How much
should you use?
—
The use of a sufficient amount
If the recommended amount of
of detergent is one of the most
detergent produces too many suds,
important things you can do to
switch to a low
detergent
make sure your wash comes out
brand, and follow instructions on
clean.
package.
required varies
according to:
1. Water hardness
2. Amount of soil
3. Size of load
4. Type of detergent
5. Wash temperature
Use more detergent if
have . . .
How to use detergent—granular
or powdered:
Place detergent in the filter pan for
normal conditions, but, for best
results, put it next to the agitator
after the clothes have been loaded.
If your detergent doesn’t dissolve
well,
the detergent in
hot water, then pour directly into
the wash basket.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hard water
loads
or oily soils
Using too little detergent is
Lower wash temperature
a common cause of laundry
Low phosphate detergent.
problems. Always measure
detergent in a standard
measuring cup.
amount of detergent for average
load.
Water
Setting
Water
I
I
Hardness
FULL
MEDIUM
Low
HANDWASH
HARD
2 cups
cups
1 cups
cup
High
10-20 Cr.
Powder Type
HARD
4-10
cups
cups
c u p
c u p
L
I
SOFT
O-4
1 cup
c u p
~ / 2 c u p
Low
Concentrated
o-1o
Grains
c u p
cup
cup
c u p
Powder Type
LIQUID
I
0-10
Grains
I
FOLLOW PACKAGE DIRECTIONS
I
1. Use recommended amount of
detergent for your load and water
hardness as shown in guide.
2. Other detergent types—Low
and normal suds, powders, liquids,
non-phosphate powders, follow
recommendations on package.
3. For hard water treatment, see
page 16.
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