.Hardwater—doyouhaveit?
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
Ifyourwateris SOFT,youhave
abouthardwater,youneedtoknow
no”problem.Youcanusesoapor
ifyouhaveitand,‘ifso,howhard
det&gentasyoupreferandforget
it is.
allab~uthardwater.Ifyouhave
@If youliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
*If youliveina ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
county agent.
“Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainspergakm-SOFT
4 to iOmains-EIARD
IiARDwater—lessthan-10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedtosofienyour
waterwitheither. . .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
sofiener.
w
11to 19grains–VERYHARD
For informationonwater
softeners,seeguidebelow.
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
Addthismuchwater’softenerwithaf’-- water’kvd
Grainsof
hardness
o–lo
10–15 15–20 20–25 25–30
over30
, Whenusing ?4cup
o
%
cup %cup 1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing %cup %cup %cup [ 1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml) (160ml) (180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
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