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Is your water hard?If it is, and
washer surfaces. The hardness
(11or more grains) and if you wash
if you use a carbonatetypenon-
of yourwater and your washing
just a fewloads a week, you may
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywill determinehow
see limestonebuild-upsinjust a
mostprobably notice limestone*
~wapidly the limestonewill build
few months.
depositson your clothesand
up. If your water is VERY HARD
Effects onclothes
Althoughlimestonebuild-up
occurs more rapidlyon cotton, it
will eventuallyaffect various
fabricsin the followingways:
e Givesa stiff, harsh, rough feel to
fabricssuch as toweling.
e Causes colors to fade and become
dull and dingy.
* Causes grayingof fabrics.
@ Leavesa white, powdery residue
on dark-colored items.
~ Causes spot-fadingof bright
colors as a result of direct contact
with detergent.
~ Reduces wrinkle-resistanceof
permanent-press fabrics.
@ Destroyseffectivenessof flame-
retardant finisheson cottons such
as children'ssleepwear.
~ Increases fabric wear because of
the scrubbing action between
Iimcstonedeposits on the fabrics
during washer agitation.
Eflbcts
on
washer
*
Unsightly build-up on all washer
surfhcesexposed to the wash
soiution.
* Mat-1ikc crusty formations
caused by lint adhering to the
sticky 1imestone deposits.
~ Increased service calls because of
limestone deposits in the pump,
rccirciilation w;ltcrhoses, filters
:mdother wmhcr parts.
* lhiucd
useful life of washer.
Recommended methods t o
reduce l imestone build-ups
@
Use a powderedphosphate
detergentor a liquid detergentif
these are availablein your area.
o
Install a home water softener.
This will significantlyreduce
limestonebuild-up.
~ Use a packagednon precipitating
water softener, such as Calgon
brand with phosphate.
Chd washing
practices may
delay limestone d amage
toclothes
The followingrecommendations
will temporarily delay the effects
of limestone on your clothes.
These are generally good washing
practices and will give better soil
removalwhether or not you have
hard water or use carbonate
detergent.
~ Use hotter wash water, for
example up to 150"F.for cottons.
This also improvesoily-soil
removal.
~ If you wash in cooler water to
saveenergy, use more detergent to
promote better washing. Also be
sure to use bleach on bleachable
fabrics. Use hot water whenever
possible.
~ Add detergent and allow washer
to fill and agitate for three or four
minutes to dissolve detergent
before adding clothes.
* Incrcasc amount of detergent.
' l.lklESl"ONE–leclltlically
called CALCIUM CARBONATE—is caused by the
reaction o{ the calcium in the hard vwtor wilh the sodium carbonate in the detergent.
~ Increase use of bleaches,
pre-soaks, packagedwater condi-
tioners, prewash soil and stain
removersto help in removing
stubborn soils and stains.
~ Use greater care in sorting loads.
Washvery dirty loads separately
and increase detergentto help keep
dirt from redepositingon less
soiled items. Washdelicate items
separately to preventdamage from
heavy sturdy clothes.
e Wash smaller loads to increase
cleaning action of washer.
@ Use fabric softenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshness in clothes.
Howtopartially restore clothes
Once clothes havedeveloped
deposits, they may be partially
restored by soaking in a solution
of two cups of vinegar in one gallon
of hot tap~waterfor-15minutes.
USE A PLASTIC CONTAINER.
Then wash clothes in the washer
using detergent.
cMJ'moNs:
~ Vinegar soak solution may
reduce the wrinkle-resistance
of permanent-press fabrics.
@ Vinegar soak may damage
the dyes in some fabrics.
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