Hard Water-Do You - GE WWA5411 Use And Care Manual

Hard
water—do
you haveit?
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do If your wateris SOFT,you haveno
about hard water, you willneed to problem.Youcan use smipor
determineif your water is hard detergentas you preferand forget
and, if so, how hard. allabout hard water.If you have
Water hardnessis measured in
HARD water—less than 10
"grains per gallon"-a gallon is
grains-and you usephosphate
3.8 liters:
detergent,you also haveno
@ Oto 3 grainsper gallon, or per
problem.
3.8 liters—SOFT
~4 to 10grains—HARD
@ 11to 19grains-VERY HARD
~20 grainsand over—
EXTREMELYHARD.
But, if you havemorethan 10
grains,you willneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
1. An installedwatersoftenerin
your home, or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
Pm idkmnation on
water
softeners, see
char%
behwv.
Add
this
much
water
softener
with
a full
water
level
Grainsof
hardness
0-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30
over30
When using
o
'/4
cup
'/2
cup
*/3
cup 1
cup
1
cup plus 1 tbs.
for every5
with detergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml)
grains above30 (240ml
plus
15
ml for each extra 5 grains)
IMI
cup plus 1 tbs.
for every5
When
using
'/3
cup
*/3
cup %
cup 1
cup
11/2
cup
with soap (80 ml) (160 ml) (180 ml) (240 m!)
(360 ml)
grains above 30 (300 ml plus
15ml
for each extra 5 grains)
a