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k yourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
if
you.useacarbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
depo;itsonyburclothesand
up.If~ourwaterisVERYHARD
(Hor moregrains)andif youwash
justa fewloadsa week,youmay
seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few
months.
Effed$on clothes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,it will
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesastiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
duHanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
*Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsas a resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retmdantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson.the fabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mkcfs on %va&!r
@Unsightlybuilduponall washer
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,CrUStyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticlq
limestonedeposits.
@Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
@Reducedusefi.dlifeofwasher.
Recommended methods to
reduce Mnestone buildup
~ Use
apowderedphosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~~s~~~a homewatersofinera
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
Goodw%wlling
pmdice$
may delay limstme damag
e
toCbthe$
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detixgent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.AIsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofiilandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
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~Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoversto helpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergentto helpkeep
dirtfromredepositingon less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
HOWh patiially restore clo~lm
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottap-waterfor-15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAIFJER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
cAmoNs:
@Do notusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
recommendeddetergentanmunts
inrelationtowaterhardness.
*LiMEST73NE-technicallycalledCALCIUMCARBONATE—iscausedbythe
reactionofthecalciuminthehardwaterwiththesodiumcarbonateinthedetergent,
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