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Isyourwaterhard?Ifitis,and washersurfaces.Thehardness
Hyouuseacarbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mostprobablynoticelimestone~
rapidiythelimestonewillbuild
depo~itsonyourclothesand
u~.If~ourwaterisVERYHARD
(11or
more grains)andifyouwash
justa fewloadsaweek,youmay
seelimestonebuikiupsinjusta fc
months.
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m domes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
~Givesastiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
@Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resis~ce of
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
EEw& on vvaslm%-
@Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
e~:~t-]ike,crustyforma~ionscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
Iimestonedeposits.
a hHe:l$ed servicecallsbecaLlse
of’limestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
@ReducedusefulIifcofwasher.
methodsto
reducelimestone
@Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@~ns~llahomewatersofienero
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
w washingpmctices
my delaylim!dmle damage
b Cklthes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesand willgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
~Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fill andagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes,
~IilcreMc
m])t~un(of detergent.
Scc guicic on opposite page for
rcconmcnded dc[ergcnt amounts
in rel:ttion k>w~tcr hardness.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilaridshin removerstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How to partiaIlyrestcweclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingina solution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
*LIMHT.3NE—technicaHy called CALCIUMCARBONATE—iscausedby the
r~ac~ionof thecalcium in W hard waterwith the sodium carbonate in the detergent,
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