TheresulbOfcontinueduseOfcarbonatedetemenk
Isyourwaterhard?If itis, and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
(11or moregrains)andif youwash
ifyouusea carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justa fewloadsa week,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.If yourwaterisVERYHARD
Effectsondomes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,it will
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesa stiff,harsh, roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
@Causescolorsto fadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesa white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasa resultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositson thefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
EX1’e@on washer
@Unsightlybuildupon allwasher
surfacesexposedto thewash
solution.
~Mat-1ike,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothe sticky
limestonedeposits.
@Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
@Reducedusei%l
ifeofwasher.
Recommendedrnetlds to
reducehestone buildups
@Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,su6hasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
Good washingpmdices
my delayhe$tone dmllage
m 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
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideon oppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
in relationto waterhardness.
*Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercarein sortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergentto helpkeep
dirtfromredepositingon less
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelyto preventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoilenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How
topartial~yrestoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredby soakingin a solution
oftwocupsofvinegarin onegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEA PLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesin thewasher
usingdetergent.
.
@Do notusevinegarsoak
solutionin washer.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
~Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
*LIMESTONE—technicallycalledCALCIUMCARBONATE—iscausedbythe
reactionoftheualciuminthehardwaterwiththesodiumcarbonateinthedetergent.
