Before youcan decide what to do abouthard
water,you need to know if you have it and,if so,
how hard it is.
oIf you livein a municipalarea, contactyour
county agent.
~If you livein a rural area, or in some suburbanareas,
contactyour county agent.
The answer will be “youhave ‘somany grains’per
ga]]on”
and means this:
If you water is SOFT,you have no problem.Youcan —
use soapor detergentas you prefer and forgetall
abouthard water.If you have HARD water—lessthan
10grains—andyou use phosphatedetergent,you also
have no problem.
But, if you have more than 10grains,you will need to
softenyour water with either...
1.Aninstalledwatersoftenerinyourhome,or
2. The use of a packagedwater softener.
Oto 3 grainspergallon—SOFT
For informationon water softeners,see
4 to 10grains—HARD
Guidebelow.
11to 19grains—VERYHARD
20 grains and over—EXTREMELYHARD
Add thismuchwatersoftener witha full waterlevel
Grains of
o-1o 10-15 15—20
20—25 25—30
hardness
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over 30
1cupplus 1tablespoonfor every 5 grains above
30(240 mlplus 15ml for each extra 5grains)
1Xcups plus 1tablespoonfor every 5 grains
above 30 (300ml plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
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