Hardwater—doyou haveit?
-.
Beforeyou can decidewhat to do
about hard water,you needto
knowif you haveit and, if so, how
hard it is.
* If you livein a municipalarea,
contactyour water company.
= If you livein a rural area, or in
somesuburban areas, contactyour
countyagent.
The answerwillbe “you have‘so
manygrains’per gallon” and
meansthis:
Oto 3 grainsper gallon—SOFT,
4 to
10grains-~, 11to N
grains-vERY HARD, 20grains
and over—EX.TREMELYHARD.
If yourwaterisSOFT,youhaveno
problem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.If youhave
HARDwater—lessthan 10
grains-and youusephosphate
detergent,youalsohaveno
problem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither...
L An installedwatersoftenerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseof a packagedwater
softener.
For information on Water
softeners9seechart Mowe
Add
this much watersoftener with afull waterkvt!l
Grainsof
hardness
0-10 10-15
15-20 20-25
25-30
over30
When using (-)
‘/4 cup
‘/2
73
1
cup
1 cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
with detergent
(60ml) (120ml)
(160ml)
(240ml)
~grains above30 (240ml plus
15ml for eachextra5 grains)
11/’cup plus 1 tbs. for every5
Whenusing
‘/3 cup
?3 cup
% cup
1 cup
11/2 cup
with soap
(80ml) (160ml) (180ml) (240m!) (300ml)
grains above30(300ml plus
15ml for eachextra5 grains)
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