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Theresulb
Of
c ontinued
useOfcarbonate detemenk
Is yourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11or moregrains)and if youwash
if youusea carbonatetypenon-
of yourwaterandyourwashing
just a fewloadsa week,youmay
phosphate detergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
see limestonebuildupsinjust a few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythe limestonewillbuild
months.
depositson yourclothesand
up. If yourwateris VERYHARD
Effects
on
domes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually affectvariousfabricsin
thefollowing ways:
@ Givesa stiff, harsh, roughfeelto
fabricssuchas toweling.
@ Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingof fabrics.
@ Leavesa white,powderyresidue
on dark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fading of bright
colorsas a resultof directcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistance o f
permanentpressfabrics.
@ Destroyseffectiveness o fflame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children's sleepwear.
@ Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthe scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson the fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
EX1'e@ on washer
@ Unsightlybuildupon all washer
surfacesexposedto the wash
solution.
~Mat-1ike, crustyformations c aused
bylintadheringto the sticky
limestonedeposits.
@ Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses, filters
andotherwasherparts.
@ Reducedusei%lifeof washer.
Recommended rnetlds to
reducehestone buildups
@ Use a powdered phosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergent i f
theseare available in yourarea.
~Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantly reduce
limestonebuildup.
~ Use a packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,su6has Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
Good washing pmdices
my delayhe$tone dmllage
m clothes
Thefollowing recommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
of limestoneon yourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hard wateror use carbonate
detergent.
@ Use hotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150°F. f orcottons.
This alsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@ If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hotwaterwhenever
possible.
@ Adddetergentand allowwasher
to fill andagitatefor threeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@ Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
recommended detergentamounts
in relationto waterhardness.
* Increase useofbleaches, p resoaks,
packaged waterconditioners, prewash
soiland stainremoversto helpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@ Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirty loadsseparately
and increasedetergent t o helpkeep
dirt fromredepositing on less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@ Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionof washer.
@ Use fabricsoilenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How
to
partial~y
restoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybe partially
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsof vinegarin onegallon
ofhottap waterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin the washer
usingdetergent.
-.
.
@ Do
not
usevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionof the vinegarmay
damagethe porcelain.
@ Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
of permanentpress fabrics.
~ Vinegarsoakmaydamage
the dyesin somefabrics.
*LIMESTONE—technically
calledCALCIUM CARBONATE—is causedbythe
reactionoftheualciumin the hardwaterwiththe sodiumcarbonatein thedetergent.
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