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Hard
watir-do youhve it?
Beforeyoucandecidewhatto do
abouthardwater,youneedto how
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
*If youlivein a municipal a rea,
contactyourwatercompany.
u If youlivein a ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
The,answer w illbe "youhave'so
manygrains'per gallon"and
meansthis:
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem,Youcan usesoapor
btergent as youpreferandfprgct
all abouthardwater,If youhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains–
andyouusephosph~te d etergent,
"youalsohavenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
1. Aninstalledwatersofienerin
yourhome,or
Oto 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
2. Theuseofa packaged water
4 to 10grains-HA~
softener.
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
Forinformation on water
softeners, s ee guidebelow.
20 grainsandover-
EXTREMELY HARD
Md
ttis
much
waterwfiener dth a ~ waterlevel
.
Grainsof
hardness
0–10
10–15
15-20
20–25
25–30
over
30
When
using
'A cup
o
1A cup
2A cup
1cup
1cupplus1tablespoon forevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
30 (240mlplus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
'Acup
2A cup
% cup
1cup
1Y2
cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoon f orevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30 (300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)
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