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Hardwater—doyouhaveit?
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedto know
ifyouhaveitand, if so,howhard
itis.
@Hyoulivein a municipalarea,
coritactydurwatercompany.
@Ifyouliveina ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’per gallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainsper gallon-SOFT
-4 to 10graim+–H&D
11to 19grains-VERY HARD
20
grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwaterisSOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.Hyouhave
HARDwater—lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
For Mmmatkm
ml water
softeners, seeguide below.
AddthismuchwaterLwftenerwith ii fi.wwaterkvd
Grainsof
hardness
I
0–10
I
1O–E
I
15-20
I
20–25 25–30
I
over30
I
Whenusing
o
%
cup
Y2 cup
%cup 1cup
1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml) (160ml)
(240ml)
30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
?/3 cup %cup
%cup
1cup 1?4cups
1?4cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml) (160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml) (360ml)
SO(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
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