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On 10 Sep,
"Ash" wrote:

Your wife and my wife must be totally different personalities to even
countenance washing clothes with less than crystal clear water, which
yours
from the tank isn't likely to be.

60odd years ago my mother used harvested rain water for all clothes
washing.
It was clear, and above all soft,

Yes, that's a great advantage in very hard water areas. Ours isn't bad but
it would still be beneficial.

Mary