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WAmR—DO
YOU
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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 (3.8 liters)” and means this:
O to 3 grains per gallon (3.8
liters)—SO~
4 to 10 grains-HARD
11
to
19
grains-VERY HARD
20
grains and over—EXTREMELY HARD
If your water is
SO~,
you have no problem. You
can use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget
dl
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 the
guide below.
Add This Much Water Softener
tith
a
Full
Water
Level
Grains of
o-1o
IO-15 15–20 20–25
25-30
over 30
hardness
When using
o
1/4
cup 1/2 cup
2/3
CUp 1 cup
1
cup plus
1
tablespoon for every 5 grains above
with detergent
(60 ml)
(120
ml) (160 ml) (240 ml)
30 (240 ml plus
15
ml for each extra 5 grains)
When using
1/3 cup
213
CUP 314 cup
1 cup
Iz
cups
1X
cups plus 1 tablespoon for every 5 grains
with soap
(80 ml) (160 ml) (180 ml)
(240 ml) (360 ml)
above 30 (300 ml plus
15
ml for each extra 5 grains)
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