How much detergent
The use of a sufficient amount of
detergent is one of the most
important things you can do to
make sure your wash comes out
clean.
Amountrequiredvaries
accordingto:
1. Water hardness
2. Amount of soil
3. Size of load
4. ~pe of detergent
5. Wash temperature
Use
moredetergentif
youhave...
1. Hard water
2. Large loads
3. Greasy or oily soils
4. Lower wash temperature
5. Low phosphate detergent.
should you use?
If the recommended amount of
detergent produces too many suds,
switch to a low sudsing detergent
brand, and follow instructions on
package.
Using too little detergent is a
common cause of laundry problems.
Always measure detergent in a
standard measuring cup.
How to use detergent—granular
or powdered:
For best results, add detergent
to the wash basket before loading
clothes. If you load your clothes
first, add detergent next to to the
agitator.
If your detergent doesn’t dissolve
well, predissolve the detergent in
hot water, then pour directly into
the wash basket.
Recommended amount of detergent for average soil load
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WaterLevel Setting
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Use recommended amount of
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Water
Hardness Lame
Medium Small
2 cups
1% cups 1% cups
High-sudsing l&VOWr.
RnvderType
HARD
4-10 Gr.
1?4cups
1!4?cups
% cup
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1cup
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1cup
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cup
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Concentrated
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Grains
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1cup
?4cup
% cup
%vder ~pe
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Grains
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FOLLOW PACKAGEDIRECTIONS
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detergent for your load and water
hardness as shown in guide.
2. When using other detergent
types-low and normal suds, pcnders,
liquids, non-phosphate powders—
follow recommendations on package.
3. For hard water treatment, see
page 14.
