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WATER—DO YOU

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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

I I I II I
Grains
(>f
hardness
()–1()
10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 over
30
When using
()
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 I cup
I
z
cups
I
X
cups plus I
tablespnnn
f’nr
every 5 grains
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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