Hard Water-Do You - Hotpoint WLW2500B Use And Care Manual

Hard water—do you have it?
Before you can decide what to do
about hard water, you need to how
if you have it and, if so, how hard
it is.
. If you live in a municipal area,
contact your water company.
If you live in a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answer will be "you have 'so
many grains' per gallon" and
means this:
to grains per gallon–SOFT
O 3
to 10 grains–HARD
4
11 to 19 grains–VERY HARD
grains and over—
20
EXTREMELY HARD
Add ttis much water so~ner tith a M water level
Grains of
o–lo
hardness
When using
o
with detergent
When using
with soap (80 ml)
If your water is SOFT, you have
no problem. You can use soap or
detergent as you prefer and forget
all about hard water. If you have
HARD water—less than 10 grains—
and you use phosphate detergent,
you also have no problem.
But, if you have more than 10
grains, you will need to soften your
water with either. . .
An installed water softener in
1.
your home, or
The use of a pacbged water
2.
softener.
For information on water
softeners, see Guide below.
20–25
10–15 15–20
cup
(60 ml) (120 ml) (160 ml)
(160 ml) (180 ml) (240 ml)
25–30 over 30
1 cup 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon for eve~ 5 grains above
cup
(240 ml) 30 (240 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
1 cup
(360 ml) 30 (300 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
14
1 tablespn fOr eve~ 5 gm~s abve