GE MA5800G manual Hard water-doyouhaveit?, Extremelyhard

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	o	‘Acup	%cup	% cup	1cup	1cupplus 1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
with detergent		(60ml)	(120ml)	(160ml)	(240ml)	30 (240ml plus 15ml foreachextra5 grains)
Whenusing	%cup	% cup	% cup	1cup	1%cups	1%cupsplus 1tablespoonfbrevery5 grainsabove
withsoap	(80ml)	(160ml)	(180ml)	(240ml)	(360ml)	30 (300ml plus 15mlforeachextra5 grains)