Hardwater—doyouhaveit?
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
If yourwaterisSOFT,youhave
abouthardwater,youneedtohow
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
ifyouhaveitand,if so,howhard
detergentasyoupreferandforget
itis.
dl abouthardwater.Ifyouhave
@If youliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@If youliveina ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwfilbe“’youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallony’and
meansthis:
H- water—lessthan-10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
wate~witheither.. .
1. Aninstalledwatersofienerin
yourhome,or
Oto3 grainspergallon–SOFT
2. Theuseofapachged water
4 to 10grains-HARD
sofiener.
11to 19grains–VERYHA~
Foritiormationonwater
softeners9seeguidebelow.
20 grainsandover—
EXT~MELY HAD
I
Grainsof
hardness
I
o–lo
I
10–u
I
fi-20
I
20–25
I
25—30
I
over30
Whenusing
*Acup
o
‘/2 cup =Acup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120d) (160rrd) (240d) 30(240d plus15d foreachextra5grains)
Whenusing
Y3cup 2Acup %cup 1cup 1%cups
1Mcupsplus1tablwpoonforeve~ 5grainsabove
withsoap (80ti) (160ml)
(180d)
(240rrd) (360fi) 30(300d plus15d foreachextra5grains)
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