Isyourwaterhard?If itis,and washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11ormomgrains)andifyouwash
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsa week,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjustafew
mostixobablynoticelimestone~ ra~idlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
ciepo~itsony&r clothesand up.If~ourwaterisVERYHARD
EffectsOn dot.hes
Akhoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
~Givesa stiff,harsh,roughf=l to
fabricssuchastoweling.
SICausescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
~Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
%Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofllamc-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mti on Wher
@Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,crusty
formations caused
by lint adhering to the sticky
limestone deposits.
@Increased service calls because
of limestone deposits in the pump,
recirculation water hoses, filters
and other washer parts,
~ I?educed useful life of washer.
Ileamrnenddimwld.sIll
reduceh*neb@du~
@Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
wldling pmdices
W delayllimestmedamage
to Cbtlles
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
~Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@If youwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
to fillandagitateforthreeor four
minutesto dissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increasemount ofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
recommendeddet~rgentamounts
in relationtowaterhardness.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
paclagedwalm-conditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsm~lerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
e Usefabricsofienerto counteract
stiffnessor harshnessinclothes.
Howtopartidiyrestoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
~Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethe wrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
*LIMESTONE-technicallycalledCALCIUMCARBONATE—iscausedbythe
reactionofthecalciuminthehardwaterwiththesodiumcartxmateinthedetergent.
—
12
