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Isyourwaterhard?Ifit is, and
washerSW%KXX
The hardness
(1!or moregrains)andif youwash
ifyouusea carbonate typenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
just d fewkwdsa week,youmay
phosphate detergent, y ouwill
frequency willdeterminehow
seelimestone buikhipsinJusta few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestone willbuild
months.
deposits cmyourclothesand
up.If yourwateris VHW HARD
Ef%?ds
am
ARhough
limestone buildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually affectvariousfabricsin
thefollowing ways:
s Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchas toweling.
@ Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@ Causesgrayingof fabrics.
@ Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-colored items.
@ Causesspot-fading of bright
colorsas a resukofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~~educeswrinkle-resistance O f
permanentpressfabrics.
@ Destroyseffectiveness o f fiame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children's sleepwear.
@ Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestone depositson the fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
(m
washer
* Unsightlybuildupon all washer
surfacesexposedto the wash
solution.
s Mat-like, c rustyformations caused
bylintadheringto thesticky
limestonedeposits.
= Increasedservicecalls because
0[ limestonedepositsin the pump,
rccircuhition waterhoses, filters
:i[]dotkr washerparts.
methods
t o
rawe lh-mstone
@ Usea powdered phosphate
detergent o r a liquiddetergent i f
theseare available in yourarea.
@ Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantly reduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea Packaged non-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
GoO'ti M%BSllillg
pm%kx%
my delay Iimestme damage
to dotks
Thefollowing recommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Theseare generallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removal w hetheror not youhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@ Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150"F. f or cottons.
Thisalso improvesoily-soil
removal.
* If youwashin cooler waterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usc bleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hot waterwhenever
possible.
@ Adddetergentand allowwasher
to filland agitatefor threeor four
minutesto dissoivedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@ Increaseamountof detei"gent.
Sccguideon oppositepagefor
r~~~lm]~~e~dcd
detergent
anmunts
in relationto waterhardness.
@ Increase useofbleaches, presoaks,
packaged w akrconditioners, prewash
soilandstainremovers to helpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@ Usegreatercarein sortingloads,
Washverydillyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergent t ohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositing on less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separately to preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@ Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Use fabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
Hovvtopartially restore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartiaHy
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottap-water f or 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
@ Do notusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionof thevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@ Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
of permanentpressfabrics.
@ Vinegarsoakmaydamage
the dyesin somefabrics.
'LlME5TOfilE-technically
calledCALCIUM CARBONATE–is
causedbythe
reaction
of the calcium
in the
hardwaterwith the sodium carbonateinthedetergent.
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