Hard Water-Do You Haveit - GE WWA8324G Use And Care Manual

Hard water-do you have it?
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Before you can decide
what to
do
about hard water, you need to know
if
you have it and, if so, how hard
it is.
. If you live in a municipal area,
contact your water company.
. If youliveinarural~, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answer will be "you have 'so
many grains' per gallon" and
means this:
Oto 3 grains per gallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains-VERY HARD
20 grains and over—
EXTREMELY HARD
If your water is SC)FT,you have f
no problem. Youcan use soap or
detergent as you prefer and forget
all about hard water. If you have
HARD vmter-less than 10grains–
and you use phosphate detergent,
you also have no problem.
But, if you have more than 10
gtis, yOuwill need to soften your
water with either. . .
1. An installed water softener in
your home, or
2. The use of a packaged water
softener.
For information on water
softeners, see guide below.
Add this much water softener with a full
water level
Grains of
hardness
o–lo. lo–15
15-20 20–25 25–30 over 30
Whenusing
o
?4cup %cup 2Acup 1 cup 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon for every 5 grains above
with detergent
(60 ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240 ml) 30 (240 ml plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
When using % cup 35 cup % cup 1 cup 1% cups 1?4cups plus 1 tablespoon for every 5 grains above
with soap (80 ml) (160ml) (180ml)
(240 ml)
(360 ml)
30 (300 ml plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
16
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