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Isyourwaterhard?If itis,and
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
phosphatedetergent,youwill
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
depositsonyourclothesand
washersurfaces,Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifyouwash
@
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justafewloadsa week,youmay
frequencywilldeterminehow
see1imestonebuildupsinjustafew
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months. e
up.If yourwaterisVERYHARD
,
EfiwtsOn ciot~es
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs.
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways: -
e Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
*Reduceswrinkle-resis@nceof
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mww an Wher
* Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacasexposedtothewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
iimes[oncdeposits.
*Increasedservicecallsbecause
~lflimestonedepositsinthepump,
rticircuh]ti(~rlwaterhoses,filters
:~ndotherwasherparts.
=~e~h~ccdusefullifeofwasher.
ktimmendd methodsto
tiue h*ne btidu~
*
Usea powderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
- ~~
pmctim
maydelayh~ne damage
toclothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemportily delaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
* Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachonbleachable
fabrics,Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
* Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
~Increaseail~o~lntofdetergent.
Secguide{}nopposilepagefor
rcconlme~ldeddetergentamounts
@hc_
useofbleaches~pw*~
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
e Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
e Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
. Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffiessorharshnessinclothes.
How
topartia~yrestoreclothes _
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottap-waterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
CA~ONS:
@Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resismnce
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
inrelationlo water~ardness.
*LlklEST~NE—t~chnic811ycal!edCALCIUMCAR80NATE—iscausedbythe
r~zchonofthec:~lciuminthehardwaterwilhthe@ium carbonateinthedeteqent.