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Is yourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
if vouusea carbonatetvQe non-
ofYourwaterandyourwashing
(11 m moregrains)and if' youwash
just.a fewloadsa week,youmay
p~osphate detergent, y & will
fre'@mcy willdetermine how
scclimestone buildupsinjust Hfkw —
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestone willbuild
months.
depositson yourclothesand
up. If yourwateris VERYHARL>
—
Efkcts
on (Mhes
Althoughlimestone buildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually affectvariousfabricsin
thefollowing ways:
@ Givesa stiff,harsh, roughfeelto
fabricssuchas toweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@ Causesgrayingof fabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
on dark-coloreditems.
@ Causesspot-fading of bright
colorsas a resultof directcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistance o f
permanentpressfabrics.
@ Destroyseffectiveness o f flame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children's sleepwear.
@ Increasesfabricwear because
of the scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
Hlkcb ml washer
* Unsightlybuildupon all washer
surfacesexposedto the wash
solution.
* Mat-1ike, crustyformations caused
by lint adheringto the sticky
limestonedeposits.
* Increasedservicecalls because
of'limestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses, filters
and other washerparts.
@ Reducedusefldlife of washer.
methds@
Iw-dulce
hM%tOne
h?ikhps
@
Usea powdered phosphate
detergent o r a liquiddetergent;f
theseare available in yourarea,
~Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantly reduce
limestone buildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
GOOd washingpractices
may delayli.mesfmedamage
b c~othes
The following recommendations
willtemporarilydelaythe effects
of limestoneon yourclothes.
Theseare generallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removal w hetheror notyouhave
hard wateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@ Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150"F. f or cottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@ If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,use moredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sure to use bleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hot waterwhenever
possible.
@ Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fill and agitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@ lrl~l"~~]s~
i]lllolln[ o l'detergent.
Sccguideon oppositepagefor
I"ecommelldcd Cietcrgent amounts
in rclatkmto waterhtirdness.
@ Increase useofbleaches, p resoaks,
packaged w ater conditioners, prewash
soilandstainremovers to helpin
removing stubbornsoilsandstains.
@ Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergent t o helpkeep
dirt fromredepositing on less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separately to prevent d amagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@ Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
~ Usefabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybe partially
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
of hottap waterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin the washer
usingdetergent.
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I
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~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
of permanentpressfabrics.
@ Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
*LIMESTONE—techn ically called CALCIUM CARBONATE—iscaused by the
reaction of the calcium in the hard water with the sodiurmcarbonate in the detergent.
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