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Detergent
Information
Detergents and soaps clean
by loosening soil, 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 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...
I, for hard water.
2.
for heavy greasy or
oily 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
sudslng 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
lo-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds % cup (175 mL)
1’/4 cups (250-300 1’/4-I’/2 cups
mL)
(300-350 mL)
Normal Suds
1% cups (300 ml] 1% cups (425 ml) 2-2’14 cups
(475-525 mL)
High Suds
l-l’/4 cups 2 cups (475 mL)
2112 cups (600 mL)
(300-350 mL)
No phosphate
-Follow package recommendations -
Liquid Detergents % 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.
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