PROBLEM
GRAYED
CHYr’lms
(continued)
YELLOWED
I CLOTHES
POSSIBLECAUSEAND REMEDY
@Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresforsizeofload.
@Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya30-minutesoakissuf~cient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
~Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoaphosphatedetergent,orfollowsixstepsatthe
bottomofpage18.
*Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
@Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsblutionatthe
startofagitation.Seepage13.
~Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1.Putclothesinwasher.FillwithHOTwater.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
determineifhotwaterissuitableforgarment.
~Addanon-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCalgonwithphosphate—
use2%timesasmuchasyouneedfornormalwatersoftening.
~Donotusedetergentor soap.
*Allowclothestogothroughcompletecycle.
@Repeat,if necessary.
2. IfyouprefertousetheSoakSetting,seepage8.Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentorprewashdetergentandallowclothestosoakforabout20minutes.
~Incompleteremovalofbodysoilduetoconstantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
hemofT-shirtorpillowcase.Iftheyarewhiteandcenterisyellow,itcontainsbody
nil.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GrayedClothes;’above.
~Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Useoxygenbleach
:suchasClorox2brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restore
~olorusingcolorremover(suchasRitor Tintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
~Ironor manganeseinwatermaycauseoverallyellowingoryellowspots.
1.Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwatersoftenerdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Havea specialfilterer chemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometoremoveironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterforafewminutestocleanironresiduebuildupinlines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. Toremovespots:spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuice throughstain.ToremoveoverallyeUow,
useacommerciallyavailable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.Ifporcelaindamagecanoccur,do
notusein thewasher;useaplasticcontainer.
