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Elard water—do you
have
it?
Beforeyoucan decide\vhatto do
abou[hardwater,youneedto know
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
* If youlivein a municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@ If youlivein a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact
your
countyagent.
The answerwillbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20 grainsandover—
EXTREMELY HARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
no
problem.Youcan usesoapor
detergentas youpreferand forget
all abouthard water.If youhave
HARDwater—less t han 10grains—
and youusephosphatedetergent,
youalso haveno problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto sofienyour
waterwitheither. . .
1. An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
Forinformationon water
softeners,see guidebelow.
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Add
ttis
m uch water sOtienertith a ~ti water level
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
10–15
15–20
20–25
25–30
over30
r
Whenusing
'Acup
'/2
cup
o
2A
cup
1cup
1cupplus 1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(1~~m])
(160ml)
(240ml)
30 (240mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
'Acup
Zhcup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
1Mcupsplus1tablespoon f orevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240m])
(360ml)
30(300mlplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
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