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Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents
and soaps
clean
by loosening
SOII, and by holding
it in
the water
so it drans
away.
If not
enough
detergent
is used, soil and
lint con settle
bock
on the items In
the load.
SOAP
works
best in soft water
(O-4 groins
hardness).
In horder
water,
both
the wash
and
rinse water
should
be softened.
Use enough
soap
to
make
about
IV2
to 2 inches
(3.8 to 5 5
cm] of suds.
DETERGENT
works
in hard
or
soft water.
Package
directions
ore
u~uallv
based
on soft water
and
washers
with normal-size
tubs.
Use
more detergent...
1 for hard
water.
2. for heavy
greasy
or
01ly soils
3. If the detergent
IS
low
phosphate
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for cold-water
washes.
DETERGENT SUDS.
There ore
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
suggestions
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
314 cup (175 ml]
1'4 cups [250-300
I'h-1'12 cups
mL1
(300-350
mL]
Normal
Suds
II'4 cups (300 ml]
1% cups (425 mL)
2-2'14 cups
(475525
ml]
High Suds
l-I"4 cups
2 cups (475 ml]
21/z cups (600 ml]
(300-350
ml]
No phosphate
-Follow
package
recommendations
-
Liquid
Detergents
l/q to 1 cup (60 to 250 ml], depending
on the brand
and
amount
of soil. Follow
package
recommendations.
+: These recommendations
do not apply...
l
In areos where
phosphates
ore banned.
l
In areas with laws limiting
(by weight
or percentage)
the amount
of detergent
used in Q wash load.
For a Soak
or Pre Wash
SOAK
l
Add
detergent
or pre-soak
product
to washer
basket.
Always
dissolve
Some stains,
heavy
so11 or other
laundry
problems
ore best removed
enzyme
pre-soak
and detergent
powders
to help prevent
spot fading
on colored
items.
with Q soak or Q double
wash
you con
. Add
load.
work the Cycle
Control
Knob for these
added
cleaning
operations.
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