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LIIVI'ORR.ESIDUE
ONCLUIWES
GREASYOROILY
STAIFJS Ohl
LAW$JDERED
GARIvIEPJTS
GRAYEDCL~EIES
PIOSSIBLE
CAUSE A ND REMEDY
~kc~rrect sortingofclothes.Separate lint-producers ( suchasterrytowels andchenille)
frornlint-receivers ( suchasman-made fabrics,velveteen, c orduroy).
oWashing toolong,especially forsmallerloads.Fornorm~soil,wash
o
minuteper
poundofdryclothes.
~Useofnon-phosphate d etergents w hichcombine withhardnessmineralstOforma
precipitate whichcanbemistaken forlint.UseaphcqAateorli
quid
detergent; u se
warmerwashwateror softenwaterwithaninstahl mechanical s oftener or apackaged
watersoflener.
e powderyresidue
from
g
r
a
mayappear to be ht. Ih?@sohe
granukir
detergent i nhotwaterbeforeaddingtowasher;makesuredetergent i s completely
dissolved beforeaddingclothes;switchtoliquidor coldwaterdetergent o r usewarmer
washwater.Seepage13.
@ Overloading willcauseabr&ionwhichcreatesexcessive lint.Washfeweritemswith
correctwaterlevel.
e Toomuchbleach.Usec~rrect~o~tof bleachaccording topackage directions.
~Not
e
n
d
e
t h
l
i
suspensionduring wash cycle.Increase
amountof
detergent. S eepage13.
~~comectuseoffabricsofiener. I fus~ iIIwashcycle,sofieners mayreactwith
detergent t ocreatea whitedeposit.Usesofteners inrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage
specifiesaddingtowashcycle.SeepageIS.
e p~~g usu~ly on~~~yester-cotton blendsis causedbynormalwearandmayiooklike
lint.Tbrningclothes inside-out m ayprovidesomehelp.
s Stiticelectricitycaused
b o
v
w
c
a
t
U
fabricsoftenerin
rinsecycle.
Thesearesometimescalled"InvisibleStains"becauseyoumaynotnoticethembefore
washing clothes.However, i f oilysoilsarenotcompletely removedinwashcycle,the
)ilyspotsmaypickup dirtfromthewashwater.Thespotswillthenbeveryvisible.They
irenotcausedbythewasher.Washsyntheticgarmentsas soonaspossibleafterwearing.
Jse moredetergentthannormalarldhottestwaterfabriccanstand.If spotsappear,rubin
mdilutedliquiddetergent,let stand30minutesandrewashwithextradetergent u sing
]ottest w aterfabriccanstand.
~ Insufficient d etergent.Youmayneedto increaseamountofdetergent u sedif loadis
argerthannormal,if soilsare oilyor heavierthanaverage, i f waterleveliskrge or if
vateris Hardto ExtremelyHard.
Waternothotenoughfortypeofload.Ile surewaterheateris setto deliverhotwaterat
~ewasherat 1400-1500??. Do notwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—such as
ishwashingor familybaths—areheavy.
Poororinferiordetergent. C hangetophosphate d etergent, i fpossible.Followthesesteps:
1. Usewaterconditioner,(suchas Calgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. LJsehottest w aterpossible
4. U-se bleachwherepossibk
5. IJsepre-soakaids
6.
Instd
softener
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