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@Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelyto loosenand removesoil, causing grayappearance;Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeof load.

@Impropersoakingwith insufficientdetergent.Usuallya W-minutesoakis sufficient. However,when usingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use twicetherecommendedamountof detergent.

~Useof soapin hard water.Switchto a phosphatedetergent,or followsix stepsat the bottomof page18.

@Washingtoo longmayresultin increasedsoildeposition.Use shorterwashtimesfor smallerloads.

~Detergentdissolvestoo slowly.Detergentmustbe presentin the washsolutionat the startof agitation.Seepage 13.

@Torestoregrayedclothes,follow-oneoftheseprocedures:

1.Put clothesin wa$her.Fillwith EKJFwate?.CheckMan~facturers’Care Labelsto determineif hot wa~r-issuitiblefor garment.

~Adds non-precip@ingtypeof water@tener s~chas Calgonwithphosphate— use 2%times as rnuchas yQunekdfor normalwatersdlening.

@Do not use d~tergentor soap. ~‘

@Allowclothesto go throughcomplete‘@cle. ; @Repeat,if necessary. -

2. If youpreferto use the SoakS&ting,see page8. ?Jsethe watersoftenerin placeof

soakagentor prewashdetergent,aqdallowclothesto soakfor about20 minutes.

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3.Usethe Mini-Baskettub—seepage8.Ini~easede~erg~nt,.

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@Incompleteremovalof bodySoil-duetbc6ns@nt‘useJ&insufficient,detergent.Check hemof T-shirtor pillowcase. If theyare whiteap~centeris yellow,it containsbody oil. Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedures’,on“Qrayed Clothes;’above.

@Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomg&bricswi~ resin finishes:Use oxygenbleach,

~ (stichas .Clorox2 brand). Referto G&inentMahufactiwers’Care Instructions.Restore

colo~usingcolorremover(suc~;,asRit or Tiitei. bran@),followpackagedirections.

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@Iron or manganesein watermay+u~~ ovikiill~ellowiigoi yellowspots.

“ 1. Use extradetergentplusa n~n-precipitatirigwater softenerdissolvedin water

beforeaddingclothes.Use non-tihkyitiebl~aqli. . .,	~
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2. Havea specialfilteror chemictilfeederirist@lbdin~our hometo removeiron and

mangapesefromwater. ~ I

3. Runhot waterfor a fewminutesto cleaniron residuebuildupin lines; drainwater heateroccasionally.

4.TOremovespots: spreadstainedpofiio~overpan ofboilingwaterand squeeze Iemonjuicethroughstain. To remove6veraliyellow,use a commerciallyavailable rust scaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecan occur, do notuse in the washer;use a plasticcor$airier.

Improperuse of fabricsoftener.Neverpour fabricsofie&r directlyon clothes;always
dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage 15.lb removestains: dampenstainedarea
m~drub withundihtedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchhkinebleachif safefor ihbric.	—

SHRINKAGE,

GENERAL

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$&mefabricswill shrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybe safely washedbut will shrinkin a dryer. FollowGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions exactly.If in doubt, do not machinewashor dry.