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More youcandecidewhattoda
sbouthardwater,youneedto know
if youhaveit and,if so, howhard
. .
it 1s.
~Hyoulivein a.municipal a rea,
contact y ourwatercompany.
*~fyou
ljv~ in a rural area,or in
some
suburbanareas,ccmtact y our
countyagent.
'The answerwillbe "youhave's0
manygrains'pergallon"and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-I-IARD
II to 19grains–VERYHARD
zo
grains
andover—~
EXTREMELY HARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergent a s youpreferandforget
allabouthardwater,If youhave
HARDwater—less than K)grains—
andyouuse
phosphatedetergent,
youalso
haveno problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L An installedwatersofkmer in
yourhome,or
2. Theuse ofa packaged water
softener.
For
m water
softerners~ see'&Me Mow.
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
1O–I5
15-20
20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing
%cup
o
*A cup
% cup
1Cup
1cupplus 1tablespoon forevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160 ml)
(240ml)
30 (24Q mlplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
Y3
cup
%cup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
1%
CUpS
plUS 1tablespoon f orevew5 t@ns above
withsoap
(80ml)
(160 ml)
(180 ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30 (300mlplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
—.
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