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Ofcarbonak
k yourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
if
you.
use a carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythe limestonewillbuild
depo;itson yburclothesand
up. If ~ourwateris VERYHARD
(Hor moregrains)and if youwash
just a fewloadsa week,youmay
seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few
months.
Effed$
on
clothes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually affectvariousfabricsin
the following ways:
@ Givesa stiff, harsh, roughfeelto
fabricssuchas toweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeand become
duHanddingy.
@ Causesgrayingof fabrics.
* Leavesa white,powderyresidue
on dark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fading of bright
colorsas a resultof directcontact
withdetergent.
@ Reduceswrinkle-resistance o f
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectiveness o f flame-
retmdantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children's sleepwear.
@ Increasesfabricwearbecause
of the scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson.the fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mkcfs on %va&!r
@ Unsightlybuildupon all washer
surfacesexposedto the wash
solution.
~Mat-1ike, CrUSty formations caused
bylintadheringto the sticlq
limestonedeposits.
@ Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin the pump,
recirculationwaterhoses, filters
andotherwasherparts.
@ Reducedusefi.d lifeof washer.
Recommended methods to
reduce Mnestone buildup
~ Use
a powdered phosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseare available in yourarea.
~~s~~~a homewatersofinera
Thiswillsignificantly reduce
limestonebuildup.
@ Use a packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
Good w%wlling pmdice$
may delay limstme damag e
to Cbthe$
Thefollowing recommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneon yourclothes.
Theseare generallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror not youhave
hard wateror usecarbonate
detixgent.
@ Use hotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150°F. f orcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,use moredetergent t o
promotebetterwashing.AIsobe
sureto use bleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hotwaterwhenever
possible.
@ Adddetergentand allowwasher
to fiil and agitatefor threeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@ Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
..-
~Increase useofbleaches, p resoaks,
packaged waterconditioners, prewash
soiland stainremoversto help in
removingstubbornsoilsand stains.
~Use greatercare in sortingloads.
Washverydirty loadsseparately
andincreasedetergentto helpkeep
dirt fromredepositingon less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@ Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionof washer.
@ Use fabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
HOW h patiially restore clo~lm
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybe partially
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
of hottap-water for-15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAIFJER.
Thenwashclothesin the washer
usingdetergent.
cAmoNs:
@ Do notusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionof thevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@ Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
of permanentpress fabrics.
~ Vinegarsoakmay damage
the dyesin somefabrics.
recommended detergent a nmunts
in relationto waterhardness.
*LiMEST73NE-technically
calledCALCIUM CARBONATE—is causedbythe
reaction ofthecalciuminthehardwaterwiththesodiumcarbonate in thedetergent,
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