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Important
Detergent
lnforniation
Detergents
and soaps
clear
by loosening
sotI, and by holdlng
It lr8
the water
so
I*
drains
away
If not
enough
detergent
IS
used, so11 aru
lint can settle back
on the Items rr'
the load
SOAP
Lvorks best in sot+ ',vot~=
(0 4 grains
hardness;
In harder
water
both the wasn and rinse water
should
be softened
!Jse enough
soap
to
make
about
112 to 2 Inches
(3 8 to 5 5
cm) of suds
DETERGENT
works In na~
o'
soft
wcter
Package
dIrectIons
are
usuallv
based
on soft water
and
washers
with normal~size
tubs
Use
more detergent...
1 for hard
water
2 for heavy
greasy
or
01ly SOlIS
3
if the detergent
IS
low
phosphate
4
for cold-water
washes
DETERGENT SUDS.
There are
high,
horma
and
low sudslng
pow-
oered
detergents
If the recom-
rerded
amount
of detergent
makes
too much
suds, switch
to a lower
sudsrng
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
Groins
4-10 Grains
IO-20 Grains
Powdered
Detergents
Low Suds
2-34 cup
34-I cup
1 cup (250 ml]
(125175
ml)
(175250
mL)
Normal
SlJdS
1
cup (250 ml]
1::.1'2 cups
1'2 cups (350 ml]
(300-350
ml)
Hrgh Suds
1-1'2 cups
I': cups (350 ml]
lx1 cups (425 ml]
(250-300
ml]
No phosphate
-Follow
package
recommendations
-
Lrqurd Detergents
4 to 2 cups (60 to 180 ml]. depending
on the brand
and
amount
of
soil
Follow
package
recommendations
:k 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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