Whirlpool LB5300XK Use & Care Manual page 6

Important
Detergent
lnforniation
Detergents and soaps clean
by loosening soil, and by holding it In
the water so It drains away If not
enough detergent IS used, soil 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 softened Use enough soap to
make about 11;~ to 2 Inches (3.8 to 5 5
cm] of suds
DETERGENT
works In hard or
soft wafer Package directions are
usually based on soft water and
washers with normal-size tubs.
Use
more defergent
1. for hard water
2 for heavy greasy or
oily soils
3 if the detergent is low
phosphate
4 for cold-water washes
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 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
hundry Guide
for more infor-
mation (pages 14-22).
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains 4-10 Grains lo-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds 34 cup (175 ml) l'a cups (250-300 1'4-1'2 cups
mL1
(300-350 ml)
Normal Suds 1'4 cups (300 ml) 134 cups (425 ml] 2-2'4 cups
(475-525 ml]
High Suds 1-1'4 cups 2 cups (475 mL)
2'2 cups (600 ml)
(300-350 ml)
No phosphate - Follow package recommendations -
Liquid Detergents '4 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 areas where phosphates are banned.
l
In areas with laws limiting [by weight or percentage) the amount
of detergent used in a wash load.