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Hard water—do
you
have it?
Beforeyoucan decidewhatto do
abouthard water,youneedto know
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
@ H youlivein a municipalarea,
coritactydurwatercompany.
@ If youlivein a rural area, or in
somesuburbanareas, contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon-SOFT
-4 to 10graim+–H&D
11to 19grains-VERY HARD
20
grains
andover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
no problem.Youcanuse soapor
detergentas youpreferandforget
all abouthardwater.Hyouhave
HARDwater—less than10grains—
andyouusephosphate detergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuse of a packagedwater
softener.
For Mmmatkm
ml
water
softeners, seeguide below.
Add this much
water
Lwftener with ii
fi.w
water
kvd
Grainsof
hardness
I
0–10
I
1O–E
I
15-20
I
20–25
25–30
I
over30
I
Whenusing
o
%
cup
Y2
cup
% cup
1cup
1cupplus 1tablespoon forevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120 ml)
(160 ml)
(240ml)
30 (240mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
?/3
cup
% cup
%cup
1cup
1?4cups
1?4 cupsplus1tablespoon f orevery5 grains a bove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160 ml)
(180 ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
SO(300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
f
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