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Isyourwaterhard?H itis,and washersurfaces.Thehardness
ifyouusea carbonatetypermn-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow
mostprobablynoticelimestone+
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
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seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few
months.
depositsonyourclothesand up.Ifyourwateris VERYHARD
IEffedson CMhes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
~Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflarme-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
Mkcfson washer
~Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
@Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
~Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
aridotherwasherparts.
~Reducedusefullifeofwasher.
Rwomendd methodsto
reduceKn-WStinebufldups
o Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
Goodw%mllingpmctiees
Blltlytki~y hestme tiage
toclothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
~Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Use hotwaterwhenever
possible.
~Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
~Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamountsin
relationto waterhardness.
~Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergentto helpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How to partially restore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially ~
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
tisingdetergent.
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
oVinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
‘Ll~lXTONE-technicallycalled CALCIUMCARBONATE—i5causedbythe
reaction ofthe calcium inthe hardwaterwith the sodiumcarbonateinthedetergent,