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Hard water—do you haveit'?
Beforeyoucan decidewhatto do
abouthard water,youneedto know
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
ii is.
* If youlivein a municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~If youiivein a ruralarea, or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains–HARD
11to 19grains–V13RY HARD
"
20 grainsandover—
EXTREMELY HARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
no problem.Youcan usesoapor
detergent a s youpreferandforget
all abouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater—less than10grains—
andyouusephosphate detergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuse ofa packagedwater
softener.
For information on water
softeners,see guidebelow.
Addthisn-inch waterdtener withaMl water level
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
lo–15
15–20
20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing
%cup
o
'/2
cup
% cup
1cup
1cupplus 1tablespoon forevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160 ml)
(240ml)
30 (240mlplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
%cup
% cup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoon f orevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160 ml)
(180 ml)
(240ml)
(360
d)
30 (300miplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
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