Advertisement
..-.—.-.——
POSSIBLECAUSE
I
GRAYEDCLOTHES
(continued)
YELLOmD
CLOTHES
BLUEOR GRAY
COLORSTA~S
sHRmKAGEj
~Impropersoakingwith insuf~lcient detergent. U suallya 30-minutesoakis sufficient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarments,youmay need to use
twicethe recommendedamountof detergent.
s Use of soapin hard water.Switchto a phosphatedetergent,or followsix stepsat
bottomof oppositepage.
o
Washingtoo long may resultin increasedsoildeposition.Use shorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
@ Detergentdissolvestoo slowly.Detergentmustbe presentin the washsolutionat the
start of agitation.See Detergentand Additivessection.
oTorestoregrayedclothes,followone of theseprocedures:
1. Put clothesin washer.Fill with HOTwater.Checkgarmentmanufacturer's care
labelsto determineif hot wateris suitablefor gment.
e Add anon-precipitating typeof watersoftenersuchas Cdgon brand.
Use 2Mtimesas muchas you needfor normalwater softening.
e Do not use detergentor soap.
@ Allowclothesto go throughcompletecycle.
@ Repeat,if necessary.
2. If you preferto use the Soakcycle,seeHow to Use the SoakCyclesection.Use
the water softenerin placeof soakagentor prewashdetergentand allowclothes
to soakfor about20 minutes.
3. Use an extracleaningcycle,seeTipsto HelpYouSelectSettingssection.
~Incompleteremovalof soildue to constantuse of insufficientdetergent.Checkhem
of T-shirtor pillowcase.If theyarewhiteandcenteris yellow, i t containsbody oil.
Restorewhitenessfollowingproceduresin GrayedClothes,above.
o Chlorinebleachmay yellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Use oxygenbleach(such
as Clorox2 brand).Referto garmentmanufacturer's c are instructions. R estorecolor
usingcolorremover(suchas Rit or Tintexbrands),followingpackagedirections.
e &onor manganesein watermay causeoverallyellowingor yellowspots.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Use extradetergentplusanon-precipitating watersoftenerdissolvedin waterbefore
addingclothes.Use non-chlorine bleach.
Havea specialfalterinstalledin yourhometo removeiron andmanganese
from water.
Run hot waterfor a fewminutesto cleanironresiduebuildupin lines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
To remove s~ots: SnreadstainedPortionoverpan of boilingwaterand squeeze
lemonjuice kough'sta.in.Torem~veoverallye~ow,use a~ommerciall~avtilable
rust scaleremover,followingpackageinstructions. I f porcelaindarnagecan occur,
do notuse in the washer;use a plasticcontainer.
hproper use of fabric softener. N everpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyon clothes;always
dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.See OtherLaundryProductssection.Also,do not
lift lid duringspin.Thismay causeimproperdispensing, r esultingin stains.To remove
shins: Dampenstainedarea and rub withundilutedliquiddetergent. R ewash,using
chlorinebleachif safefor fabric.
Somefabricswill shrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror by hand;othersmaybe safely
washedbut will shrinkin a dryer.Followgarmentmanufacturer's care instructions
exactly.If in doubt,do notmachinewashor dry.
15
.—.
Advertisement
