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Beforeyoucan decidewhatto do
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
abouthardwater,youneedto how
no problem.Youcanuse soapor
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
detergentas youpreferand forget
it is.
all abouthard water.If youhave
* If youlivein a municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~If youlivein a ruralarea, or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
The answerwillbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
W
water—less than10grains—
andyouusephosphate detergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
1, An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
Oto 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
2. Theuseof a packagedwater
4 to 10grains–HARD
softener.
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
Forinformation onwater
20 grainsandover—
softeners,see guidebelow.
EXTREMELY HARD
Add
tw
much
Wakr
Somnerftith
a
fd
Wakr level
Grainsof
hardness
I 0–10
10–15
I
15–20
I
20–z5
I
25–30
over30
I
1
Whenusing
o
'hcup
'Acup
2A cup
1cup
1cupplus 1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160 ml)
(240ml)
30 (240mlplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
*/3
cup
Zhcup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
1%cupsph.Is 1tablespoon f oreve~ 5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30 (300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
-.
.. =
16
.
.
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