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Hardwater—do you haveit?
Beforeyoucan decidewhatto do
abouthard water,youneedto know
ifyouhaveitand, if so,howhard
it is.
@If youlivein amunicipalarea,
contactyour watercompany.
~If youiivein a rural area, or in
some suburbanareas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answerwill be “youhave‘so
many grains’per gallon” and
means this:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains–VERY HARD
20 grains and over—
EXTREMELY HARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
no problem. Youcan usesoap or
detergentasyouprefer and forget
all abouthard water.If youhave
HARDwater—lessthan 10grains-
and youusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
,+
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedtosofienyour
waterwitheither.. .
1. An installedwater sofienerin
yourhome, or
2. The use of a packagedwater
sofiener.
Forinformationonwater
softeners,seeguidebelow.
AddtwsmuchWakrso&ner tith a m waterlevel
Grains of
hardness
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o–lo
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lo–15
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15–20
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20–25
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25–30
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over 30
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When using
o
‘A
cup
‘Acup Zhcup 1cup 1cup plus 1tablespoon for eve~ 5 grains above
with detergent
(60 ml) (120ml) (160ml)
(240 ml)
30 (240ml plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
When using
1Acup 2Acup
% cup
1cup 1%cups
1%cups plus 1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
with soap
(80 ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240 ml)
(360 ml)
30 (300 ml Plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)