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Detergent
Information
Detergents and soaps clean
by loosening SOII. and by holding it In
the water so It drains away If not
enough detergent is used, soil and
lint can settle back on the items in
the loud
SOAP works best in soft water
(O-4 grains hardness) In harder water.
both the wash and rinse water should
be softened. Use enough soap to
make about 11)~ to 2 inches (3 8 to 5 5
cm] of suds
DETERGENT works in hard or
soft water Package directions are
usually based on soft water and
washers with normal-size tubs Use
more detergent...
1 for hard water
2
for heavy greasy or
01ly soils
3. If the detergent IS low
phosphate
4 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 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-4 Grains 4-10 Grains
lo-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds 3.4 cup (175 mL) 1’4 cups (250-300 l’~-l’lz cups
mL1
(300-350
mL)
Normal Suds 114 cups (300 ml)
134 cups (425 mL) 2-2’4 cups
(475-525
ml]
High Suds
l-l’ 4 cups
2
cups (475 ml]
2’~ cups (600 ml]
(300-350
mL)
No phosphate - Follow package recommendations -
Liquid Detergents ‘4 to 1 cup (60 to 250 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.