w
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveit and,ifso,howhard
itis.
e IfYouliveinamunicipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
s Ifyouliveina ruralarea,orin
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainspergallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If’yourwaterisSOFT,YOUhave
—
no-problem.Youcanu~esoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
—
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofa pa&agedwater
softener.
Forinformationonwater
softeners,seeguidebelow.
AddthisWwtxwmenerwithaMlwaterk?vel
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
lo–15
15-20
20–25
25–30 over30
Whenusing
o
‘%cup %cup %cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml) (160r@ (240ml) 30(240mlplus15MIforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
%cup %cup
%cup 1cup 1%cups
l% cups
PIUS 1 wbi*pOOnfir evew~_ a~e
withsoap
(80ml) (160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360rnl) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
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