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Hard water—do you have it?
Before you can decide what to do
about hard water, you need to
know if you have it and, if so, how
hard it is.
● If you live in a municipal area,
contact your water company.
,
● If you live in a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contact your
county agent. ‘
The answer will be “you have ‘so
many grains’ per gallon” and
means this:
Oto 3 grains per gallon—SOFT,
4 to 10grains-HARD, 11to 19
grains-VERY HAm, 20
gIliillS
and over—EXTREMELY HARD.
If your water is SOFT, you have no
problem. You can use soap or
detergent as you prefer and forget
all about hard water. If you have
HARD water—less than 10
grains-and you use phosphate
detergent, you also have no
problem.
But, if you have more than 10
grains, you will need to soften your
water with either...
1. An installed water softener in
your home, or
2. The use of a packaged water
softener. ‘
For information on water
softeners, see chart below.
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Add this much water softener with a full water level
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Grains of
hardness
o-1o 10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
over 30
When using
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‘/4 cup ‘/2 2/3
1
cup
1 cup plus 1 tbs. for every 5
with detergent (60 ml)
(120 ml)
(160 ml) (240 ml)
grains above 30 (240 ml plus
15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
1% cup plus 1 tbs. for every 5
When using
‘/3 cup */3 cup
%
cup
1 cup
11/2 cup
with soap (80 ml)
(160 ml) (180 ml) (240 ml)
(300 ml)
grains above 30 (300 ml plus
15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
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