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GRAYED
@ Washer o verloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelyto loosenandremovesoil, causing
CLOTHES
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload.
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@ Impropersoakingwithinsufficient d etergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakis sufficient.
However, w henusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use
twicethe recommendedamountofdetergent.
@ Useof soapin hard water.Switchto a phosphatedetergent,or followsix stepsat the
bottomof page 18.
@ Washing toolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition.Use shorterwashtimesfor
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smallerloads.
@ Detergentdissolvestoo slowly.Detergentmustbe presentin the washsolntionat the
startof agitation.Seepage 13.
@ Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
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L Put clothesin washer.Fill withHOTwater.CheckManufacturers' C areLabelsto
determineif hot wateris suitablefor garment.
@ Adda nonpecipitating typeof watersofienersuchas C-algon w ithphosphate—
use 2% timesas muchas youneedfor normalwatersoftening.
* Do notuse dete~g~nt or soap.
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. @ Allowclothesto go throughcompletecycle.
$ Repeat,if necessary.
2. If youpreferto usethe SoakSetting,see page8. Use the watersoftenerin placeof
soakagentor prewashdetergentandallowclothesto soakfor about20 minutes.
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@ Incompleteremovalofbodysoildueto constantuse of insufllcientdetergent.Check
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hemof T-shirtor pillowcase.If theyare whiteand centeris yellow, i t containsbody
oil. Restorewhitenessfollowing procedureson "GrayedClothes~' a bove.
@ Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresin finishes.Use oxygenbleach
(suchas Clorox2 brand). Referto GarmentManufacturers' C areInstructions.Restore
colorusingcolorremover(suchas Ritor Tintexbrands),followpaclmge directions.
@ Ironor manganesein watermaycauseoverallyellowingor yellowspots.
L Use extradetergentplusa non-precipitating w atersoftenerdissolvedin water
beforeaddingclothes.Use non-chlorine bleach.
2. Havea specialfilteror chemicalfeederinstalledin yourhometo removeiron and
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterfor a fewminutesto cleanironresiduebuildupin lines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. Toremovespots: spreadstainedportionoverpanof boilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuice throughstain.Toremoveoveralll y ellow,use a commerciallyavailable
rust scaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecan occur,
do notuse in the washer;use a plasticcontainer.
13LUE OR GRAY
Improperuse of fabricsoftener.Neverpour fabricsoftenerdirectlyon clothes;always
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dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage15.Toremovestains: dampenstainedarea
andrub withundiluted liquiddetergent. R e-wash, u singchlorinebleachif safeforfabric.
SHP?N4KAGE,
Somefabricswill shrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybe safely
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washedbut willshrinkin a dryer. FollowGarmentManufacturers' C areInstructions
exactly. I f in doubt,do notmachinewashor dry.
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