4-.
Beforeyoucan decidewhat to do
~-~‘ abouthard water,youneed to know
ifyouhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
.
@Ii’youlivein a municipal area,
contactyour watercompany.
@If you live in a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answer will be “you have ‘so
manygrains’per gallon” and
meansthis:
O
to 3 grains per gallon—SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains–VERY HARD
20
grainsand over_
EXTREMELY HARD
haveit?
If yourwaterisSOFT, youhave
no problem. Youcan use soapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
all abouthard water.If youhave
HARD water-less than 10grains—
andyou usephosphatedetergent,
youalsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemore than 10
grains, youwillneed to softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
1. An installedwater softenerin
yourhome, or
2. The use ofa packagedwater
sofiener.
Forinformationon water
softeners,see guidebelow.
Add tlfi much Ivakr Whner dth a M waterlevel
-
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
10–u
15-20
20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing
o
‘A
cup
‘/2 cup
2Acup
1cup
1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
\vithdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
1/3 cup
*hcup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
}vithsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
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