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Yourwa~~rhard?If it is?a~~if
washersurfaces.Thehardnessof
(11ormoregrains)andifyouwash :.:-.’ -.
youuseacarbonatetypenon-
yourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsaweek,YOUmay ------ ‘
phosphatedetergent,youwillmost
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuild-upsinjusta
probablynoticeIimestonex
rapidlythelimestonewillbuildup.
fewmonths.
depositsonyourclothesand
IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
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Efiec@on clothes
Althoughlimestonebuild-up
occursmorerapidlyon cotton,it
willeventuallyaffectvarious
fabricsinthefollowingways:
@Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
@Causescolorsto fadeand
becomedullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
ermanent-pressfabrics.
Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
~ Increasesfabricwearbecauseof
thescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsontheFabrics
duringwasheragitation.
Eflwb on Wwher
@Unsightlybuild-upon allwasher
surfices exposedtothewash
solution.
~ Nlat-likecrustyformations
causedbylintadheringtothe
stickylimestonedeposits.
~ Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
QReducedusefullifeofwasher.
Rwomendedmethomb
rduce bane btid-ups
@Useapowdered.phosphate
detergentor a liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuild-up.
~ Useapackagednonprecipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
md Wa$w pmctica
may
delayMahne
ti~e b cloth=
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 1500forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@Ifyouwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
sureto usebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeorfour
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
QIncreaseamountofdetergent.
Seechartonpage18forrecom-
n~endeddetergentamountsin
l-elationto waterhardness.
~Increaseuseofbleaches,pre-
soaks,packagedwatercondi-
tioners,prewashsoilandstain
removersto helpinremoving
stubbornsoilsandstains.
~ Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavysturdyclothes.
~ Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessinclothes.
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakinginasolution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottap-waterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICContainers
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
~ Donotusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmaydamage
theporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistanceof
permanent-pressfabrics.
QVinegarsoakmaydamagethe
dyesin somefabrics.
4LlL8ESTONE—technically called C,3LClUhflCAREONATE—is caused by the
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‘-“:c:tionof the calcium in tke hard v~aterv~iththe sodium carbonate in the detergent.
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