Whirlpool LA5580XK Use & Care Manual page 6

Important
Detergent Information
Detergents and soaps clean
by loosening
soil.
and by holding It in
the waler so it drains away If not
enougi? detergent IS used.
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and
lint con seitle back on the items in
the load
SOAP works best in soft water
(O-4 groins hardness] In horder water.
boih the wash ond rinse water should
be softened Use enough soop to
make about I112 to 2 Inches (3 8 to 5 5
cm) of suds
DETERGENT works In hard or
so(l tvoter Pockage directions are
usually based on soft water and
washers wlh normalLslze tubs Use
more detergent...
1 for hard woter
2
for loads ornd hfater Ic-WIIS
larger than MEDIUM
3 for heovy greasy or
OIIY soils
4 11 ihe detergen: IS low
phosphate
5. for cold-woier woshes
DETERGENT SUDS. There are
high. normal and low sudslng pow-
dered detergents If the recom-
mended amount of detergent makes
too much suds. switch to o lower
sudslng brand DO NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT of detergent
Use the following char1 as
begInnIng suggestions for powdered
and llquld detergent amounts See
your laundry Guide for more Infor-
mation (pages 14-22).
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Groins 4-10 Groins
lo-20 Grclns
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds I'> cups (300 ml) llz cups (350 ml] l'a-2 Cups
(425475 ml]
Normal Suds II2 cups (425 mLJ 21z 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 -
1qLjld Delergents I, to 11, cups (80 lo 325 ml] depending on the brand
and amounl
of solI Follow package recommendations
'I' These recommendations do not apply
l
In areas where phosphates are banned
l
In
areas wtth laws
llmltlng (by weight or percentage]
the
amount
of detergent used In a wash load