use
Is yourwaterhard?If itis, and washersurfaces.Thehardness (11ormoregrains)andifyou wash
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsa week,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.Ifyourwateris VERYHARD
Effects on clothes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingof fabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinlde-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthe scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
I12ffkcbon washer
~Unsightlybuilduponall washer
surfacesexposedto thewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringto thesticky
Iirncstonedeposits.
~Increasedservicecallsbecause
of limestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andother washerparts.
* ReducedusefulJifeofwasher.
Recommendedmethodsto
reducehestone ImiMups
o Usea powderedphosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
GoodWa$ll.ing
practices
maydelaylimestonedamage
toclothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
* If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hotwaterwhenever
possible.
* Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
in relationto waterhardness.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaksj
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessin clothes.
IIow to partially restoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingina solution
oftwocupsofvin;garin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
usE A PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
@Do notusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
‘LIMESlONE-technically calledCALCIUM CARBONATE–is caused bythe
reactionof the calcium in the hardwaterwith the sodium carbonatein the detergent,
