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Hard water—doyou
Beforeyoucan decidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedto know
ifyotihaveitand,if so,howhard
itis.
@Ifyoulivein amunicipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@Ifyouliveina ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Om3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
4 to10grains—HARD
II to 19groins-VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
haveit?
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater-less than10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
For information on water
softeners,seechar%below.
Addthi$muchwaterSUftenerwithaM waterkvd
Grainsof
0–10
10–15
15–20
20–25 25–30
hardness
over30
Whenusing ‘Acup
%cup
o
%cup
1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml) (240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing %cup %cup
%cup 1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonfbrevery5grainsabove
with
soap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml) (240ml) (360ml) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)