GE Spacemaker WSM2000H - Manual (Page 12)

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Is your water hard? If it is, and
if you use a carbonate type non­
phosphate detergent, you will
most probably notice limestone*
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washer surfaces. The hardness
of your water and your washing
frequency will determine how
rapidly the limestone will build
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(11 or more grains) and if you wash
just a few loads a week, you may
see limestone buildups in just a few
months.
Effects on clothes
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more rapidly on cotton, it will
eventually affect various fabrics in
the following ways:
• Gives a stiff, harsh, rough feel to
fabrics such as toweling.
• Causes colors to fade and become
dull and dingy.
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Causes spot-fading of bright
with determent
permanent press fabrics.
• Destroys effectiveness of fiame-
as children’s sleepwear.
• Increases fabric wear because
of the scpjbbing action between
limestone deposits on the fabrics
during washer agitation.
Effects on vtasher
• Unsightly buildup on all washer
surfaces exposed to the wash
solution.
• Mat-like, crusty formations caused
by lint adhering to the sticky
limestone deposits.
• Increased service calls because
of limestone deposits in the pump,
recirculation water hoses, filters
and other washer parts.
• Reduced useful life of washer.
Recommended methods to
reduce limestone bufldups
® Use a powdered phosphate
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limestone buildup.
• Use a packaged non-precipitating
water softener, such as Calgon
brand with phosphate.
Good witling practices
may delay limestone damage
to clothes
The following recommendations
will temporarily delay the effects
of limestone on your clothes.
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practices and will give better soil
removal whether or not you have
hard water or use carbonate
detergent.
• Use hotter wash water, for
example up to 150°F. for cottons.
This also improves oily-soil
removal.
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sure to use bleach on bleachable
fabrics. Use hot water whenever
possible.
• Add detergent and allow washer
to fill and agitate for three or four
minutes to dissolve detergent
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• Increase amount of detergent.
See guide on opposite page for
recommended detergent amounts
in relation to water hardness.
• Increase use of bleaches, presoaks,
packaged water conditioners, prewash
soil and stain removers to help in
removing stubborn soils and stains.
• Use greater care in sorting loads.
Wash very dirty loads separately
and increase detergent to help keep
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soiled items. Wash delicate items
separately to prevent damage from
heavy, sturdy clothes.
• Wash smaller loads to increase
cleaning action of washer.
• Use fabric softener to counteract
stiffness or harshness in clothes.
How to partially restore clothes
Once clothes have developed
deposits, they may be partially
restored by soaking in a solution
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of hot ta^^ water for 15 minutes.
USE A PLASTIC CONTAIN
Then wash clothes in the washer
using detergent.
CAUTIONS:
• Vinegar soak solution may
reduce the wrinkle-resistance
of permanent press fabrics.
• Vinegar soak may damage
the dyes in some fabrics.
»LIMESTONE—technically called u A luium oambuinai t— is caused by the
reaction of the calcium in the hard water with the sodium carbonate in the detergent.