Hard water—do you haveit?
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
about hard water,you needto
know if you have it and, if so, how
hard it is.
@If you livein a municipalarea,
contact your water company.
@If you livein a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contact your
county agent.
The answer willbe “you have ‘so
many grains’per gallon” and
means this:
9 to 3 grains per gallon-SOl?T,
4 to 10grains-HARD, 11to 19
grains-VERY HARD, 20grains
and over-EXTREMELY HARD.
If your waterisSOFT,youhaveno
problem.Youcan usesoapor
detergentasyou preferand forget
allabout hard water.If youhave
HARD water—lessthan 10
grains-and youusephosphate
detergent,you alsohaveno
problem.
But, if youhavemorethan 10
grains,you.willneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome, or
2. The useof a packagedwater
softener.
For’information on water
softeners, seechart h$ow.
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Grainsof
hardness
o-1o
10-15
15-20 20-25 25-30
over30
Whenusing
()
‘/4cup ‘/2
2/3 1
cup
1cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
with detergent
(60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml)
grainsabove30 (240ml plus
15ml for eachextra 5 grains)
1?4cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
When using ‘/3cup % cup
% cup 1cup
IV2 cup
with soap (80ml)
(160ml) (180ml) (240ml)
(300ml)
grainsabove30(300ml plus
15ml for eachextra5 grains)
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