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Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
if youhaveit and,if so, howhard
it is.
'-.
~If youfivein a municipal a rea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~If youlivein a ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contact y our
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains–HARD
11to 19groins-VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELY HARD
If yourw~teris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergent a s youpreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphate detergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
.
But,if youhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofa packaged water
sofiener.
Forinformation on water
softeners, s eeguidebelow.
Addthis
much
water
softener
with
a
M
water level
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
10–15
15–20
20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing
'hcup
'/2
cup
()
%cup
1cup
11cupplus 1tablespoon forevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120 ml)
(160 ml)
(240 ml)
30(240 mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
%cup
% cup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoon f orevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160 ml)
(180 ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30 (300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
L
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