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Is
your
water hard? If it is, and
WA-MM
SUrfWWS.
Thehardness
(11or moregrains)andifycwwtish
if youusea carbonate typenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
just a fewloadsfib w eek,youmay
phosphate detergent, y ouwill
frequency willdetermine how
seelimestone buildupsinjust a few
mostprobablynoticelimestow+i
mpidlythelimestone willbuild
months.
depositson yourclothesand
up.If yourwateris VERY HARD
Effects
on
Cklthe$
Although limestone buildupoccurs
morerapidlyon cotton,it will
eventually affectvariousfabricsin
thefollowing ways:
@ Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchas toweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@ Causesgrayingof fabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
on dark-colored items.
@ Causesspot-fading of bright
colorsas a resuhof directcontact
withdetergent.
@ Reduceswrinkle-resistance o f
permanentpressfabrics.
@ Destroyseffectiveness o fflame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
as children's sleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthe scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
Ef'f'wt$ o n washer
@ Unsightlybuiidupon ail washer
surlticesexposedto the wash
solution.
@ hdat-like, c rustyh-nations caused
hyIintadhering{() the sticky
Iinws[(me deposits.
* Incrcascdscrvicecalls because
of iinwstonecieposits in the
pump.
rccircuiiition
lvatcrhoses, Fillers
:IndOtherWash(x pw"ls.
~
kXiLICCd
Uscflll l ifeof-washer.
nMho4M to
reduceIhnestane
@ Usea powdered phosphate
detergent o r a liquiddetergent i f
theseare available in yourarea.
@ Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantly reduce
limestonebuildup.
@ Use a packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
w
washingpl%wticel$
mayWay hestme damage
toCk)thes
Thefollowing recommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
of limestoneon yourclothes.
Theseare generallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hard wateror usecarbonate
detergent.
~ Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleup to 150"F. f orcottons.
Thisalso improvesoily-soil
removal.
@ If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sure to use bleachon bleachable
fabrics.Use hot waterwhenever
possible.
JJ11OW
washer
~ ~~(id d etergent:Irld~~
to fill andagitatefor threeor four
miilutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
QIncreaseamountof
detergent.
Sec
guideon oppositepagefor
recommended detergent
amounts
in relationto waterGrclness.
@ Increase useofbleaches, presoaks,
packaged w aterconditioners, prewash
soilandstainremovers to helph
removing stubbornsoilsandstains.
@ Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergent t o helpkeep
dirt fromredepositing on less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionof washer.
~Use fabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
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partiallyrestoredomes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybe partially
restoredby soakingin a solution
of twocupsof vinegarin one gallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
~Do not usevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.The acidic
actionof the vinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoak solutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
of permanentpress fabrics.
@ Vinegarsoakmaydamage
the dyesin somefabrics.
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Llk4ES-[ONE—iec~l f?i(;~lliy c alled CALCIUtslCARRONATE—iscaused by the
Ieactiori
of the c:{k:hm)
in the
hard water
with the sodium carbonate in the detergent.
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