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Detergent
Information
Detergents and soaps clean
by loosening solI, 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 in
the load
SOAP works best In
soft water
(O-4 grains hardness) In harder water,
both the wash and rinse water should
be softeved Use enough soap to
make about 1% to 2 Inches (3.8 to 5 5
cm) of suds.
DETERGENT works
In hard or
soft woter Package directions are
usually based on soft water and
washers with normal-size tubs.
Use
more detergent..
1. for hard water.
2. for
loads
and water levels
larger than MEDIUM
3. for
heavy greasy or 011~
soils.
4 if the detergent IS low
phosphate
5 for cold-water washes.
DETERGENT SUDS.
There are
high, normal and low sudsing pow-
dered detergents If the recom-
mended amount of detergent makes
too much suds, switch
to a
lower
sudsing brand
DO NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT
of detergent
Use the following chart as
beginning suggestlons for powdered
and liquid detergent amounts. See
your laundry
Guide
for more infor-
mation (pages 14-22).
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains 4-10 Grains IO-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds
1’4 cups (300 ml1 I’> cups (350 ml)
1jd-2 cups
(425-475 ml]
Normal Suds
114 cups (425 mL) 2’2 cups (600 mL)
3 cups (700 mL)
High Suds
2 cups (475 ml)
3
cups (700
ml) 3’2
cups (825 ml)
No phosphate
-Follow package recommendations-
Liquid Detergents
1 3 to 1’ 3 cups (80 to 325 ml), depending on the brand
and amount of soil. Follow package recommendations
* 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.