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~ELLOWED
Y.XITHES
BLUEOR GRAY
COLORSTAINS
GENERAL
POSSIBLECAUSE
AND REMEDY
~Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenand’rexnovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresforsizeofload.
@Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent,Uswdiya30-minutesoakis sufficient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
.,
@Useofsoapin hardwater.Switchtoaphosphatedetergent,or followsixstepsatthe
bottomofpage18.
s Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoil
deposition. Use shorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
~Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentin thewashsolutionatthe
startofagitation.Seepage 13.
~
TO restoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1.Putclothesinwasher.FillwithHOI’water.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
determineif hotwateris suitableforgarment.
,,
@Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCalgonwithphosphate—
use
2V2 timesasmuchasyouneedfornormalwatersoftening.
~Donotusedetergentor soap.
~
MOW clothesto gothroughcompletecycle.
@Repeat,if necessary.
2. If youpreferto usetheSoakSetting,seepage8. Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentorprewashdetergentandallowclothesto soakforabout20minutes.
@Incompleteremovalofbodysoildueto constantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
hemofT-shirtor pillowcase.If theyarewhiteandcenterisyellow,it containsbody
~il.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GrayedClothes;’above.
s Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Useoxygenbleach
[suchas Clorox2 brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restore
uolorusingcolorremover(suchasRitor Tintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
~Ironor manganesein watermaycauseoverallyellowingoryellowspots.
1. Useextradetergentplusa non-precipitatingwatersoftenerdissolvedin water
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Havea specialfilteror chemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometo removeironand~
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterfora fewminutestocleanironresiduebuildupin lines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. Toremovespots: spreadstainedportionoverpan ofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuice throughstain. Toremoveoverallyellow,usea commerciallyavailable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecan occur,
do notuse in thewasher;usea plasticcontainer.
improperuseoffabricsoftener.FJeverpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyonclothes;always
~i]~tebefOreaddingto rinsewater.see page15.Toremovestiins: dampenstainedarea
WI rubwithundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safefor fabric.
Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;others
maybe safely
washedbut
will shriikin a dryer.FollowGarmentI$4armfacturers’Care
exactly.If in doubt,do notmachinewashor dry.