Hard Water-Do You - GE WWA8364V Use And Care Manual

Hard water—do you haveit?
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
about hard water,you need to
know if you have it and, if so, how
hard it is.
~ If you livein a municipalarea,
contact your water company.
~ If you livein a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answerwill be "you have 'so
many grains'per gallon" and
means this:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon-SOF'T,
4 to 10gra.ins-EI.ARD, 1 1to 19
grains"VERY HARD, 20 grains
and over—EXTREMELY HARD.
If your wateris SOFT,you haveno
problem.Youw usesoapor
detergentas you prefera.hdforget
allabout hard water.If you have
HARD water—less t han 10
grains-and you usephosphate
detergent,you alsohaveno
problem.
But, if you havemore than 10
grains,you willneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
L An installedwatersoftenerin
your home, or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
For information on water
sof&ners9see chart below.
—
Add
MS mwh
water
Wftmer with
a
M
water
k+
Grainsof
o-1o
10-15 15-20
20-25 25-30
hardness
over
30
When using ()
'/4
cup
'/2
cup
2/3
cup
1 cup
1 cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
with detergent (60 ml)
(120ml) (160ml)
(240ml)
grains above30 (240ml plus
15ml for each extra 5 grains)
11/4 cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
When using
'/3
cup
2/3
cup
3/4
cup
1 cup
11/2
cup
with soap (80ml) (160ml)
(180ml) (240ml) (360ml)
grains above30 (300ml plus
15ml for each extra 5 grains)
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