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resulk
of continued use of carbonate
Is your water hard? If it is, and
washer surfaces. The hardness
if you use a carbonate type
non-
of your water and your washing
phosphate detergent, you will frequency will determine how
most probably notice limestone* rapidly the limestone will build
depo;its on your clothes and
up. If
~our water is VERY HARD
(11 or more grains) and if you wash
just a few loads a week, you may
see limestone buildups in just a few
months.
Effec@
on clothes
Although limestone buildup occurs
more rapidly on cotton, it will
eventually affect various fabrics in
the following ways:
● Gives a stiff, harsh, rough feel to
fabrics such as toweling.
● Causes colors to fade and become
dull and dingy.
. Causes graying of fabrics.
c
Leaves a white, powdery residue
on dark-colored items.
c
Causes spot-fading of bright
colors as a result of direct contact
with detergent.
● Reduces wrin~e-resistance of
permanent press fabrics.
●
Destroys effectiveness of flame-
retardant finishes on cottons such
as children’s
sleepwear.
. Increases fabric wear because
of the scrubbing action between
limestone deposits on the fabrics
during washer agitation.
~-on
washer
.
Unsightly buildup on all washer
surfaces exposed to the wash
solution.
●
Mat-like, crusty formations caused
by lint
adl~ering
to the sticky
limestone deposits.
. Increased service calls because
of limestone deposits in the pump,
recirculation water hoses, filters
and other washer parts.
●
Reduced useful life of washer.
Recommended methods to
tiuce
hestone
btidups
●
Use a powdered phosphate
detergent or a liquid detergent if
these are available in your area.
. Install a home water softener.
This will significantly reduce
limestone buildup.
. Use a packaged non-precipitating
water softener, such as
Calgon
brand with phosphate.
M
was~
practice
may deky
h~ne
dam~e
to cloth=
The following recommendations
will temporarily delay the effects
of limestone on your clothes.
These are generally good washing
practices and will give better soil
removal whether or not you have
hard water or use carbonate
detergent.
● Use hotter wash water, for
example up to
150°F.
for cottons.
This also improves oily-soil
removal.
●
If you wash in cooler water to
save energy, 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.
. Increase amount of detergent.
See guide on opposite page for
. .
●
Increase use of
blwches,
presoaks,
packaged water conditioners, prewash
soil and stain removers to help in
removing stubborn soils and stains.
● Use greater care in sorting loads.
Wash very dirty loads separately
and increase detergent to help keep
dirt from redepositing on less
soiled items. Wash delicate items
separately to prevent damage from
heavy, sturdy clothes.
c
Wash smaller loads to increase
cleaning action of washer.
s
Use fabric softener to counteract
stiffness or harshness in clothes.
How to partially restore clothes
Once clothes have developed
deposits, they may be partially
restored by soaking in a solution
of two cups of
vinegar in one
gallon
of hot tap-water for
-
15 minute;.
USE A PLASTIC CONTAINER.
Then wash clothes in the washer
using detergent.
CAUTIONS:
c
Vinegar soak solution may
reduce the
wrin~e-resistance
of permanent press fabrics.
●
Vinegar soak may damage
the dyes in some fabrics.
recommended detergent amounts
in relation to water hardness.
*LIMES~NE—technically
called CALCIUM CARBONATE—is caused by the
reaction of the calcium in the hard water with the sodium carbonate in the detergent
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