Hardwater—doyouhaveit?
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
abouthard water,youneed to know
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
@If youlive in a municipalarea,
contactyourwater company.
0If you livein a rural area~or in
some suburban areas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answerwill be “you have ‘so
many grains’per gallon” and
means this:
Oto 3 grains per gallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains—HARD
11to 19grains–VERY HARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELY HARD
If your water is SOFT, youhave
no problem. Youcan use soapor
detergentas youprefer and forget
all abouthard water.If youhave
HARD water-less than 10grains—
and youuse phosphatedetergent,
you also have no problem.
But, if youhavemore than 10
grains, you will need to sofienyour
water with either. . .
1. An instilled water sofienerin
your home, or
2. Theuseof apackagedwater
softener.
For information on water
softeners, see guidebelow.
Grains of
o–lo 10–15
hardness
15-20
20–25
25–30 over 30
When using
o
‘hcup
‘/2 cup
Zhcup
i cup
1cup plus 1tablespoon for every 5 grains above
with detergent
(60 ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml) 30 (240 mlplus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
When using
‘Acup
2Acup % cup
1cup
1%cups
lti cupsplus 1tablespoonfor every5 grainsabove
with soap
(80 ml) (160ml)
(180ml)
(240 ml) (360 ml) 30 (300ml plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
