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Isyourwaterhard?Hit is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifyou wash
ifyouuseacarbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justafewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
*
Effkdson clothes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
* Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resismnceof
permanentpressfabrics.
%Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthe scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
ma OL4
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Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedto thewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
byiintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
0Increasedservicecallsbecause
ofIimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
@Reducedusefidlifeofwasher.
Ik?cmnlenddmethodst
rechce Iim?$blebl.likhps
@Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersofiener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
w washingptices
may deklyErlledcmeckmltqge
to clothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
in relationto waterhardness.
e ~c~e useofbleaches,preso&s,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
6Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
e Usefabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessinclothes.
Howtopatiidy restore cBothe$ -
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybe partially
restoredbysoakingina solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTYJNER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
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~Do notusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
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