it?
w
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedto know
if youhaveitand,if so,howhard
itis.
@If youlivein amunicipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~If youlivein aruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto 3grainspergallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains-VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
For informationon water
softeners, see guidebelow.
—
Add watersoftenerwitha M waterhind
I
Grainsof
hardness
I
o–lo
I
1O–I5
I
15-20
I
20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing
‘Acup Y2cup
o
%
cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
-
withdetergent
(60ml) (120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing
Y3 cup %cup -?Acup 1cup
1%cups
l%cups
PIUS 1 ableapoonforevery5gfis above
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(18Oml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5 grains)
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