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Detergent
Information
Detergents and soaps clean
by loosening SOII, and by holding it in
the water so it drans away. If not
enough detergent is used, soil and
lint con settle bock on the items In
the load.
SOAP
works best in soft water
(O-4 groins hardness). In horder water,
both the wash and rinse water should
be softened. Use enough soap to
make about
IV2
to 2 inches (3.8 to 5 5
cm] of suds.
DETERGENT
works in hard or
soft water. Package directions ore
u~uallv 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 ore
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 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 IO-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds
314 cup (175 ml] 1’4 cups [250-300 I'h-1'12 cups
mL1
(300-350 mL]
Normal Suds II’4 cups (300 ml] 1% cups (425 mL)
2-2’14 cups
(475525 ml]
High Suds l-I”4 cups 2 cups (475 ml]
21/z cups (600 ml]
(300-350 ml]
No phosphate -Follow package recommendations -
Liquid Detergents l/q 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 areos where phosphates ore banned.
l
In areas with laws limiting (by weight or percentage) the amount
of detergent used in Q wash load.
For a Soak
or Pre Wash
SOAK
l
Add detergent or pre-soak product
to washer basket.
Always dissolve
Some stains, heavy so11 or other
laundry problems ore best removed
enzyme pre-soak and detergent
powders to help prevent spot fading
on colored items.
with Q soak or Q double wash you con
. Add load.
work the Cycle Control Knob for these
added cleaning operations.
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