Beforeyoucan decide whatto do
abouthard water,youneed to know
if youhaveit and, if so, howhard
it is.
~If youlive in a municipalarea,
contactyour water company.
~If youlive in a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answer willbe “you have ‘so
manygrains’per gallon” and
meansthis:
Oto3grains per galIon-SOFT
4 to 10grains–HARD
11to 19grains–VERY HARD
20 grains and over—
EXTREMELY HA~
If yourwater is SOFT,youhave
no problem. Youcan use soapor
detergentas youpreferand forget
all abouthard water.If youhave
H- water—lessthan 10grains—
and youusephosphatedetergent,
you alsohaveno problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains, youwill needto sofienyour
waterwith either, . .
1. An installedwater sofienerin
your home, or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
For itiormationon water
softeners9see
Guidebelow.
I
Grains of
hardness
I
0–10
I
lo–15
I
15–20
I
20–25
25–30
I
over 30
1
I
Whenusing
‘Acup
o
1/2 cup Zhcup 1cup 1cup plus i tablespoonfor every 5 grains above
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml) (160ml)
(240ml) 30(240 mlplus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
Whenusing
‘/3 cup
2Acup
% cup 1cup
1%cups 1%cupsplus 1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
with soap
(80 ml) (160ml)
(180ml) (240ml) (360ml)
30 (300ml plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
