Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveitand,if so,howhard
itis.
@Ifyouliveinamunicipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
@Ifyoulivein a ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
0 to3 grainspergallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
it?
IfyourwaterisSOFT,youhave
no-problem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
m water-lessthan10grains—
and you use phosphate detergent,
you also have no problem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
Forinformationonwater
softeners,seeguidebelow.
Addthis W@erwmnerwith a fw Waterkvd
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo lo–15 15-20 20–25
25–30 over30
Whenusing
o
%
cup ‘/2cup 35cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml) (240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing ‘%cup %cup %cup 1cup
l%cups
l%cupsPIU51tablespoon~r evew5g- ame
withsoap
(80ml) (h50ml) (180ml) (240ml)
(360ml) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
