Hard Yvater—doYOUhaveit?
Beforeyoucandecidewhatto do
abouthardwater,youneedto know
ifyouhaveitand,if so, howhard
itis.
~If youliveina municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~If youliveina ruralarea,or in
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’per gallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3 grainspergallon–SOFT
4 to 10grains–HARD
11to 19grains-VERYHARD
20grainsandover—
EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentas youpreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater—lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither. . .
L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofa packagedwater
softener.
Forinformationonwater
softeners,seeguidebelow.
AddthismuchwaterSomnerwitha m waterkvd
Grainsof
hardness
0–10
10–15
15–20 20–25 25–30 over30
Whenusing
o
‘Acup
‘/2 cup % cup 1cup 1cupplus 1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml) 30(240mlplus15mlforeachextra5 grains)
Whenusing %cup ?3cup %cup 1cup 1%cups
1%cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml) (180ml)
(240ml)
(360ml) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5 grains)
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