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h yourwater
had?
E it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11or moregrains)andif'youwash
if you. u sea carbonatetypenon-
of yourwaterandyourwashing
just a fewloadsa week,youmay
phosphate detergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositson yourclothesand
up. If yourwateris VERYHARD
meets
on
@nthes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually affectvariousfabricsin
thefollowing ways:
@ Givesa stiff, harsh, roughfeelto
fhbricssuchas toweling.
@ Causescolorsto fadead become
dti anddingy.
~Causesgrayingof fabrics.
~~ves a white,powderyresidue
on dark-colored items.
* Causesspot-fading of bright
colorsas a resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistance o f
permanentpressfabrics.
@ Destroyseffectiveness of flame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
aschildren's sleepwear.
@ ~creases fabricwe~ because
ofthe scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson the fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
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ml %w3?&$r
@ Unsightlybuildupon all washer
surfacesexposedto the wash
solution.
e Mat-we, crustyformations caused.
bylintadheringto the sticky
limestonedeposits.
@ Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses, filters
andotherwasherparts.
@ Reducedusefullifeof washer.
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Im4M?d$
to
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@ Use a powdered phosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergent i f
theseare available in yourarea.
@ Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswill significantly reduce
limestonebuildup.
@ Use a packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
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Thefollowing recommendations
wiHtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneon yourclothes.
Theseare generallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hard wateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@ Use hotterwashwater9 for
exampleup to fiO°F.for cottons.
Thisalso improvesoily-soil
removal.
~If YOU washin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergent t o
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto use bleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hotwaterwhenever
possible.
@ Adddetergentand allowwasher
to fill and agitatefor threeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
*Increaseamountof detergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
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@ Increase useofbleaches, p resoaks,
packaged waterconditioners, prewash
soiland stainremoversto helpin
removingstubbornsoilsand stains.
@ Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirty loadsseparately
and increasedetergent t o helpkeep
dirt fromredepositing on less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefkom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
QWashsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionof washer.
@ Use fabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffiess or harshnessin clothes.
How'h partially re$tore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredby soakingin a solution
of twoCUPS o f vinegarin onegallon
ofhot tap-water f or U minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
~
Do notuse vinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionof the vinegarmay
damagethe porcelain.
@ Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
the dyesin somefabrics.
recommended detergent a mounts
in relationto waterhardness.
*LIMESfDNE-techriically c alladCALCKIM CARBONATE—is
causedtwthe
reaction ofthecalciuminthehardwater withthesodium carbonate inth~detergent,
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