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How to Partially Restore Clothes
Once clothes have developed limestone deposits, they
may be partially restored by soaking in a solution of two
cups (480 ml) of vinegar in one gallon (3.8 liters) of hot
Then wash clothes in the washer using detergent.
HOW WCH DETERGENT SHOULD YOU USE?
The use of a sufficient amount of detergent is one of the most
important things you can do to make sure your wash comes out clean.
Amount required varies
according to:
1. Water hardness
2. Amount of soil
3. Size of load
4. Type of detergent
5. Wash temperature
Use
more detergent if you have...
1. Hard water
2. Large loads
3. Greasy or oily soils
4. Lower wash temperature
Low phosphate detergent
5.
Recommended Amount of Detergent for Average Soil Load
Water
Hardness
VERY HARD
10-20 Grains
HARD
Powder ~pe
4-10 Grains
O-4 Grains
Concentrated
0-10 Grains
Powder fipe
0-10 Grains
If the recommended amount of
detergent produces too many suds,
switch to a low sudsing detergent
brand, and follow instructions
on package.
Using too little
detergent is a
common cause
of laundry
problems.
Always
measure
detergent
in a standard measuring cup.
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Water Level Setting
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Extra
Medium
2 cups
1 X cups
(420 ml)
(360 ml)
(480 ml)
1 X cups
I % cups
(420 ml)
(360 ml)
(300 ml)
cup
(240 ml)
(240 ml)
1/2 cup
(180 ml)
(120 ml)
(240 ml)
FOLLOW PAC~GE DIMCTIONS
CAUTIONS:
The acidic action of the vinegar may damage
the porcelain.
Vinegar soak solution may reduce the
wrinkle-resistance of permanent press fabrics.
How to use detergent—
granular or powdered:
For best results, add detergent to the
wash basket before loading clothes.
If you load your clothes first, add
detergent next to the agitator.
If your detergent doesn't dissolve
well, predissolve the detergent in
hot water, then pour directly into
the wash basket.
—
To
use granular or powdered
detergent in the Mini-Basket tub,
put detergent in the bottom of Mini-
Basket tub before loading clothes.
To use liquid detergent, in regular
clothes basket or Mini-Basket tub,
follow package directions.
1. Use recommended amount
of detergent for your load
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and water hardness.
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Mini-
Basket
Small
2. When using other detergent
types—low and normal
1 % cups
(300 ml)
(85 ml)
suds, powders, liquids,
non-phosphate powders—
follow directions
(180 ml)
(60 ml)
on package.
1/8
(120 ml)
(30 ml)
3. For Extra Cleaning cycle
double the amount of
1/4 cup
1/2 cup
detergent recommended
(120 ml)
(60 ml)
in guide at left.
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4. For hard water treatment,
see Hard Water Guide.
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