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POSSIBLE CAUSEANDREMEDY
GRAYED *Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelyto loosenandremovesoil,causing
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grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload.
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~Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakis sufficient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
~Useofsoapin hardwater.Switchto aphosphatedetergent,or followsixstepsat the
bottomofpage18.
~Washingtoolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
~Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentin thewashsolutionatthe
startof agitation.Seepage13.
~Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1. Putclothesin washer.FillwithH(YI’water.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
determineif hotwateris suitablefor garment.
~Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCalgonwithphosphate—
use2%timesasmuchas youneedfor normalwatersofiening.
~Do notusedetergentor soap.
~Allowclothestogothroughcompletecycle.
~Repeat,if necessary.
2. If youpreferto usetheSoakSetting,seepage8.Use thewatersofkenerinplaceof
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*about 20 min-utes.
YELLOWED *Incompleteremovalofbodysoildueto constantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
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hemofT-shirtor pillowcase.If theyare whiteandcenteris yellow,itcontainsbody
oil. Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GrayedClothes~’above.
@Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfiishes. Usenon-chlorinebleach
(suchas Clorox2 brand).Referto GarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restore
colorusingcolorremover(suchas Ritor Tintexbrarids),followpackagedirections.
*Iron or manganesein watermaycauseoverallyellowingor yellowspots.
L Useextradetergentp~usa non-precipitatingwatersoftenerdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Havea specialfilteror chemicalfeederinstalledin yourhometo removeironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterfor a fewminutesto cleanironresiduebuildupin lines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. TOremovespots: spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuicethroughstain.TOremoveoverallyehw, usea commerciallyavailable
rust scaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecanoccur,
donot useinthe washer;usea plasticcontainer.
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Improperuse offabricsoflener.Neverpour fabricsoftenerdirectlyon clothes;always
COLORSTAINS
dihte beforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage15.TOremovestains: dampenstainedarea
andrub withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safeforfabric.
SI-IRINKAGE, Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybe safely
GENERAL washedbutwillshrinkina dryer.FollowGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions
exactly.If in doubt,do notmachinewashor dry.
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