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Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
about hard water,you need.to
knowif you haveit and, if so, how
hard it is.
@If you livein a municipalarea,
contactyour water company.
@H you livein a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contactyour
county agent.
The answerwillbe “you have‘so
manygrains’per gallon”and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gaUon-SOFT,
4 to 10grains-IuRD, 11to B
grains-VERY HARD, 20
grains
and cwer—EXTREMELYHARD.
If yourwaterisSOFT,youhaveno
problem.“Youcan usesoapor
detergentasyoupreferand forget
allabout hard water.If you.have
HARD water—lessthan 10
grains---andyouusephosphate
detergent,youdso haveno
problem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto soften.your
waterwitheither...
1. An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
For
informationon water
softeners, seechartMow.
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Grains of
hardness
o-1o
10-15
15-20 20-25
25-30
over 30
When using ()
‘/4
cup
‘/2 cup 2/3 cup
1
cup
1cup
plus 1 tbs. for every5
with detergent
(60ml)
(120ml) (160ml)
(240ml)
grainsabove30(240ml plus
15
ml for each extra 5 grains)
11,4cup
plus 1tbs. for every 5
Whenusing
?/3 cup 2/3 cup
%
cup
1
cup
11/2
cup
with soap
(80ml)
(160ml) (180m!)
(240ml) (360ml)
grainsabove30 (300ml plus
15ml for eachextra5 grains)
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