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PROBLEM
F'0SSH3LE CAUSEANDREMEDY
GRAYED
~Washeroverloaded. C lothescannotmovefreelyto loosenandremovesoil, causing
CLCYHIES
grayappearance. F ollowcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeof load.
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e ~mproper
S oaking
with insufficient
detergent,Usuallya 30-rnhWesoakis sufficient.
However, w henusingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use
twicethe recommended amountofdetergent.
~ Use of soapin hard water.Switchto a phosphate detergent,or followsix stepsat the
m
bottomof page18.
~Wmhingtoolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition. U se shorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
~
~e~rgent
dissolves
too
SIOWly.
Detergentmustbepresentin the washsolutionat the ,
startof agitation.Seepage13.
~Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1. Put clothesin washer.Fill withH~ water.CheckManufacturers' C areLabelsto
determineif hot wateris suitablefor garment.
s Adda
non.precipi~ting
type
ofwater softener
Such as Glgon
withphosphate—
use2% timesas muchas youneedfor normalwatersoftening.
~ Do notuse detergentor soap.
~ Allowclothesto gothroughcompletecycle.
~ Repeat,if necessary.
2. If youpreferto use thePrewashSetting,seepage 8. Usethe watersofienerin place
of soakagentor prewashdetergentandallowclothesto soakfor about20 minutes.
YELLOWED
~Incornplcte removalofbodysoildueto constantuseof insufficientdetergent.Check
CLOTHES
hemof T-shirtor pillowcase.If theyare'white andcenteris yellow,it containsbody
oil. Restorewhitenessfollowing procedureson "GrayedClothes~'above.
~ Chlorinebleachmayyeflow somefabricswithresinfinishes.Use non-chlorine b leach
(suchas Clorox2 brand).Referto GarmentManufacturers' C are Instructions.Restore
colorusingcolorremover(suchas Ritor Tintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
~Ironor manganesein watermaycauseoverallyellowing or yellowspots.
L Useextradetergentplusa non-precipitating w atersoftenerdissolvedin water
beforeaddingclothes.Use non-chlorine bleach.
2. Havea specialfilteror chemicalfeederinstalledin yourhometo removeironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterfor a fewminutesto cleanironresiduebuildupin lines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. Toremovespds: spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuice throughstain.'lbremoveoverallyellow,usea commerciallyavailable
rust scaleremover,following packageinstructions. I f porcelaindamagecan occur,
do notuse in the washer;use a plasticcontainer.
BLUEOR GRAY
Improperuse of fabricsoftener.Neverpour fabricsoftenerdirectlyon clothes;always
'COLOR
STAINS
dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage15.Toremovestains: dampenstainedarea
andrub withundiluted liquiddetergent. R e-wash, u singchlorinebleachif safeforfhbric.
SHRINKAGE,
Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybe safely
GENERAL
washedbut willshrinkin a dryer.FollowGarmentManufacturers' C areInstructions
exzzctly. If in doubt,do notmachinewashor dry.
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