Hkwdv$%?iter—
do-you.haveit’?
.
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Beforeyoucart cleci~e Whatto clo
about hard water, you neeclto know
if you have it
and,if so, howhard
itis.
~If y-cmliveina municipalarea,
Contact ~our water cOKlpany.
@If you
liveina nuraiarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainsper gaHon-SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater—lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
.~n?~~l~nhaw=mn
nrnh?wn.
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But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
1. Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
For
hformation onwater
M’9fteners9see
guidebelow.
Addthis much waterSofienerwith a fiwwaterkvd
Grainsof
hardness
0–10 10–15 15–20 20–25
25–30 over30
Whenusing
o
%cup
*/2 cup
%cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml) (240ml) 30(240mlphJs15mlforeachextra5grains)
\ Whenusirw
%cup %cup %cup
D
1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml) (160ml) (180ml) (240ml)
(360ml) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)