

I used this mixture throughout the whole house with the exception of

the home office. In there I strictly used Windex due to the computers

and such.

I've never tried the bleach/salt combo on carpet, so I can't offer any

advice there.

In the beginning I slop mopped just about every day. Then I slacked off

to abt. every 3 days. Now I slop mop about once a week. Of course with

general cleaning in between.

The Salt is easy to clean up off of the walls later with a Swiffer mop

and the salt / bleach didn't damage the paint. Although now I'm in the

process of painting the whole interior of the house as money permits.

It's still too soon to tell whether we will be rid of these things for

good or not. It's only been about 1 1/2 months? maybe since we have

felt anything. But so far so good. Any reprieve from these demons are

most welcome!!!

Good luck to you Patti. Keeping you and everyone here in my prayers!

Hugs!

> TrulyBlest,

> I was talking to Rita this afternoon. We were discussing that you had

> good luck with using the Epsom Salt and bleach in cleaning the

> environment. Can you share some specifics with us as to how you went

> about it? Thanks so much. Your friend, Patti Pike

>