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Beforeyoucan decide whatto do
abouthard water,you needto know
ifyou haveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
~If you livein a municipalarea,
contactyourwater company.
@If youiivein a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answerwill be “youhave ‘so
manygrains’per gallon” and
means this:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains-VERY HARD
20 grains and over—
EXTREMELY HARD
haveit?
If your wateris SOFT, youhave
no problem. Youcan use soap or
detergentas youprefer and forget
dl abouthard water.If you have
HARD water-less than 10grains—
and you usephosphatede~rgent,
you alsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemore than 10
grains, you will need to softenyour
waterwith either. . .
1. An installedwater sofienerin
your home, or
2. The use of a pachged water
softener.
For
itiormation on water
softenem,see
wide below.
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
1O–E
15-20 20–25
25–30 over30
Whenusing
o
‘Acup
‘hcup
2Acup
1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
‘Acup
2Acup
%cup
1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml) (180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml) 30(300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5grains)
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