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PROBLEM
HEAVILY SOILED
AREASsuchas
collarsandcuffs
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.
POSSIBLECAUSE ANDREMEDY
LINTORRESIDUE
ONCLOTHES
0 Pretreat w ith1 ic[uid detergent.
e
Incorrect
so~ing
ofclothes.Separats1int-producers (such
M terry t~wds
MK!
chenille)
withlint-receivers (suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,
corduroy).
e washingtoolong,
especially for sma]lGr loads, E-ornormalsoil?use 1minuteper
poundof dry clothes.
a use of non-phosphate &t~rgen& Which c~rnbhe
withhardnessmineralsinwaterto
forma precipitate whichcanbemistaken forlint.
@ Usephosphate detergent o r liquiddetergent; u sewarmerwashwateror softenwater
withaninstalledmechanical s ofteneror a packaged watersoftener.
~Undissolved granulardetergent m ayleavepowdery residueonfabricswhichcanbe
mistaken forlint.
(a) Seepage13forrecomrnendationson h owtoadddetergent t o speedupcompiete
dissolving.
(b) UsealiquidorspecialGoldwater d etergent.
(c) Predissolvegranular d etergent i n hotwater,ormakesuredetergentisdissolved
completely inwashwaterbeforeaddingclothes.
(d) Makecertainclothes haveampleroomtomoveinwasher.
(e) Usea warmerwashwater.
~
overloading
ofwasherwillcauseabrasionwhich
createsexcessivelint.
Washfewer
itemsineachload.Makesurewaterleveliscorrectforsizeofload.
a Toonluchbleach,over-bleacheditems,suchastowels,willshedexcessive ]int.Use
correctamountofbleachaccordingto packagedirections.
*Notenoughdetergent.Enoughdetergentmustbeusedtoholdlintinsuspension during
washcycle.Increaseamountofdetergent u sed.Amountis determined bywater
hardness,sizeofload,degreeofsoilandamountofwater.Seepage13.
@ Incorrectuscoffabricsoftener.If usedin washcycle,manysoftenersmayreactwith
detergent t ocreatea whitedeposit.Usefabricsoftenersonlyin rinsecycle,unless
i)~lc~:lge
specifies
addingtowash
cycle.
*
Pilling,usual]yonpolyester-cotton b lends,iscausedbynormalwearandmaylook
like
lint.
Turningclothesinsideoutmayhelp.
@ Staticelectricitycausedbyoverdying willcauseattraction.Usefabricsoftenerin
rinsecycle.
T' correet—
411 oftheabovecausesof residueexceptpillingcanusuallyberemovedfromgarments
hroughuseofcorrectlaundryprocedures.
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