GE Spacemaker WSM2700L Use And Care Manual page 14

Hard wakr
Before you can decide what to do
about hard water, you need to how
if you have it and, if so, how hard
it is.
If you live in a municipal area,
contact your water company.
If you live in a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answer will be "you have 'so
many grains' per gallon" and
means this:
O to 3 grains per gallon–SOFT
4 to 10 grains–HARD
11 to 19 grains–VERY HARD
20 grains and over—
EXTREMELY HARD
Grains of
o–lo
hardness
When using
o
cup
When using
with soap (80 ml)
If your water is SOFT, you have
no problem. You can use soap or
detergent as you prefer and forget
all about hard water. If you have
HARD water—less than 10
grains—and you use phosphate
detergent, you also have no
problem.
But, if you have more than 10
grains, you will need to soften your
water with either.. .
1. An installed water softener in
your home, or
2. The use of a pachged water
softener.
For information on water
softeners, see chart below.
20–25
10–15 15–20
~/2 cup
(120 ml) (160 ml)
(60 ml)
(240 ml)
(160 ml) (180 ml)
25–30 over 30
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon for eve~ 5 grains
cup 1 cup
30 (240
above
(240 ml)
extra 5 grains)
cups
above 30 (300 ml plus 15 ml for each
(360 ml)
extra 5 grains)
14
ml plus 15 d for each