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PIOSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
~kc~rrectsortingofclothes.Separatelint-producers(suchasterrytowelsandchenille)
frornlint-receivers(suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy).
oWashingtoolong,especiallyforsmallerloads.Fornorm~soil,wash
o minuteper
poundofdryclothes.
~Useofnon-phosphatedetergentswhichcombinewithhardnessmineralstOforma
precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint.UseaphcqAateorliquid detergent;use
warmerwashwaterorsoftenwaterwithaninstahl mechanicalsoftenerorapackaged
watersoflener.
e powderyresidue fromgramayappeartobe ht. Ih?@sohe granukir
detergentinhotwaterbeforeaddingtowasher;makesuredetergentiscompletely
dissolvedbeforeaddingclothes;switchtoliquidorcoldwaterdetergentorusewarmer
washwater.Seepage13.
@Overloadingwillcauseabr&ionwhichcreatesexcessivelint.Washfeweritemswith
correctwaterlevel.
eToomuchbleach.Usec~rrect~o~tof bleachaccordingtopackagedirections.
~Not
endet h l i suspensionduringwashcycle.Increaseamountof
detergent.Seepage13.
~~comectuseoffabricsofiener.Ifus~ iIIwashcycle,sofienersmayreactwith
detergenttocreateawhitedeposit.Usesoftenersinrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage
specifiesaddingtowashcycle.SeepageIS.
ep~~g usu~lyon~~~yester-cottonblendsiscausedbynormalwearandmayiooklike
lint.Tbrningclothesinside-outmayprovidesomehelp.
s Stiticelectricitycaused
b ovw c atU fabricsoftenerin
rinsecycle.
Thesearesometimescalled“InvisibleStains”becauseyoumaynotnoticethembefore
washingclothes.However,ifoilysoilsarenotcompletelyremovedinwashcycle,the
)ilyspotsmaypickupdirtfromthewashwater.Thespotswillthenbeveryvisible.They
irenotcausedbythewasher.Washsyntheticgarmentsassoonaspossibleafterwearing.
Jse moredetergentthannormalarldhottestwaterfabriccanstand.If spotsappear,rubin
mdilutedliquiddetergent,letstand30minutesandrewashwithextradetergentusing
]ottestwaterfabriccanstand.
~Insufficientdetergent.Youmayneedtoincreaseamountofdetergentusedifloadis
argerthannormal,ifsoilsareoilyorheavierthanaverage,ifwaterleveliskrge orif
vaterisHardtoExtremelyHard.
Waternothotenoughfortypeofload.Ilesurewaterheaterissettodeliverhotwaterat
~ewasherat 1400-1500??.Donotwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—suchas
ishwashingorfamilybaths—areheavy.
Poororinferiordetergent.Changetophosphatedetergent,ifpossible.Followthesesteps:
1. Usewaterconditioner,(suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. LJsehottestwaterpossible
4. U-sebleachwherepossibk
5. IJsepre-soakaids
6.
Instd softener
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