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Is your waterhard? If it is, and washersurfaces. The hardness (11or moregrains)and ifyouwash
if you use a carbonatetypenon-
of yourwater and your washing
just a fewloads a week, y&umay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywill determinehow
see limestonebuiidupsinjust a few
most probably notice limestone*
rapidlythe limestonewillbuild
months.
depositson yourclothesand
up. If your water is VERYHA~
Eflwb on clothes
Although limestonebuildupoccurs
more rapidly on cotton, it will
eventuallyaffect variousfabricsin
the followingways:
@Gives a stiff, harsh, rough feelto
fabrics such as toweling.
@Causes colors to fade and become
dull and dingy.
~Causes graying of fabrics.
@Leavesa white, powderyresidue
on dark-colored items.
@Causes spot-fadingof bright
colors as a result ofdirect contict
with detergent.
@Reduces wrirdde-resistance of
permanent press fabrics.
@Destroys effectivenessof flame-
retardant finishes on cottonssuch
as children’ssleepwear.
@Increases fabric wear because
of the scrubbing action between
limestone deposits on the fabrics
during washer agitation.
Efi&& on -her
~ Unsightly buildup on all washer
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
@Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
~Increasedservicecallsbecause
t}f1imestoncdtiposilsin thepump,
recirculation water hoses, filters
and
otherwasherparts.
L?
l?educed usefi~lIit’eof washer.
Rwomendd meth@ @
duee h*ne btidu~
@
Use a powderedphosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
these are availablein yourarea.
@~ns~lla home watersofiener.
This will significantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~ Use a packaged non-precipitating
water softener,such as Calgon
brand with phosphate.
w w- pladica
may delay bane -e
b Clotia
The followingrecommendations
will temporarily delay the effects
of limestone on your clothes.
These are generally goodwashing
practices and will givebetter soil
removalwhether or not youhave
hard water or use carbonate
detergent.
@Use hotter wash
water,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
QIf youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possib[e.
QAdddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
min~testodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@l~lcreaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
recommended detergentamounts
in relation to watt~ri~ardness.
@hcrease useofbleaches,preso~,
packagedwa~r conditioners,prewash
soiland stainremoversto help in
removingstubbornsoilsand stains.
~Use greater care in sortingloads.
Washvery dirty loadsseparately
and increasedetergentto help keep
dirt from redepositingon less
soiled items. Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamage from
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Wash smaller loads to increase
cleaningaction ofwasher.
@Use fabric softenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How
topartially restore clothes
Once clothes havedeveloped
deposits, they maybe pa~ially
restored by soaking in a solution
of two cups of vinegarin one gallon
of hot tap water for 15minute;.
USE A PLASTIC CONTAINER.
Then wash clothes in the washer
usingdetergent.
~ Do not use vinegar soak
solution in washer. The acidic
action of the vinegar may
damage the porcelain.
@Vinegar soak solution may
reduce the wrin~e-resistance
of permanent press fabrics.
QVinegar soak may damage
the dyes in some fabrics.
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