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Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents
and soaps clean
by loosening
soil, and by holding
it in
the water so it drains away. If not
enough detergent
is used, soil and
lint can settle back on the items in
the load.
SOAP works best in
soft water
(O-4 grains hardness). In harder water,
both the wash and rinse water should
be softened.
Use enough soap to
make about 1% to 2 inches (3.8 to 5.5
cm] of suds.
DETERGENT works in
hard
or
soft water.
Package
directions
are
usually based on soft water and
washers with normal-size
tubs. Use
more detergent...
1. for hard water.
2. for loads and water levels
larger than MEDIUM.
3. for heavy greasy or oily soils.
4. if the detergent
is low
phosphate.
5. for cold-water
washes.
DETERGENT SUDS. There are
high, normal and low sudsing pow-
dered detergents.
If the recom-
mended
amount of detergent
makes
too much suds, switch to a lower
sudsing brand. DO NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT of detergent
Use the followlng
chart as
beginning
suggestions
for powdered
and liquid detergent
amounts. See
your Laundry
Guide
for more infor-
motion
(pages
14-22).
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains
4-10 Grains
IO-20 Grains
Powdered
Detergents
Low Suds
11/4 cups (300 mL)
I'/2 cups (350 ml]
13/4-2 cups
(425-475
mL)
Normal
Suds
1% cups (425 ml)
2% cups (600 mL)
3 cups (700 ml)
High Suds
2 cups (475 mL)
3 cups (700 mL]
3%
cups (825 mL)
No phosphate
-Follow
package
recommendations-
Liquid
Detergents
% to 1% cups (80 to 325 ml], depending
on the brand
and amount
of soil. Follow
package
recommendations.
* These
recommendations
do not apply...
l
In areas where
phosphates
are banned.
l
In areas with laws limiting
(by weight
or percentage]
the amount
of detergent
used in a wash load.
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