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Detergent
Information
Detergents ond soaps clean
by loosening so11 and by holding It in
the water so It drains away If not
enough detergent IS used, so11 and
lint can settle back on the items !n
the load
SOAP works best in soft WI~W
(O-4 grains hardness) In horder water
both the wasp and rinse water should
be softened <Jse enough soap to
make about 112 to 2 Inches (3 8 to 5 5
cm] of suds
DETERGENT works In hord or
v.*+ hooter Package dIrectIons ore
usually based on soft dater and
;Yashers with normal-size tubs Use
more detergent...
1 for hard water
2 for heavy greasy or
oily SOIIS
3 if the detergent IS low
phosphate
4 for cold-water washes
DETERGENT SUDS. There ore
high, normal and low sudslng pow-
dered detergents. If the recom-
mended amount of detergent makes
ioo much suds, switch to a lower
sudsing brand DO NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT
of detergent
Use the followlng chart as
beginning suggestions for powdered
and liquid detergent amounts See
your laundry Guide for more infor-
mation (pages 14-22).
WATER HARDNESS
IN
GRAINS
O-A Grains
U-IO Grains
IO-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds
3 1 cup (175 ml]
1’ : cups (250-300 1’~.1’2 cups
W
(300-350 ml]
Normal Suds
1’4 cups (300 ml]
134 cups (A25 ml] 2-21~ cups
(475525 mL)
High Suds
1-1’4 cups
2 cups (A75 mt)
2’2 cups (600 ml]
(300-350 mL)
No phosphate
- follow package recommendotlons -
Liquid Detergents
‘I to 1 cup (60 to 250 ml], depending on the brand and
amount of soil Follow package recommendotlons.
These recommendations do not apply...
l
In areas where phosphates are banned.
l
In areas with laws limiting (by weight or percentage] the amount
of detergent used in a wash load.