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1syourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.The hardness
if youuse a carbonatetypenon-
of yourwaterandyourwashing
phosphate detergent,you. w ill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mostmobablvnoticelimestone*
rapidlythe limestonewillbuild
depo;itsOrII yburclothesand
up. Ifjour wateris VERYHARD
.
(11or moregrains)and if youwash
just a fewloadsa week,youmay
see limestonebuildupsinjust a few
months.
F!Mii?c@
ani
dumes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually afkct variousfabricsin
thefollowing ways:
@ Givesa stiff, harsh, roughfeelto
fiibricssuchas toweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
&lfl
anddingy.
@ Causesgrayingof fabrics.
~~ves a
white,
powderyresidue
on dark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fidingof bright
colorsas a resultof directcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistance o f
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffixtivenessofflame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children's sleqwear.
~~creases fabricwe~ because
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson the fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
lMfix@ on *er
@ Unsightlybuildupon all washer
surfacesexposedto the wash
solution.
e Mat-we,
CrUSty
formations
CaI.Med
by
lintadheringto the sticky
limestonedeposits.
~Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses, filters
andotherwasherparts.
@ Reducedusefidlifeof washer.
~enw
Inet.h*
to
reduce limstme
buikhp$
~ Use a powdered phosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseare available in yourarea.
@ ~s~l a homewa~r so~ner.
Thiswill significantly reduce
limestonebuildup.
~ Use a packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
G00dw%3sh.in.g
pmclices
q
delay
Iimedmedamage
toclothes
The following recommendations
willtemporarilydelaythe effects
of limestoneon yourclothes.
Theseare generallygoodwashing
practicesand willgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hard wateror use carbonate
detergent.
@ Use hotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150°F. f or cottons.
This alsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,use moredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.A.!so be
sureto use bleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hot waterwhenever
possible.
@ Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fill and agitatefor threeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@ Increaseamountof detergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
recommended detergent a mounts
in relationto waterhardness.
@ Incnxseuseofbleaches, p resmk,
packaged waterconditioners, prewash
soiland stainremoversto helpin
removingstubbornsoilsand stains.
~ Use greatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirty loadsseparately
and increasedetergentto helpkeep
dirt horn redepositing on less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@ Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionof washer.
@ Use fabricsofienerto counteract
stifilhess o r harshnessin clothes.
How b
partially restoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
e
deposits,theymaybe patiially
restoredby soakingin a solution
of twocupsof vinegarin onegallon
of hottap waterfor B minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTNNER.
Then washclothesin the washer
usingdetergent.
@ Do not usevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionof thevinegarmay
damagethe porcelain.
@ Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
of permanentpress fabrics.
@ Vinegarsoakmaydamage
the dyesin somefabrics.
*LIMESTONE-teclmically calledCALCIUM CARBONATE—is
causedbythe
reaction of thecalciuminthehardwaterwiththesodiumcarbonate in thedetergent.
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