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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, so11 and
lint can settle back on the Items in
the load
SOAP works best In soft
woter
(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 directtons are
usually based on soft wafer and
washers with normal-size tubs Use
more detergent...
1 for hard water
2 for heavy greasy or
OllV SOIIS
3 If the detergent
IS
low
phosphate
4 for cold-water washes
DETERGENT SUDS. There are
high, normal and low sudslng 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 suggestions for powdered
and llquld 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
3q cup (175 ml] 1’4cups(250-300 1’~-1’2cups
mL)
(300-350 mL)
Normal Suds
1 ‘A cups (300 ml)
II4 cups (425 ml)
2-214 cups
(475-525 mL)
High Suds l-l ’ J cups 2 cups (475 mL)
2 1 2 cups (600 mL)
(300-350 mL)
No phosphate
- Follow package recommendatrons -
Liquid Detergents
‘3 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.