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ISyourwaterhard?If itis, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11ormoregrains)andifyouwash –
ifyouuseacarbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsa week,youmay —
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.IfyourviaterisVERYHARD
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,it will
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
~Givesa stiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
*Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultof directcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinlde-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
* Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
Ef&ts onwasher
~Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedto thewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringto thesticky
limestonedeposits.
@Increasedservicecallsbecause
of limestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andother washerparts.
* Reduce-juseful lifeof washer.
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~Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Installa homewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
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my delayI.i.nlestonedmllage
to clothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashin coolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
~Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
*Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
in relationto waterhardness.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
~Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
Ho=whpartiallyrestoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedevelo~ed —
deposits,theymaybepa~ially
restoredbysoakingin a solution —
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAl_NER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics,
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*LIMES~NE—technically called
CALCIUMCARBONATE—iscausedbythe
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