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Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveitand,if so,howhard
itis.
@If youliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~Ifyoulivein aruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainspergallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
1. An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
Forinformationon water
softeners, see Guidebelow.
Addthis vmtersdtenerwitha M waterlevel
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
lo–15
15-20
20–25 25–30
over30
Whenusing
‘Acup
o
%cup %cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml) 30(24Gmlp!us15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
%cup %cup %cup
1cup 1%cups
l%cups
PIUS 1tablespoonforeveu 5gfis above
withsoap (80ml) (160ml) (180ml) (240ml) (360ml) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)