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How much detergent should you use?
The use Of a sufficient amount
of detergent is one of the most
important things you can do to
make sure your wash comes out
clean.
Amount
required
varies
according to:
1. Water hardness
2. Amount of soil
3. Size of load
4. Type of detergent
5. Whsh temperature
Use more detergent if
you have...
1. Hard water
2. Large loads
3. Greasy or oily soils
4. Lower wash temperature
5. Low phosphate
detergent
If the recommended
amount of
detergent
produces
too many suds,
switch to a low sudsing detergent
brand, and tbllow instructions
on
package.
Using too little detergent
is
a common cause of laundry
problems.
Always measure
detergent in a standard
measuring
cup.
How to use detergent--granular
or powdered:
For best results, add detergent
to the wash basket before loading
clothes. If you load your clothes
first, add detergent
next to the
agitator.
If your detergent
doesn't dissolve
well, predissolve
the detergent
in
hot water, then pour directly
into
the wash basket.
Recommended
amount of detergent
for
average soil load
High Sudsing
Powder Type
Low Sudsing
Concentrated
Powder Type
LIQUID
Whter
Hardness
VERY
HARD
10-20 Gr.
HARD
4-10 Gr.
SOFT
0-4 Gr.
0-10
Grains
0-10
Grains
Extra
Large
2 cups
1¾ cups
t cup
1 cup
Water Level Setting
Large
PA cups
11/2cups
1 cup
¾ cup
Medium
Small
Iq2 cups
1% cups
1% cups
¾ cup
3Acup
½ cup
_k cup
'/2 cup
FOLLOW
PACKAGE
DIRECTIONS
Mini
Basket
½ cup
_Acup
cup
'A cup
1. Use recommended
amount of
detergent
for your load and water
hardness
as shown in guide.
2. Other detergent
types--Low
and normal suds, powders, liquids,
non-phosphate
powders, follow
recommendations
on package.
3. For Extra Clean Cycles with
Auto Extra Rinse, double the
amount of detergent recommended
in guide.
4. For hard water treatment,
see
page 16.
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