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ISyourwaterhard?If itis,and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifyouwash
a
ifyouusea ca~bonat.etypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjus~a few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
Effects
ondomes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resisbnceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflarfie-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
*Unsightlybuildupon allw~sher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
*M:]t-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringto thesticky
limestonedeposits.
@Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
:mdotherwasherparts.
@I@duccdusefullifeof washer.
RecOmendedmethodsto
reduceIinWStOnebuildups
@
Useapowderedphosphate
detergentora liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
GQOdwashingpractices
may delayIin@me damage
to clothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
* Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
inrelationtowaterhardness.
*Increaseuseofbleaches,presoak%
packagedwaterconditione~,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin ~
removingstubbornsoilsandstains,
~Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
o Usefabric
softener to counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
Howtopartiallyrestoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
@Do notusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@VinegarsoaksolutionmaY
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
*LlMESTf3iNE—technicallycalled CALCIUtVICARBONATE—iscaused bythe
reactionof Ihe calcium in the hard wfate!with the sodium carbonate in the detergent.