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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:
0
to
3
grains per gallon-SOFT
4
to
10
grains-HARD
11
to
19
grains-VERY HARD
20
grains 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
guide
below.
Add
this
much
water softener
with
a
full
water
level
Grains of
hardness
0-10.
over 30 25-30 20-25
15-20
1045
When using
with detergent
30
(300
ml
plus
15
ml
for each extra
5
grains)
(360
ml)
(240
ml)
(180
ml)
(160
ml)
(80
ml)
with soap
1%
cups plus
1
tablespoon
for
every
5
grains above
1%
cups
1
cup
fk
cup
35
cup
!4
cup
When using
30 (240
ml
plus 15
ml
for each extra
5
grains)
(240
ml)
(160
ml)
(EO
ml)
(60
ml)
0
‘A
cup
1
cup plus
1
tablespoon for every
5
grains above
1
cup
35
cup
‘/4
cup
16