Beforeyoucan decide whatto do
abouthard water,you need to know
ifyouhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
~If you livein a municipalarea,
contactyourwater company.
@If youiivein a rural area, or in
somesuburbanareas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answerwill be “youhave ‘so
manygrains’per gallon” and
means this:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains-VERY HARD
20 grains and over—
EXTREMELY HARD
haveit?
If yourwateris SOFT, youhave
no problem. Youcan use soap or
detergentas youprefer and forget
dl abouthard water.If youhave
HARD water-less than 10grains—
and youusephosphatede~rgent,
you alsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemore than 10
grains, you will need to softenyour
waterwith either. . .
1. An installedwater sofienerin
your home, or
2. The use of a pachged water
softener.
For
itiormation on water
softenem,see
wide below.
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
1O–E
15-20 20–25
25–30 over30
Whenusing
o
‘Acup
‘hcup
2Acup
1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
‘Acup
2Acup
%cup
1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml) (180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml) 30(300mlplus 15mlforeachextra5grains)
