Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents and soups clean
by loosening solI, and by holding it in the water so It drains away If not
enough detergent IS used, so11 and lint can settle back on the items In the load
SOAP works best In soft water
be softened Use enough soap to make about I’ 2 to 2 Inches (3 8 to 5 5 cm) of suds
DETERGENT works in hard or soft wafer Package directions are usually based on soft water and
washers with
more detergent...
1 for hard water
2 for loads and water levels larger than MEDIUM
3 for heavy greasy or
oily SOIIS
4 if the detergent IS low phosphate
5 for
high, normal and low sudstng pow-
dered detergents If the recom-
mended amount of detergent makes too much suds, switch to a lower sudsing brand DO NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT of detergent
Use the following chart as
beginning suggestions for powdered
and liquid detergent amounts See
your laundry Guide for more infor- mation (pages
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
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Low | Suds |
| II4 | cups | (300 | ml) |
| II2 | cups | (350 | mL) | cups | |||||||
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Normal | Suds |
| I34 cups | (425 | ml) |
| 2’2 | cups | (600 | mL) | 3 cups | (700 mL) | |||||||
High | Suds |
| 2 cups | (475 | ml) |
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| 3 cups (700 ml) | 3’2 | cups | (825 ml) | ||||||||
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Liquid | Detergents |
| ‘3 toI’, | cups | (80 | to | 325 |
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* | These recommendations |
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| l | In areas | with | laws | limiting | [by | weight | or percentage] | the | amount | |||||||||
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