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Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveitand,if so,howhard
itis.
‘-.
~If youfiveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~Ifyouliveina ruralarea,orin
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainspergallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains–HARD
11to 19groins-VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
Ifyourw~teris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.Ifyouhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
sofiener.
Forinformationonwater
softeners,seeguidebelow.
Addthismuch watersoftener witha M waterlevel
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo 10–15 15–20 20–25 25–30 over30
Whenusing
‘hcup
‘/2 cup
()
%cup 1cup 11cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing %cup %cup %cup 1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml) (160ml) (180ml) (240ml) (360ml)
30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
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