Hardwater—doyot~haveit?
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedto know
ifyouhaveitand, if so,howhard
itis.
@If youliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~Ifyoulivein a ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’per gallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainsper gallon-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HARD
11to 19grains–W3RYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.You
can usc soap or
detergentas youpreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater—lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofa packagedwater
softener.
For information mlwater
softeners9seeGuidebelow.
AddW muchwater$oftenerwitha M waterhd
Grainsof
hardness
0–10 10–15
15–20
20–25 25–30
over30
VJhenusing %cup %cup %cup
o
1cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml)
30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing
?/3 cup
%cup %cup 1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml)
(180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml)
30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
*
