TheresultsOfcontinued
I.Miwofcarbonate
1syourwaterhard?If itis,and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
depositsonyourclothesand up.IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
deteQents
(11or more.grains)andifyouwash
just a fewloadsa week,youmay
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
months.
Effectson Cklthi!s
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
~Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics,
@JLeavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsas a resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflake-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
meets willwasher
*Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
@Mat-like,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
*Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
*Reducedusefullifeofwasher.
Recommendedmethodsto
reducelimestonebuildups
@Usea powderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Instilla homewatersofienera
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
Good.washingpractices
may dehay#irmX.Omdamage
to Cklthes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
*If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirt fromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessinclothes.
Ilovvto partially restore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
recommendeddetergentamounts
inrelationto waterhardness.
*LlfvfESTONE-technicallycalledCALCIUMCARBONATE—iscaused bythe
~Do notusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.The acidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
the dyesin somefabrics.
reactionofthe calciumin~hehardwaterwiththe sodiumcarbonateinthe detergent,
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