How much dete~ent should youuse?
The use of a sufficient amount
If the recommended amount of
of detergent is one of the most
detergent produces too many suds,
important things you can do to
switch to a low sudsing detergent
make sure your wash comes out
brand, and follow instructions on
clean.
package.
Amount requiredvaries
according to:
1. Waterhardness
2. Amount of soil
3. Size of load
4. ~pe of detergent -
5. Washtemperature
Use more detergentif
you have.. .
1.
2<
3.
4.
5.
Hardwater
Largeloads
Greasyoroily soils
Using too little detergent is
Lower wash temperature
a common cause of laundry
Low phosphate detergent.
problems. Always measure
detergent in a s~ndard
measuring cup.
Touse granular or powdered
detergent in regular wash loads,
put dete~ent next to agitator ajler
clothes huve been loaded.
If your detergent doesn’t dissolve
well, pre-dissolve the detergent in
hot water then pour directly into
the wash basket.
Touse granular or powdered
detergent in the Mini-Basket tub,
put dete~ent in the bottom of Mini-
Basket tub before loading clothes.
Touse liquid detergent in
regular
clothesbasketor Mini-Baskettub,
followpackagedirections.
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Recommended amount of detergentfor averagesoil load
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High Sudsing
%wder Type
Low Sudsing
Concentrated
l%wderType
LIQUID
WaterImel Setting
Water
Regular WashBasket Mini Basket fib
Hardness Extra
Large
Medium
Small
Hand
Large
Washables
SPOl_SCRUBBER
VERY
HARD 2cups 1%cups
1E cups 1?4cups %cup 1?4cups
10-20Gr.
HARD
4-10Gr.
1%cups 1%cups
1?4cups
%cup ‘Acup
%cup
SOFT
04
Gr.
1cup 1cup
?4cup
%cup
%
cup
‘/2 cup
o-1o
Grains
1cup % cup
%cup
%cup ‘.cup
‘/2 cup
4
0-1o
Grains
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FOLLOW PACKAGEDIRECTIONS
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1. Userecommendedamountof
2. Forotherdetergenttypes-low
3. Forhard watertreatment, see
detergentforyourloadandwater
andnormalsuds,powders,liquids,
page
19.
hardness as shown in chart.
non-phosphate powders-follow
recommendations on package.
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