Before you can decide what to do about hard
water, you need to know if you have it and, if so,
how hard it is.
@If you live in a municipalarea, contact your
county agent.
~If you live in a rural area, or in some suburban areas,
contact your county agent.
The answer will be “you have ‘so many grains’ per
gallon” and means this:
Oto 3 grains per gallon-SOFT
4 to 10 grains-HA~
11to 19 grains-VERY W
20 grains and over—EXTREMELY
~Am
If you water is SO~, you have no problem. Youcan
use soap or detergentas you prefer and forgetall
about hard water.If you have HARD water—lessthan
10grains—andyou use phosphatedetergent,you also
have no problem.
But, if you have more than ].0grains,you will need to
soften your water with either...
1. An installed water softener in your home, or
2. The use of a packaged water softener.
Wor
informationon watersofteners, see
Guidebelow.
Add thkmuchwatersoftener tith a fti waterlevel
Grainsof 0-10 10-15
15—20
20-25
25—30
over30
hardness
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with detergent
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(120 ml) (160 ml) (240 ml)
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%cup
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with soap
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