Isyourwaterhard?Ifit is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11or moregrains)andifyouwash
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjustafew
mostprobablynoticelimestone~ rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.If yourwaterisVERYHARD
.
EffectsOnC~OtheS
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
~Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
oCausesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
reeds on
* Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
s ~at-]ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
~Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
~Reduceduseful1ifeofwasher.
Recomnellded methodsto
reduce
s Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
*Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersofiener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
GoodwashingpraCtiCeS
my (MayEmStone&Bnage
toclothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwaterorusecarbonate
detergent.
~Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleup to lSO°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
~Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
*Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
inrelationto waterhardness.
~~CRXWuseofbleaches,presoaks,
paclmgedwaterconditionms,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdarnagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffhessor harshnessin clothes,
How to partially restore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor U minutes.
USEA PLASTICCOhlTAIl+JER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesinsomefabrics.
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