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Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents
and soaps
clean
by loosening
solI, and by holding
it in
the water
so It drains
away.
If not
enough
detergent
IS used, so11 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 softeved
Use enough
soap
to
make
about
1% to 2 Inches
(3.8 to 5 5
cm) of suds.
DETERGENT works
In hard
or
soft woter
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 011~
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 following
chart
as
beginning
suggestlons
for powdered
and
liquid
detergent
amounts.
See
your laundry
Guide
for more infor-
mation
(pages
14-22).
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains
4-10 Grains
IO-20 Grains
Powdered
Detergents
Low Suds
1'4 cups (300 ml1
I'> cups (350 ml)
1jd-2 cups
(425-475
ml]
Normal
Suds
114 cups (425 mL)
2'2 cups (600 mL)
3 cups (700 mL)
High Suds
2 cups (475 ml)
3
cups (700
ml)
3'2
cups (825 ml)
No phosphate
-Follow
package
recommendations-
Liquid
Detergents
1 3 to 1' 3 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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