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1syourwaterhard?If it is, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11or moregrains)andifyouwash
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsa week,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.If yourwaterisVERYHARD
Effects
(rmCMhes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
*Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
*Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsas a resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
SJReduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
*Destroyseffectivenessofflarne-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
lMkctson washer
~Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
eMat-fike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
*Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
~Reducedusefidlifeofwasher.
I@m’nMnenddmethodsto
reduce hmstone buildups
~Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
*Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Usea packagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchas Calgon
brandwithphosphate.
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may delayhe$he &uxm&!
h clothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
~
~Tsehotter washwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
~If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
~Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
~Increaseamountofdetergent.See
guideonpage15forrecommended
detergentamountsin relationto
waterhardness.
~Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadsto increase
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How to partially restore domes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
singdetergent.
CAWKM+W:
~Do notusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
*l_lMESTONE-technicallycalledCALCIUM!2ARBONATE-iscausedbythe
reactionofthecalciuminthehardwaterwiththesodiumcarbonateinthedetergent.
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