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PROBLEM
GRAYED
cLmHEs
YELLOWED
CLOTHES
1
POSSIBLE CAUSE
AND
REMEDY
@ Insufficient d etergent. Y oumayneedto increaseamountofdetergent u sedif loadis
largerthannormal,if soilsareoilyor heavierthanaverage, i f waterlevelis largeor if'
wateris Hardto 13xtnwnely Hard.
@ Waternothotenoughfortypeofload,Be surewaterheateris setto deliverhotwater
at thewasherat 140"- 1 50"I?. ,Donotwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—--such
as
dishwashingor fim+lybaths–-areheavy.
s Pooror ~ferior
&&gent,
~~~ge to @OS@a@
~etergent;
impossible. FOflOW t heseStepS:
1. Usewaterconditioner, ( suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. Usehottestwaterpossible
4. Usebleachwherepossible
5. Usepre-soakaids
6. Installwatersoftener
~Washeroverloaded. C lothescannotmovefreelyto loosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance. F ollowcorrectloadingprocedures for sizeof load.
@ Impropersoakingwithinsufficient d etergent. U suallya 30-minute soakis sufilcient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use
twicetherecommended amountof detergent.
@ Useof soapin hard water.Switchto a phosphate detergent,or followsixsteps
describedabove.
.,.
~Washingtoolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition. U se shorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
@ Detergentdissolvestoo slowly.Detergentmustbepresentin the washsolutionat the
startof agitation.Seepage 15.
@ To ~estore grayedclothes,followoneof theseprocedures:
1. Putclothesin washer.FillwithHOTwater. CheckManufacturers' C areLabelsto
2.
3.
4.
determineif hot wateris suitablefor garment.
* Adda non-precipitating t ypeof watersoftenersuchas C.a.lgon w ithphosphate—
use2% timesm muchas youneedfor normalwatersoftening.
@ Do notuse detergentor soap.
@ Allowclothesto go throughcompletecycle.
@ Repeat,if necessary.
If youpreferto usethe SoakSetting,seepage8. Usethe watersoftenerin placeof
soakagentor prewashdete~gent and allowclothesto soakfor about20 minutes.
UseRegularCyclewithExtraRinse.Seepage5.
Usethe Mini-Basket t ub. Seepage9. Increasedetergent.
~ hwornpleteremovalof bodysoildueto constantuseof insuf%cient detergent.Check
hemof T-shirtor pillowcase. If theyare whiteandcenteris yellow,it containsbody
oil. Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson' 'GrayedClothes;'page21.
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