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PROBLEM
BLUEORGRAY
COLORSTAINS
'GRAYED
CI.XXMES
IPOSSMHJ3 C AtJSEAND
@Improperuse of fabric softener.
Neverpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyonclothes;
always dilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater.Toremovestains: dampenstainedareaand
rub withundiluted liquiddetergent. I &wash, usingchlorinebleachifsafc forfabric.
@ Insufficient d etergent.Youmayneedto increasetheamountofdetergent u sed,if the
loadis largerthannormal,if soilis heavierthanaverage (especially oilysoil), if water
levelis high,or if waterhardnessis aboveaverage.
@ Wateris nothotenoughfor typeof load.Makesurewaterheaterissetto deliverhot
waterat thewasher140"-150"F. [60°- 66%3,). D o notwashwhenotherhotwater
needs—such as dishwashing or familyb~ths—are h eavy.
~Pooror inferior
&tergent (CM use
of
soapin hardwater).C!hange to
phosphate
detergent i f possible.
Followthesesteps:
@ Usewaterconditioner(suchas Calgonbrand).
@ Usehottestwaterpossible.
@ Pretreats~ns,
@ Usebleachwherepossible.
~Usepresoakaids.
~Installwatersoftener.
s Washeroverloaded. C lothescannotmove
freely to loosen andremovesofi, causing
grayappearance.Follow correct loading proceduresfor size of load.
~ ~mpropersoa~ng, with insufficientdetergent.Usually a
30-minutesoakis
sufficient.However, w henusingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarments,youmay
needto usetwicetherecommended amountof detergent.
~Washing too longmayresultin increasedsoilredeposition. U se shorterwashtimefor
smallerloads.
~ Detergentdissolvestoo slowly. B is importantthatdetergentbe presentin the wash
solutionat the startof washagitation.
To restore grayed clothes—
Mostgrayedclothescan beat leastpartiallyrestoredby the following procedure:
(a) Put clothesin washer.
(b) Fillwith Ha water.Checkmanufacturers' h angtagsto determineif hot wateris
suitablefor garment.
(e) Adda non-precipitating typeofwatersoftenersuchas Calgonbrandwith
phosphate.Use 2% timesas muchas youneedfor normalwatersoftening.
(d) Do not add soapor detergent.
[e)
iLMIOW
clothes
to go
throughcompletecycle.
[f) Repeat,if necessary.
~g)If youpreferto soak clothes,use watersoftenerin pIaceof soakagentor pre-wash
:ietmgent a nd Now clothesto soakfor about20 minutes.
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