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WATER
TEMPERATURE
INCORRE~
WASHER PAUSES
IN
~CLE
GREASY OR OILY
STAINS ON
LAUNDERED
GARMENTS
YELLOWED
CL~HES
POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY
●
Faucets not adjusted to give desired temperature. Readjust them,
. Household water heater not set to deliver correct
temperature-140g
to
150°F.
(60° to
66°C.).
Reset it.
●
Water valve screens may be stopped up.
Remove
inlet
hoses
from
water
valve.
C!san
the screens and reinstall the hoses.
● Make sure selector controls are properly set.
●
Make
sure hoses are connected to correct faucets-hot to hot, cold to
cold.
. Washer normally pauses about 1/2 minute in progressing from
one
portion of
its
qcle
to the next.
●
Alternate pauses in the agitation are normal in the delicate wash
qcle.
Agitation
will
resume in 1-2 minutes.
●
The brief pause in the final spin of each cycle is
normal
operation for this washer.
These are sometimes called “Invisible Stains” because you may not
notice
them
before
washing clothes. However, if oily soils are not completely removed in wash
cycle,
the
oily spots may pick up dirt from the wash
water.
The spots will then
be
very
visibke.
They are
not
caused by the washer. Wash synthetic garments as soon as possible
after
wearing. Use more detergent than normal and hottest water tibric
can
stand.
If spots
appear, rub in undiluted liquid detergent, let
stand 30 minutes and rewash with
extra
detergent using hottest water fabric can stand.
●
Incomplete removal of body soil due to constant use of insufficient detergent.
Check
hem of T-shirt or pillow case. If they are white and center is yellow, it contains
body
oil. Restore whiteness following procedures on “Grayed
Clothes;’
page
20.
●
Chlorine bleach may yellow some fabrics with resin finishes.
Use
oxygen
bleach
(such as
Clorox
2 brand). Refer to garment manufacturers’ care instructions.
Restore
color using color remover (such as
Rit
or
Tintex
brands),
foliow
package directions.
●
Iron or manganese in water may cause overall yellowing or yellow spots.
1. Use extra detergent
plus a non-precipitating water softener dissolved
in
water
before adding clothes.
Use
non-chlorine bleach.
2. Have a special filterer chemical feeder installed in your home to remove iron and
manganese from water.
3. Run hot water for a few minutes to clean iron residue buildup in
lines;
drain water
heater occasionally.
4.
To
remove
spots: spread stained portion over pan of boiling
water and
squoem
lemon juice through stain.
To remove overall yellow,
use a
comrnerciAly
availabie
rust scale remover, following package instructions.
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