it?
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveit and,ifso,howhard
itis.
e If youliveinamunicipalareaY
contactyourwatercompany.
e
I livein aruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent,
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainspergallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREM13LYHARD
IfyourwaterisSOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoap
o
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.Ifyouhave
HARDwater-lessthan10grains–
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
waterwitheither..,
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
softener.
Forinfornmtiononwater
softeners,seeguideMow.
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