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Hard
water—do
y ou
Before you
can
decidewhatto do
abouthard water,youneedto know
if yotihaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
@ If youlivein a municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@ If youlivein a rural area, or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
Om 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
II to 19groins-VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELY HARD
haveit?
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
no problem.Youcan use soapor
detergentas youpreferandforget
all abouthard water.If youhave
HARDwater-less than 10grains—
andyouuse phosphatedetergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwill needto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome, or
2. Theuse of a packagedwater
softener.
For information on water
softeners, seechar% below.
Add thi$
much
w aterSUftener
with
a
M
waterkvd
Grains of
0–10
10–15
15–20
20–25
25–30
hardness
over30
Whenusing
'A cup
%cup
o
% cup
1cup
1cupplus 1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
with
detergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
30 (240ml plus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
%cup
% cup
% cup
1cup
1%cups
1%cupsplus 1tablespoon fbrevery5 grainsabove
with
soap
(80ml)
(160 ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30 (300ml plus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
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