me ofcarbona@
Isyourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
ifyouuse a carbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mostprobablynoticelimestone* rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
(II or moregrains)andif youwash _-
just a fewlo~ds
aweek,ybumay
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
months.
depo~itsony&r clothesand
up.If~our wateris VERYHARD
Exfed$
onClothw
.ARhoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,it will
eventuallyaffkctvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
* Givesa stiff, harsh,roughfml to
fkbricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorsto fide ~d become
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingof fabrics.
*haves a white,powderyresidue
ondark-colorediterns.
* Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsas a resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
penmimmtpressIhbrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantftishes on cottonssuch
aschildren’sskepwear.
@~creases fab~cwe= because
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
Iirnestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mm on -er
@Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedto thewash
solution.
~Mat-jjke,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothe sticky
limestonedeposits.
@Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses, filters
andotherwasherparts.
a Reducedusefullifeofwasher.
-mendd meti& to
reduce Ihm$tme btidu~
@Usea powderedphosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseareavailablein yourarea.
~Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignitlcantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
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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
sureto usebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
SIAdddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
. . .
~hlCI%WX3US43Ofbleaches,pIWOdW,
packagedwatercorditionem,prewash
soilandstainremoversto helpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergentto helpkeep
dirtfromredepositingon Iess
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
❑
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@wash sm~ler loadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
HkFWto
patiitiy restore CMM2S ~
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
~
deposits,theymaybe partially
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottap waterfor U minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent. “
@Do notusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
nxomended detergentamounts
in relationto waterhardness.
*LiMESK)NE-kWmicallvcalledCALCIUMCARE!ONATE-iscausedbvthe
reactionofthecalciuminke hardwaterwiththeeodh.!mcarbmiateinth6detergent.
