Beforeyoucandecidewhat@do
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveitand,ifso,howhard
itis.
@If youliveinamunicipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~If youliveinaruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’per gallon”and
meansthis:
0 to3 grainspergaHon-SOFT
4 to 10grains–EIARD
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYEL4RD
IfyourwaterisSOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentMyoupreferandf’orgct
allabouthardwater.If youhtive
FIARDwater—-dewthan10grains-
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
waterwitheither.. .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofa packagedwater
softener.
Ikminformation cm
water
softeners,seeguidebelow.
Addthi$ water with a waterk!vd
A4%&k
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
lo–15
15-20
20–25 25–30. over30
Whenusing ?4cup
o
%
cup %cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent
(60ml) (120ml)
(160ml) (240ml)
30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
%cup
%cup
%cup 1cup lfi cups
l%cupsP11151tablespoonforevew5g~s above
withsoap
(80ml)
(160
111])
(180ml)
(240ml) (360ml)
30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
