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Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveit and,if so,howhard
itis.
@If youliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@IfyouliveinOruralarea,orin
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainspergalhm—+XN?T
4 to 10grains-HARD
Hto 19grains–V13RYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
H’yourwaterisSOFT,youhave
noproblem.‘@Jcanusesoapm=
detergentasyoupreferandforge!
allabouthardwater.If’youhtive
HARDwater—lessthan10
grains—andyouusephosphate
detergent,youalsohaveno
problem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwiHneedtosoftenyour
waterwith.eithm...
1. ArIinstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
For informationon water
softemw$9seechart below.
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
lo–15
15–20
20–25 25–30
over30
Whenusing
%cup %cup
%cup
1cup
1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grains
o
withdetergent
(60ml) (120ml)
(160ml) (240ml)
above30(240mlplus15mlforeach
extra5grains)
1%
CUpSplus1tabkspoonforevery5grains
Whenusing
%cup %cup %cup
1cup 1%cups
withsoap (80ml)
(160ml) (180ml)
(240ml) (360ml)
above30(300mlplus15mlforeach
extra5grains)