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Insufficientdetergent.Youmayneedtoincreaseamountofdetergentusedif
loadislargerthannormal,ifsoilsareoilyorheavierthanaverage,ifwater
levelislargeorifwaterisHardtoExtremelyIlard.
Waternothotenoughfortypeofload.Besurewaterheaterissettodeliver
hot water at the washer at 140Q150‘F. Do not washwhenother hot water
needs—suchasdishwashingorfamilybaths—areheavy.
Poororinferiordetergent.Changetophosphatedetergent,ifpossible.Follow
thesesteps:
1.Usewa~rconditioner,(suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. Usehottestwaterpossible
4. Usebleachwherepossible
5. Usepre-soakaids
6. Installwatersoftener
Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,
causinggrayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload.
Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakis
sufficient.However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarments
youmayneedtousetwicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoaphosphatedetergent,orfollowsixsteps
describedabove.
Washingtoolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwash
timesforsmallerloads.
Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolution
atthestartofagitation.Seepage18.
Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1. Put clothesinwasher.FillwithH~ water.CheckManufacturers’Care
Labelstodetermineifhotwaterissuitableforgarment.
Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCalgonwith
phosphate—use2Mtimesas muchasyouneedfornormalwater
softening.
Donotusedetergentor soap.
Allowclothestogothroughcompletecycle.
Repeat,if necessary.
2. If you prefer to usetheSoaksetting, see page 6. Usethewatersoftenerin
place ofsoakagent or prewash detergent and allow clothes to soak for about
20 minutes.
3, Use the IviiI~i-Baskettub. Seepage8.Incxeasedetergent.
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