Isyourwaterhard?Ifitis,md
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifyouwash
ifyouusea carbonatety~ nOn-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
just.afewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frquencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjustafew
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclotiesand
up.IfyourwaterisVERYHA~
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oncloth=
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffwtvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
*Givesastiff,harsh,roughfil to
fabricssuchastoweling.
@Causescolorstofideandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffibrics.
@Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-colord items.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswritie-resistance of
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessoffla.me-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbeeause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsontie fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
ma on *r
~Unsightiybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
~Mat-]ike,~rustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothestic~
~imeStOnedeposih.
~Increasd servicecallsbecause
{lflimestonedepositiintie pump,
recirculation‘Naterlloses~filters
LllldOtherwasherpare.
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@Useapowderd phosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavdable inyourarea.
~~s~l ahomewatersoftener.
~s willsignificantlyr~uce
limestonebuildup.
~Useapackagd non-precipitating
watersotiner, suchasCalgon
brandwithphospha~.
w - pmdim
W de@ b@ne -e
b Clotis
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
~ese aregenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebetterSOH
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwa~rorusecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
enrnple upto UO°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
GAdddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeorfour
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingcioties.
C3IncreNeamountofdetergent
Seeguideonopposite
pagefor
:ecomen.ded de~ergen~mounts
@WC-use ofblahes, PBO*,
pac~ed watercondtionen,p~h
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
*Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separa~lytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usetibric softenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessinclothes.
Howto pmiwy ratore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakinginasolution
oftwocubsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottap-waterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
@Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarso~ solutionmay
reducebe wrin~e-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesi~~somefabrics.
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