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Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents
and soaps
clean
by loosening
SOII. and by holding
it In
the water
so It drains
away
If not
enough
detergent
is used, soil and
lint can settle back
on the items in
the loud
SOAP works best in soft water
(O-4 grains
hardness)
In harder
water.
both
the wash
and rinse water
should
be softened.
Use enough
soap
to
make
about
11)~ to 2 inches
(3 8 to 5 5
cm] of suds
DETERGENT
works
in hard
or
soft water
Package
directions
are
usually
based
on soft water
and
washers
with normal-size
tubs
Use
more detergent...
1 for hard
water
2
for heavy
greasy
or
01ly soils
3. If the detergent
IS low
phosphate
4
for cold-water
washes
DETERGENT
SUDS. There are
high,
normal
and
low sudsing
pow-
dered
detergents.
If the recom-
mended
amount
of detergent
makes
too
much suds, switch to a lower
sudsing
brand.
DO NOT REDUCE
THE
AMOUNT
of
detergent.
Use the followlng
chart
as
beginning
suggestions
for powdered
and
liquid
detergent
amounts
See
your laundry
Guide for more infor-
mation
(pages
14-22).
WATER HARDNESS
IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains
4-10 Grains
lo-20 Grains
Powdered
Detergents
Low Suds
3.4 cup (175 mL)
1'4 cups (250-300
l'~-l'lz
cups
mL1
(300-350
mL)
Normal
Suds
114 cups (300 ml)
134 cups (425 mL)
2-2'4 cups
(475-525
ml]
High Suds
l-l' 4 cups
2
cups (475 ml]
2'~ cups (600 ml]
(300-350
mL)
No phosphate
- Follow
package
recommendations
-
Liquid
Detergents
'4 to 1 cup (60 to 250 ml), depending
on the brand
and
amount
of soil. Follow
package
recommendations.
* These recommendations
do not apply...
l
In areas where
phosphates
are banned.
l
In areas with laws limiting
(by weight
or percentage]
the amount
of detergent
used in a wash load.
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