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Hard watermdo you have 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" and
means this:
O to 3 grains per gallon-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 guide below.
Add this much water softener with a full water level
Grainsof o-lo l0 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 over30
hardness
WhenusingI cupI cupI cupI 1cup
with detergent o (60 ml) (120 ml) (160 ml) (240 ml)
When using 1/3cup 2,,_cup ¾ cup 1 cup IlA cups
with soap (80ml) i (160ml) I (180nal) I (240 ml) i (360ml)
I 1cup plus 1tablespoon for every 5 grains above
30 (240 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
1_Acupsplus 1 tablespoon for every 5 grains above
30 (300 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)
Energy-Saving Tips
If your clothes and household items
don't look clean and fresh after
washing, you will probably re-wash
them., and that means you'll waste
energy. Remember to sort your
clothes carefully, and load them
properly, select correct cycles, use
enough detergent and choose a
water temperature warm enough
to release and get rid of soil.
• Use Hot Wash--up to 150°E--on
a/_ular basis' only-when washing
heavily soiled articles-such as
work and play clothes.
• Under normal soil conditions, wash
in water above 80°E (27°C.). This
generally means using the Warm Wash
temperature setting on your washer--
temperatures approximately 90° to
II0°E or hand comfortable. If you
notice that soil has accumulate after
several consecutive washings, use Hot
Wash occasionally, if safe for fabrics.
•Try to wash less often. Save
articles of the same type of fabric
until you have a full load.
• If you must wash smaller loads,
adjust the amount of water. Small
loads should have lower water levels.
• Wash in off-peak utility hours.
Your local utility can tell you which
are the off-peak hours.
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