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Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents
and
soaps
clean
by loosening
solI, and by holding
it in
the water
so I? drairls
away
If not
enough
detergent
IS used, so11 and
IInt can settle bock
on the items in
the loud
SOAP
\horks best In soft water
,194 grains
hardness)
In harder
water,
both
the wash
and
rinse water
should
be softened
IJse enough
soup
to
make
abou-
11 2 tc 2 inches
(3.8 to 5.5
cm] of suds
DETERGENT
$works In ~rd
3'
sott water.
Fackage
directions
are
usually
based
on soft stiater and
?rJashers 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 SOIIS.
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 Q lower
sudslng
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
llJ cups (300 ml]
1'2 cups (350 mL]
134-2 cups
(425-475
mL)
Normal
Suds
13.; cups (425 ml]
2'2 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 I' 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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