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Hardwater—do
you
haveit?
-.
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
about hard water, you needto
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:
O
to 3
grains per gallon—SOFT,
4 to
10
grains-~,
11 to N
grains-vERY HARD,
20
grains
and over—EX.TREMELY H ARD.
If your wateris SOFT,youhaveno
problem.Youcan usesoapor
detergentas you prefer and forget
allabout hard water.If you have
HARD water—less t han 10
grains-and you usephosphate
detergent,you also haveno
problem.
But, if you havemore than 10
grains,you willneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
L An installedwatersoftenerin
your home, or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
For information on Water
softeners9see chart Mowe
Add
this
much
water
softener
with
a
full
water
kvt!l
Grainsof
hardness
0-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
over30
When using
(-)
'/4
cup
'/2
73
1
cup
1 cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
with detergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
~grains above30 (240ml plus
15ml for each extra 5 grains)
11/'cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
When using
'/3
cup
?3
cup
% cup
1 cup
11/2
cup
with soap
(80 ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240m!)
(300ml)
grains above30 (300ml plus
15ml for each extra 5 grains)
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