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~RD WATER—DO YOU ~W IT?

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 municipal area, contact your water company.

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 (3.8 liters)” and means this:

O to 3 grains per gallon (3.8 liters)—SOFT

4 to 10 grains—HARD

11 to 19 grains—VERY HARD

20 grains and over—EXTREMELY HARD

If your water is SOFT, you have no problem. You can use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget all about hard water. If you have HARD water—less than 10 grains—and you use phosphate detergent, you also have no problem.

But, if you have more than 10 grains, 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.

For information on water softeners, see the guide below.

Add This Much Water Softener with a Full Water Level

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10-15

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20-25

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over 30

hardness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1/4 cup

 

1/2 cup

 

213 cup

 

1 cup

 

1 cup plus I tablespoon” fur every 5 grains tibove

with detergent

 

 

 

(60 ml)

 

(120 ml)

 

( 160 ml)

 

(240 1111)

 

30 (240 ml plus 15 ml for each ex[ra 5 grains)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using

 

1/3 cup

 

213 cup

 

3/4 cup

 

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with soap

 

(80 ml)

 

(f 60 ml)

 

(180 ml)

 

(240 ml)

 

(360 ml)

 

above 30 (300 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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