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Water levels
match the water level to the load
size.
and Load q
Sizes
F’or the best cleonlng results the
‘oad should move freelv In tt-e water
The
LOAD SIZE SELECTOR
lets
Watch for rollover 4n item (IIke a sock]
you control the amount of water that fills
should sink
In the mIddIe and come
Important 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 bock on the Items in
the load.
SOAP
works best In soft water
(O-4 grains hardness] In horder water.
both the wash and rinse water should
be softened Use enough soap to
make about 112 to 2 Inches (3 8 to 5.5
cm) of suds
DETERGENT
works In hord 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 loads and water levels
larger than MEDIUM
3 for heavy greasy or oily ~011s.
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
sudslng brand.
DO NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT
of detergent
Use the followlng 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 Gratns
4-10 Grains lo-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
tow Suds
i’d cups (300 rnL)
1’2 cups 1350 ml]
1’4-2 cups
(425-475 ml)
Normal Suds
lJa cups 1425 mt)
2’2 cups 1600 ml]
3 cups (700 ml]
High Suds
2 cups (475 mt] 3 cups [ 700 mt)
3’2 cups (825 ml]
No phosphate -Follow packagerecommendahons-
Llquld Detergents
3 to 113 cups (I30 to 325 ml]. depending on the brand
and amount of so11 Follow package recommendations
* These recommendations do not apply
l
In areas where phosphates are banned
. In areas with laws limiting (by weight or percentage) the amount
of detergent used In a wash load
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