GE MA5800G manual Hard water-doyouhaveit?, Extremelyhard

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Hard water—doyouhaveit?

Beforeyoucan decidewhatto do abouthard water,youneedto know if yotihaveit and, if so, howhard it is.

@If youlivein a municipalarea, contactyourwatercompany.

@If youlivein a rural area, or in somesuburbanareas,contactyour countyagent.

Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so manygrains’per gallon”and meansthis:

Om 3 grainsper gallon–SOFT

4to 10grains—HARD

II to 19groins-VERYHARD

20grainsandover—

EXTREMELYHARD

If yourwateris SOFT,youhave no problem.Youcan use soapor detergentas youpreferandforget all abouthard water.If youhave HARDwater-less than 10grains— andyouuse phosphatedetergent, youalsohaveno problem.

But, if youhavemorethan 10 grains,youwill needto softenyour waterwitheither. . .

LAn installedwatersoftenerin yourhome, or

2.Theuse of a packagedwater softener.

For information on water softeners, seechar%below.

Addthimuch$ waterSUftenerwitha M waterkvd

Grains of

0–10

10–15

15–20

20–25

25–30

over30

hardness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whenusing

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‘Acup

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with detergent

(60ml)

(120ml)

(160ml)

(240ml)

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Whenusing

%cup

% cup

% cup

1cup

1%cups

1%cupsplus 1tablespoonfbrevery5 grainsabove

withsoap

(80ml)

(160ml)

(180ml)

(240ml)

(360ml)

30 (300ml plus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)

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