Alliance Laundry Systems Laundry Tips, Use, Type, Water, Comments, Products, Bleaches, Use and Care, Laundry Aids, Conditioners, Soak/Pretreat, Detergents/Soaps, Fabric Softeners

		Use and Care
Laundry Tips
Laundry Aids	Use	Comments
Soak/Pretreat	● Use a soaking agent and follow steps under “Soaking”	● Do not use a soaking agent with
Products	in your Operating Instructions insert or soak overnight	chlorine bleach.
	to remove stains and soils.	● Do not use pretreaters around the
	● Always follow manufacturer’s instructions with any	washer or dryer control panel. They
	pretreatment product.	may harm the finish or panel
		markings.
Detergents/Soaps	● You may use detergent or soap in your washer. The	● Soap and nonphosphate powdered
	determining factor is the hardness of the water. Always	detergents will not give good
	use detergent if the water is over three grains hard.	washing results in hard water. Soap
		in hard water will form sticky
		deposits.
		● The use of powdered soap is not
		recommended when washing in
		cold water.
Bleaches	● Use to remove certain stains, disinfect, and keep	● When using liquid chlorine bleach,
	clothes white.	always use the bleach dispenser.
	● Use bleach in the wash water only. Do not use bleach	● Always measure the bleach. Never
	in the rinse.	exceed one cup of bleach per full
	● Follow directions on care label of garment.	load.
	● Bleach should not be used as a substitute for detergent.	● Never use chlorine bleach and
	Use the recommended amount of bleach.	ammonia in the same wash cycle.
Fabric Softeners	● Use to soften clothes and remove static electricity from	● Undiluted fabric softener poured
	permanent press knits and other fabrics of man-made	directly on clothes can stain them.
	fibers.	● Do not mix with detergent or
	● Add during the rinse cycle, or if available, use the	bleach.
	fabric softener dispenser, using no other product in the
	rinse. Follow bottle directions carefully.
Water
Conditioners
Non-Precipitating	● These products soften water by tying up the hardness
Type	minerals and are recommended if using soap when
	water is over three grains hard, or when using
	nonphosphate detergents.
Precipitating Type	● These products settle out hardness minerals by	● Do not use with nonphosphate
	converting them into particles that will not dissolve in	detergents or soaps.
	the water. If used with nonphosphate detergent or soap
	in hard water, a deposit may form on the clothes and
	washer parts.

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