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The
damaging
effects of
carbonate
Detergents
u
on your
Clothesand your washer.
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Is your water hard? Hit is, and if
The hardness of your water and
you use a carbonate type non-
your washingfrequencywill
phosphate detergent, the
determinehow rapidlythe lirne-
unavoidableresult willbe limes-
tone willbuild up. If your water is
stone*depositson your clothes
VERYHARD (11or more grains)
and washersurfaces.
evenif you washjust a fewloads a
week, you may seelimestone
build-upsin just a fewmonths.
(seePage 12).
Dmmge
to
CMhes
Although limestonebuild-up
occurs more rapidly on cotton,
it willeventuallyaffect various
fabrics in the followingways:
@Givesa.stiff, harsh, rough
to fabrics such as toweling.
@Causescolors to fade and
becomedull and dingy.
@Causesgraying of fabrics.
feel
~ Leavesa white, powdery residue
on dark-colored items.
@Causesspot-fading of bright
colors as a result of direct contact
with detergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanent-pressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessof flame-
retardant finisheson cottons such
as children'ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabric wear because
of the scrubbingaction between
limestonedeposits on the fabrics
during washer agitation.
Damage to washer
@Unsightlybuild-up on all washer
surfaces exposed to the wash
solution.
~ Mat-1ikecrusty formations
caused by lint adhering to the
stickylimestonedeposits.
@Increased servicecallsbecauseof
limestonedeposits in the pump,
recirculationwater hoses, filters
and other washer parts.
= lled~ced useful life of washer.
How
to
reduce
h'mmme
Ih.amhps
Rwmlmen(.kd
Methods
~ Use
a
powderedphosphate
detergentor a liquid detergentif
these are availablein your area.
@Install a home water softener.
This willsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuild-up.
@Use a packagednon-precipitating
water softener, such as Calgon
with phosphate.
/ .$
st?wmdaryMethods
The followingmethods have
limitedbenefit and willonly delay
temporarily the formation of the
limestonedeposits.
@Use of hotter wash water, for
example 125 "1? to 135"F(52°Cto
57'C) for cottons. This also
improvesoily-soilremoval.
@Adding detergentand allowing
washer to fill and agitate for three
or four minutes to dissolve
detergentbefore adding clothes.
Hum
to
partially
restore
dotht?$
~
Soak
clothesin a solution of 2
cups of vinegarin one gallon of
hot tap-water for 15minutes. USE
A PLASTIC CONTAINER. Then
wash clothesin the Washerusing
detergent.
CAUTIONS
@ Do not usevinegarsoak solution
in washer.Theacidic action of the
vinegarmay damagethe porcelain.
~ Vinegarsoaksolution may
reducethe wrinkle-resistanceof
permanent-press fabrics.
~Vinegarsoak may damagethe
dyes in somefabrics.
* LltvlESTONE-technically
called CALCIUM CARBONATE–is caused by the
reaction of the calcium in the hard water with the sodium carbonate in the detergent,
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