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Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedto know
if youhaveit and,if so,howhard
it is.
* Hyou livein a municipal a rea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@ If youlivein a ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contact y our
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe "youhave's0
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
0 to 3 grainsper gallon-SOF'I'
4 to 10grains-HARD
II to 19grains-VERYHARD
20 grainsandover—
EXTREMELY HARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
no problem.Youcanusesoapor
detergent a s youpreierandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater—less t han 10
grains—and youusephosphate
detergent, y oualsohaveno
problem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theme ofa packaged water
softener.
For
on water
softenem9 see d?lwrt b elow'.
Md
water
a
water
level
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
1O–I5
15-20
20–25
25–30
over30
=33&w
Whenusing
%cup
'/2
cup
%4 cup
1cup
1cupplus 1tablespoon forevery5 grains
o
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120 n-d)
(160ml)
(240ml)
above30(240mlplus 15mlforeach
extra5 grains)
l% cups
PIus I
tablespoon forevev ~gtis
Whenusing
%cup
% cup
%cup
1cup
1!4cups
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
above30(300mlplus 15mlforeach
extra5 grains)
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