Hard Water-Do You - GE WWA8310B Use And Care Manual

Hard water—do
you haveit?
Before you can decidewhat to do
about hard water, you need to
know if you have it and, if so, how
hard it is.
@If you livein a municipalarea,
contact your water company.
@If you livein a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answer willbe "you have 'so
many grains' per gallon" and
means this:
9 to 3 grains per gallon-SOl?T,
4 to 10grains-HARD, 11to 19
grains-VERY HARD, 20grains
and over-EXTREMELY HARD.
If your wateris SOFT,you haveno
problem.Youcan usesoapor
detergentas you preferand forget
all about hard water.If you have
HARD water—less than 10
grains-and you usephosphate
detergent,you alsohaveno
problem.
But, if you havemore than 10
grains,you.willneedto softenyour
water witheither...
L An installedwatersoftenerin
your home, or
2. The use of a packagedwater
softener.
For'information on water
softeners, see chart h$ow.
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Grainsof
hardness
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10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 over30
When using
()
'/4
cup
'/2 2/3 1
cup
1 cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
with detergent (60 ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml)
grains above30 (240ml plus
15ml for eachextra 5 grains)
1?4cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
When using
'/3
cup % cup % cup 1 cup
IV2
cup
with soap (80 ml) (160ml) (180ml) (240ml) (300ml)
grains above30 (300ml plus
15ml for eachextra 5 grains)
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