Hard water—doyou have it?
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
If yourwaterisSOFT,youhaveno
about hard water,you willneedto
problem.Youcan usesoapor
determineif your wateris hard
detergentasyoupreferand forget
and, if so, how hard.
allabout hardwater.If youhave
Waterhardnessis measuredin
HARDwater—lessthan 10
“grainsper gallon”-a
gallonis
grains-and youusephosphate
3.8 liters:
detergent,youalsohaveno
e 0 to 3 grainsper gallon,or per
problem.
3.8liters—SOFT
~4 to 10grains—HARD
~ 11to N grains-VERY HARD
~20grainsand over—
EXTREMELYHARD.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
1. An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
For information on water
softeners,see
chart below.
Add thismuch watersoftenerwitha W waterBevel
—
—
Grains of
hardness
o-1o 10-15
15-20
20-25 25-30
over 30
When using
o
‘/4 cup
1/2 cup
2/3 cup
1
cup
1 cup plus 1tbs. for every 5
with detergent
(60 ml) (120ml)
(160ml)
(240 ml)
grains above 30 (240 ml plus
15ml for each extra 5 grains)
liA cup plus 1 tbs. for every 5
When using
f\3 cup
2/3 cup
% cup 1 cup
11/2 cup
with soap
(80 ml)
(160ml) (180ml)
(240 ml)
(360 ml)
grains above 30 (300 ml plus
15ml for each extra 5 grains)
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