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eInc~rrectsortingof~lothes.$hqmrtitelint-producers(suchasterrytOwel~andChtXM@)
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w~ithlint-receivers(suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy).
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especially far smallerloads.I%rnormalsail,use~minuteper
poundofdryclothes.
~use of
non-phosphate dct~rgtmts which combinewithhardnessmineralsinwaterto
formaprecipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint,
@Use
phosphate detergentorliquiddetergent;usewarmerwashwaterOrsofmnwater
withaninstalledmechanicalsoftenerorapackagedwatersoftener.
~Undissolvedgranulardetergentmayleavepowderyresidueonfabricswhichcanbe
mistakenforlint.
(a) Seepage13forrecornmendationsonhowtoadddetergenttospeedupcomplete
dissolving.
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(b) Usealiquidorspecialcoldwaterdetergent.
(c) Predissolvegramdardetergentin hotwater,orrnakesuredetergentisdissolved
completelyinwashwaterbeforeaddingclothes.
(d) Makecertainclotheshaveampleroomtomoveinwasher.
(e) Usea warmerwashwater.
e@erloadingofwasherwillcauseabrasionv@hichcreatesexcessivelint.Washfewer
itemsineachload.Makesurewaterleveliscorrectforsizeofload.
~Toomuchbleach.Over-bleacheditems,suchastowels,willshedexcessivelint.Use
correctamountofbleachaccordingtopackagedirections.
eNotenoughdetergent.Enoughdetergentmustbeusedtoholdlint
in suspensionduring
washcycle.Increaseamountofdetergentused.Amountisdeterminedbywater
hardness,sizeofload,degreeofsoilandamountofwater.Seepage13.
@Incorrectuseoffabricsoftener.Ifusedinwashcycle,manysoftenersmayreactwith
detergenttocreateawhitedeposit.Usefabricsoftenersonlyinrinsecycle,unless
packagespecifiesaddingtowashcycle.
@Pilling,usuallyonpolyester-cottonblends,iscausedbynormalwearandmaylooklike
lint.Turningclothesinsideoutmayhelp.
~Staticelectricitycausedbyoverdyingwillcauseattraction.Usefabricsoftenerin
rinsecycle.
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Alloftheabovecausesofresidueexceptpillingcanusuallyberemovedfromgarments
throughuseofcorrectlaundryprocedures.
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