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How to Partially Restore Clothes
Once clothes have developed limestone deposits, they
may be partially restored by soaking in a solution of two
cups (480 ml) of vinegar in one gallon (3.8 liters) of hot
tap water for 15 minutes. USE A
PLAS~C
CONTAINER.
Then wash clothes in the washer using detergent.
CAUTIONS:
Q
Do not use vinegar soak solution in washer.
The acidic action of the vinegar
may
damage
the porcelain.
● Vinegar soak solution may reduce the
wrinkle-resistance of permanent press fabrics.
●
Vinegar soak may damage the dyes in some fabrics.
HOW MUCH DETERGENT SHOULD YOU USE?
The use of a sufficient amount of detergent is one of the most
important things you can do to make sure your wash comes out clean.
Amount required varies If the recommended amount of
according to:
detergent produces too many suds,
1.
Water hardness
switch to a low
sudsing
detergent
2. Amount of soil
brand, and follow instructions
3. Size of load
on package.
4. Type of detergent
Using too little
5. Wash temperature
detergent is a
Use more detergent if you have...
common cause
1. Hard water
of laundry
2. Large loads
problems. Always
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3. Greasy or oily soils
measure detergent
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4. Lower wash temperature
in a standard measuring cup.
5. Low phosphate detergent
How to use
detergent—
granular or powdered:
For best results, add detergent to the
wash basket before loading clothes.
If you
load
your clothes first, add
detergent next to the agitator.
If your detergent doesn’t dissolve
well,
predissolve
the detergent in
hot water, then pour directly into
the wash basket.
To use granular or powdered
detergent in the Mini-Basket tub,
put detergent in the
bottowl
(?f
Mini-
Ba.sket
tub before
loading
clothe,v.
To use liquid detergent,
in regular
clothes basket or Mini-Basket tub,
follow package directions.
Recommended Amount of Detergent for Average Soil Load
High-Sudsing
Powder Type
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Water
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Setting
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Water
Extra Mini-
Hardness
Large Large Medium Small
Basket
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VERY HARD
2 cups
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E
cups
1
K
cups 1
X
cups
1/3
cup
10-20
Grains
(480
ml)
(420 ml)
(360
ml)
(300
ml)
(85 ml)
HARD
1
%
cups
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X
cups
I
x cups
314
cup
1/4
cup
4-1o Grains
(420 ml)
(360 ml) (300 ml)
( IX() ml)
(60 ml)
Som
I
cup
1 cup
314
cup
112
cup
1/8
cup
()-4 Grains
(240 ml) (240 ml) (
180
ml) (120 ml)
(30
ml)
I.ow-Sudsing
Concentrated
0-l
()
Grains
1
cup
3/4
cup
1/2
cup
1/2
cup
1/4
cup
Powder Type
(240
ml)
(
180
ml)
( 120
ml)
(120 ml) (60 ml)
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LIQUID
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0-10 Grains
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FOLLOW PACKAGE DIRECTIONS
1. Use recommended amount
of detergent for your load
and water hardness.
2. When using other detergent
types—low and normal
suds, powders, liquids,
non-phosphate
powders—
follow directions
on package.
3. For Extra Cleaning cycle
double the amount of
detergent recommended
in guide at left.
4. For hard water treatment,
see Hard Water Guide.
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