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PROBLEM
GRAYED
CL~HES
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YELLOWED
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~Washer overloaded. C lothescannotmovefreelyto loosenandremovesoil,cat~sing
grayappearance. F OI1OW
correctloading procedures for sizeofload,
*Impropersoakingwithinsufficient detergent. U suallya 30-minute soakis sufficient.
However, w henusingextended soaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use
twicetherecommended a mountofdetergent.
~Useof soapin hardwater.Switchto a phosphate detergent, o r followsixstepsat the
bottomofpage18.
~Washing toolongmayresultin increased soildeposition. U seshorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
~Detergent d issolves tooslowly. D etergent m ustbepresentin
the wash solutionat the
start of agitation. See page 13.
@ Torestore grayedclothes, followone of these procedures:
1. Put clothes in washer. Fill with H~ water. Check Manufacturers'Care Labels to
determine if hot water is suitablefor garment.
@ Add a non-precipitatingtype of water softener such as Calgon with phosphate—
use 2 Mtimes as much as you need for normal water sofiening.
* Do not use detergentor soap.
~ Allowclothes to go through completecycle.
@ Repeat, if necessary.
2. If you prefer to use the Soak Setting, see page 8. Use the water softener in place of
soak agent or prewash detergentand allow clothes to soak for about 20 minutes.
3. Use Regular Cycle with Extra Nnse. See page 5.
@ Incomplete removalof body soil due to constant use of insufficientdetergent. Check
hem of T-shirtor pillow case. If they are white and center is yellow,it contains body
oil. Restore whiteness followingprocedures on "Grayed Clothes~'above.
~Chlorine bleach may yellowsome fabrics with resin finishes. Use non-chlorinebleach
:suchas Clorox 2 brand). Refer to Garment Manufacturers' Care Instructions. Restore
:olor using color remover
(suchas Ritor Tintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
~Iron
or
manganese in watermaycauseoverallyellowing or yellowspots.
1.
Use
extradetergentp~us a non-precipitating w atersofienerdissolvedin water
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorine bleach.
2. Havea specialfilteror chemicalfeederinstalledin yourhometo removeironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhoi waterfor a fewminutesto cleaniron residuebuildupin lines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. 'To re~~ove s pots: spre:~d s tainedportionoverpan of boilingwaterand. s queeze
lemonjuice throughstain.Toren~ove overa~i y ellow,
usea commercially available
r~lst s caleremover,foliowing packageinstructions.If porcelaindamageca~~ o ccur,
do n{}t u sein tilewasher;usea plasticcontainer.
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softe~~cr. hJever po~~r fabricsoftene~a directlyon clothes;
alv~ays
dilute b cf(?rc
addingto rinsewafer.DilutesoftenerbeforefillingyourFabricSofiener
i>is;}i:ilscr. Sed P~~ge ~.A~~o+ dO~~~t liftlidduringspin.This maycauseimp~opcr
c\isp213sing. re.' 5tlltingi~lstilins.To rk2illove s bila~:
dampenstainedarea and rub with
tlndii u tc~! 1
i~]u iddc[ergcnt. Fie-wash, i ~sing ci~lori:]e
bleachifsafe for
fab:ic.
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