Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
about hard water,you needto
knowif’youhaveit and, if so, how
hard it is.
~ If you livein a municipalarea,
contactyour water company.
~ If you livein a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswer willbe “you have ‘so
manygrains’per gallon” and
meansthis:
Cto 3 grainsper gallon-SOFT,
4 to 10grahls-H_ARD, 11to 19
grains-VERY HARD, 20grains
andover—EXTREMELYHARD.
If yourwaterisSOFT,youhaveno
problem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentas youpreferand forget
allabouthard water.If youhave
HARDwater—lessthan 10
grains-and youusephosphate
detergent,youalsohaveno
problem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
1. An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseof a packagedwater
softener.
For informationon water
softeners9seechartbehv.
Add
this much water’softener’with a fu.mwaterkd
Grainsof
hardness
o-1o
10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 over30
Whenusing o
‘/4 cup ‘/2 2/3 1 cup
1cup plus 1tbs. for every5
with detergent (60ml) , (120ml) (160ml) (240ml)
grainsabove30(240ml plus
15ml for eachextra5 grains)
11/4cupplus 1 tbs. for every5
Whenusing
‘/3 cup
*/3 cup
% cup
1cup 11/2cup
with soap (80ml) (160ml) (180ml)
(240ml) (300ml)
grainsabove30 (300ml plus
15ml for eachextra5 grains)
