PROBLEM
GR4YED
cLmHEs
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YELLOWED
cLmHEs
PossmLE CAUSEANDmmDY
@Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresforsizeofload.
@Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya30-minutesoakissufficient.
However,whenusingextendedsoab forheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
@Useofsbapinhardwater.Switihtoaphosphatedetergent,orfollowsixstepsatthe
bottomofpage18.
~Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoddeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor ~
smder loads.
@Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe
startofagitation.Seepage13.
~Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1.Putclothesinwasher.FillwithH~ water.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
determineif hotwateris suitableforgarment.’
@Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCdgonwithphosphate—
use272timesasmuchasyouneedfornormalwatersofiening.
@Donotusedetergentor soap.
@Allowclothestogothroughcompletecycle.
~Repeat,if necessary.
2. IfyouprefertousetheSoakSetting,seepage8,Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentorprewashdetergentand@lowclothestosoakforabout20 minutes.
@Incompleteremovalofbodysoilduetoconstantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
hemofT-shirtorpillowcase.If theyarewhiteandcenterii yellow,itcontainsbody
oil.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GfayedClothes~’above.
@CNorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Useoxygenbleach
(suchasChlorox2 brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’Carebstructions.
Restorecolorusingcolorremover(suchasMtor Tintexbrands),followpackage
directions.
@Ironormanganesein watermaycauseoverallyellowingoryellowspots.
1.Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwatersofiefierdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-c~orinebleach. ~
2. Havea specialfilterorchemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometoremoveironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterforafewminutestocleanironresiduebuildupinlines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. Toremovesfiots:spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuice throughstain,Toremoveovemllye~iow,useacommerciallyavailable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.Ifporcelaindamagecanoccnr,do
notusein thewasher;useaplasticcontainer.
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