Beforeyoucandecidewhatmdo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveitand,ifso,howhard
itis.
@Ifyouliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
e Ifyouiiveinaruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
(9to3 grainspergallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains–HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If’yourwa?erisSOFI’,youhave
i10 ~1’Ot.)klll. ~70\J~fl~UWSO[~~01”
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater,lf youhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains-–
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoprobleril.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
waterwitheither.. .
1. Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
Forinformationonwater
SoftenersseeguideM!hm’v.
AddW&muchwatersoftener with a waterkvd
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
10–15 15–20
20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing
‘Acup
‘/2cup
%cup
1cup
o
1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
‘hcup
%cup
%cup
1cup
1%cups
IIA
CUPS@US 1tablespoonforeve~5grainsa~ve
withsoap
(80
ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
