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The resu~bOfeontinuedwe Ofcarbonate
ISyourwater hard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mosttxobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
dete%enb
(11or moregrains)andif youwash
just a fewloadsa week,youmay
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
months.
depo~itson-y&rclothesand
up.If~ourwaterisVERYHARD
Effectsm (Ml-la
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
*Givesa stiff, harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsas a resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthe scrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthe fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mm on washer
~Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
~Mat-like,
crusty formationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
iimestonedeposits.
*Increasedservicecallsbecause
ofIimestonedepositsin thepump,
xcirculation waterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
@Reducedusefullifeofwasher.
Wcomended nwthodsto
reduceIim?stonebuildups
@Usea powderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseare availablein yourarea.
@Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
w washing
practices
mayMay IinM5%Onedanlag
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toCklthes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes. “
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150”Eforcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seechartonoppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
inrelationto waterhardness.
~LihfiEa70NE-technicallycalledCALCIUMCAF?EIONATE-iscausedbythe
~ea~ti~noftheca,iciuminthehard
water Wittl the socli~rn carbonate inthedetergent.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
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@Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergentto helpkeep
dirtfromredepositingon less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
*Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessinclothes.
Howto partiallyrestoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingina solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
e
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
*Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
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