The use sufficient amount of detergent is one of the most
important things you can do to make sure your wash comes out clean.
Always follow the detergent manufacturer’s recommended amount.
Amount required varies
If the recommended amount of
according to:
detergent produces too many suds,
1. Water hardness
switch to a lower
detergent
2. Amount of
brand, and
instructions
3. Size of
on package.
4. Type detergent
Using too little
5. Wash temperature
detergent is a
Use more detergent if
common cause
you have...
of laundry
1. Hard water
problems. Always
2. Large loads
measure detergent
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—.
—
3. Greasy or oily soils
in a standard measuring cup.
4.
wash
5. Low phosphate detergent
How to use
granular, powdered or liquid:
For best results, add detergent to
the wash basket before loading
clothes. If you
your clothes
first, add detergent next to the
agitator.
WATER—DO YOU
IT?
Before you can decide what to do about hard
water, you need to know you have it and, so,
how hard it is.
●
you
in a municipal area, contact your
water company.
●
you live in rural area, or in some suburban areas,
contact your county agent.
The answer
be “you have ‘so many grains’ per
gallon (3.8 1
This means:
to 3.5 grains per gallon (3.8
to 7 grains—HARD
7.1 to 10.5 grains—VERY HARD
10.6 grains and over—EXTREMELY HARD
If your water is SOFT, you have no problem. You
can use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget
about hard water. If you have HARD water—less than
10 grains—and you use phosphate detergent, you also
have no problem.
But, if you have more than 10 grains, you
need
to soften your water with either . . .
1. An installed water softener in your home, or
2. The use of a packaged water softener.
For information on water softeners, see the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
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