Hard Water-Do You Have - Hotpoint WLW3500B Manual

Hard watermdo you have it?
Before you can decide what to do
about hard water, you need to know
if you have it
and,
if so, how hard
it is.
• If you live in a nmnicipal area,
contact your water company.
• If you live in a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answer will be "you have 'so
many grains' per gallon" and
means this:
O to 3 grains per gallon SOFT
4 to 10 grains HARD
11 to 19 grains VERY HARD
20 grains and over--
EXTREMELY HARD
If your water is SOFT, you have
no problem. You can use soap or
detergent as you prefer aim forget
all about hard water. If you have
HARD water less than 10 grains--
and you
use phosphate detergent,
you also have no problem.
But, if you have more than 10
grains, you will need to soften your
water with either...
1. An installed water softener in
yol_lr home, or
2. The use of a packaged water
softener.
For information on water
softeners, see guide below.
Add this much water softener with a full water level
c.h'ains of
o lo 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 over30
hardness
When using ii_cup i/_ cup 2/3 cup I cup 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon for eve1T 5 grains above
with detergent o (60 ml) (120 ml) (160 ml) (240 ml) 30 (240 ml plus 15 ml tbr each extra 5 grains)
When using % cup 2/3cup ¾ cup 1 cup 1V2cups 1IAcups plus 1 tablespoon for every 5 groins aNwe
with soap (80 ml) (160 ml) (180 ml) (240 ml) (360 ml) 30 (300 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
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