Isyourwaterhard?Hitis,and
washersurfaces.Thehardness
@orrrmregrains)andifyouwash
ifyouusea.carbonatetypenon-
ofyourwaterandyourwashing
justafewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill
frequencywilldeterminehow
seelimestonebuildupsinjustafew
mostprobablynoticelimestone*
rapidlythelimestonewillbuild
months.
depositsonyourclothesand
up.IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
Effects clothes
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
@Givesastiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesawhite,powdery
residue
ondark-coloreditems.
~Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Reduceswrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
~Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinisheson cottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
~Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
@Mat-like,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
=Increasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsinthepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,filters
andotherwasherparts.
~Reducedusefullifeofwasher.
R3mnl’nenddmethods
Ibuikhlps
*Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
~Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
w washingJpradice$l
maydekiylimestonedamage
toclothes
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygood
w
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwaterorusecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150°F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
@Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemore
d t
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
=Increaseamountofdetergent.
Seeguideonoppositepagefor
recommendeddetergentamounts
in relationtowaterhardness. “
~Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwaterconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
~Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessor harshnessin clothes.
How
t partiallyrestoreclothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartially
restoredbysoakingin asolution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottapwaterfor15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
~Donotusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
*Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesinsomefabrics.
*LIMESTONE—technically called CALCIUM CAR130NATE-is caused bythe
reaction ofthe calcium inthe hardwater with the sodium carbonate in the detergent.
