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Beforeyoucan decidewhatto do
aboutbard water,youneedto know
if
youhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
@ If youlivein a municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@ If youlivein a ruralarea, or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
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.Youcanuse soapor
detergentas youpreferand forget
all abouthard water.If youhave
HARDwater-less than 10grains—
andyouuse phosphate detergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto sofienyour
waterwitheither. . .
1. An ins@ledwatersofienerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuse of a packagedwater
sofiener.
For
information on
water
softeners,see guidebelow.
Add th much
water
Somnertith
a
m
water
level
Grainsof
hardness
0–10
10–15
15–20
20–25
25–30
over
30
Whenusing
'Acup
1/2
cup
zhcup
1cup
o
1cupplus 1tablespoon forevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120
ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
30 (240ml plus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
1A cup
2A cup
%cup
1cup
1Y2
cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoon f orevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160 ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30 (300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
16
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