Isyourwaterhard?If itis,and
——.
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifyouwash -----
ifyouusea carbona~typenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing justafewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwdl frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjustafew
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.Ifyourwateris
VERYHARD
ERw@ on c~othm
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffwtvariousfabricsin
thefo~owingways:
~Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fibricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesa.white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Rduces wrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mm on Wher
@Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
oMat-like,crustyfomationscaused
bylintafiering tothestic~
limestonedeposits.
QIncreasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,fillers
andotherwasherpa~.
~Reducedusefil lifeof washer.
Rwmendd meti@ b
@u@ bane bddu~
~
Useapowderedphosphate
detergentora liquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
*Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
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Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150”F.forcottons.
Thisdso improvesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachon bleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
oAdddetergentandallowwasher
to filland.agittteforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
QIncreasea~mountofdetergent.
Seegl~ideonoppositepagefor
recome~ldd detergentmounts
.il~relationtowaterha~dness.
@hcreaseuseofbleaches,presoti,
packagedwakrconditioners,prewash
sotiandstainremoverstohelp
in
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessinclothes.
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepafiidly
restoredbysoakingina solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
@Donotusevinegarsod
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolution
may
reducethewrin~e-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
‘~LIMESTOP!E—tectonicallycalledCALCIURjCARBONATE—iscausedb\Ithe
