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Detergent
Information
Detergents and soaps clean
by looserxng soil, 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 softened. Use enough soap to
make about 1% 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
OIIV sotls
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
s&sing 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 Grains 4-10 Grains lo-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds 34 cup (175 mL) 1’4 cups (250-300 1’4-1’/~ cups
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[300-350 mL)
Normal Suds 1’4 cups (300 ml) 1% cups (425 mL)
2-2% cups
(475-525 ml]
High Suds l’J4-1”2 cups
2 cups (475 mL) 2'12 cups (600 ml]
(300-350 mL)
No phosphate -Follow package recommendations -
Liquid Detergents
I4 to 1 cup (60 to 250 ml), depending on the brand and
amount of soil. Follow package recommendations.
*These recommendations do not apply...
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In areas where phosphates are banned.
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In areas with laws limiting (by weight or percentage) the amount
of detergent used in a wash load.
Cleaning the lint
Filter
Water runs through the lint filter
whenever the washer agltotes Check It
often to make sure It’s clean and filter-
ing at Its best
To remove it for cleaning, press
the release and pull strolght oui lnstruc-
tlons for cleaning are prlnted on the
bottom of the filter
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