PROBLEM
=Insufficientdetergent.Youmayneedtoincreaseamountofdetergentusedifload
islargerthannormal,ifsoilsareoilyorheaviertk~anaverage,or ifwaterisHardto
ExtremelyHard.
@Waternothotenoughfortypeofload.Besurewaterheaterissettodeliverhotwater
atthewasherat 140°-1500F.Donotwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—suchas
dishwashingorfamilybaths–are heavy.
@Poororinferiordetergent.Changetophosphatedetergent,ifpossible.Followthesesteps:
1. Usewaterconditioner,(suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. Usehottestwaterpossible
4. Usebleachwherepossible
5. Usepre-soakaids
6. hstall watersofiener
~Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload.
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~pro~r so~g with~sufficient~ete~gent.~sually a qo-rninutesoak is sufficient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksfor-heavilysofledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetie recommendedamountofdetergent.
~Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoaphosphatedetergent,orfo~owsixsteps
describedabove.
@Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor
srn~er loads.
~Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe
startofagitation.Seepage11.
@To restoregrayedclothes,followol~eoftheseprocedures:
1. Putclothesinwasher.FtilwithHOTwater.CheckManufacturers’CareLabels-to
determineif hotwateris suitableforgarment.
~Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCalgonwiti phosphate—
use2‘\ztimesasmucl~asyouneedfor normalwatersofiening.
@Do notusedetergerltor soap.
QA11owclothesto go throughcompletecycle.
~Repeat,if n=essary.
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