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Hard water—
doyou 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 municipalarea,
contactyour water company.
~If you live in a rural area, or in
some suburban areas, contactyour
county agent.
The answer will be “you have ‘so
many grains’ per gallon” and
means this:
Oto 3 grains—SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19 grains—VERY HARD
ZOgrains and over_
EXTREMELY HARD
If your water is SOFT,you have no
problem. Youcan use soap or
Detergentas you prefer and forget
all about hard water. If you have
HARD water—lessthan 10
grains— and you use phosphate
detergent,yoLlalso have no
problem.
But, if you have more than 10
grains, you will need to soften
your water with either...
1.An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseof a packagedwater
softener.
For more informationon water
softeners,seeguidebelow.
Addthis muchwatersoftener witha fullwaterlevel
Grains of
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hardness
o—lo
10—15 15—20
20—25
25—30
over 30
,.
When using
o
%
cup z cup %cup lcup 1cupplus 1tablespoonfor every5 grainsabove
\vi[hdetergent
(60 ml)
(120ml)
(240ml)
(240 ml)
30 (240
mlplus 15mlfor each extra 5 grains)
Wflcnusing
v cup
3 cup
%cup
1cup
1X cups 1Zcupsplus 1tablespoonforevery 5grainsabove
~vithsoap
(801111)
(160 ml) (180 ml) (160ml)
(360 ml)
30(300ml plus 15mlfor each extra 5 grains)
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