Uw?@
Is yourwater hard? If it is, and
WA-MM
SUrfWWS.Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifycwwtish
ifyouuseacarbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsfibweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
mostprobablynoticelimestow+i
mpidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
Effectson Cklthe$
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesastiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresuhofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
Ef’f’wt$on washer
@Unsightlybuiiduponailwasher
surlticesexposedtothewash
solution.
@hdat-like,crustyh-nations caused
hyIintadhering{()thesticky
Iinws[(medeposits.
*Incrcascdscrvicecallsbecause
ofiinwstoneciepositsinthe
pump.
rccircuiiition lvatcrhoses,Fillers
:IndOtherWash(xpw”ls.
~
kXiLICCd Uscfllllifeof-washer.
nMho4Mto
reduceIhnestane
@Useapowderedphosphate
detergentoraliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
w washingpl%wticel$
mayWay hestme damage
toCk)thes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
~Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150”F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
JJ11OWwasher
~~~(iddetergent:Irld~~
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
miilutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
QIncreaseamountof
detergent.
Sec
guideonoppositepagefor
recommendeddetergent
amounts
inrelationto waterGrclness.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelph
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessinclothes.
H(3-W$0partiallyrestoredomes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingina solution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
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of the c:{k:hm) in the hard water with the sodium carbonate in the detergent.
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