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you
have it?
Beforeyou 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 municipalarea,
contactyour water company.
@If you live in a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contactyour
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–V13RYHARD
20 grains and cwer—
EXTREMELY HARD
If your wateris SOFT, youhave
no problem. Youcan use soap or
detergentas you prefer and forget
all about hard water.If youhave
HARD water—lessthan 10
grains—andyou use phosphate
detergent, you also haveno
problem.
But, if you havemore than 10
grains, you will need to softenyour
water with either. ..
1. An installedwater softenerin
your home, or
2. The use of a packagedwater
softener.
For information on water
softeners, see chart below.
Addthis muchwatersoftenerwitha MI waterlevel
Grains of
hardness
o–lo
10–15
15–20
20–25
25–30
over
30
When using
% cup
'/2
cup
% cup
1 cup
1cup plus 1tbs. for every 5 grains
o
with detergent
(60 ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240 ml)
above 30 (240 ml plus 15ml for each
extra 5 grains)
IIA
CUp
plus
1tbs. for every 5 grains
When
using
% cup
% cup
% cup
1 cup
1%cup
with soap
(80 ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240 ml)
(360 ml)
above 30 (300 ml plus 15ml for each
extra 5 grains)
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