Hardwater—doyou
Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo
abouthardwater,youneedtobow
ifyouhaveitand,ifso,howhard
itis.
@Ifyouliveinamunicipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
~Ifyouliveinaruralarea,orin
somesuburbanareas,contactyour
countyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3grainspergtion-SOFT
4 to 10grains-HA~
11to 19grains-VERYHA~
20grainsandover—
EXT~MELY HAD
haveit?
IfyourwaterisSOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater.Ifyouhave
W water-lessthan10grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youdso havenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedto softenyour
waterwitheither.. .
1. Aninstiled watersofienerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofapackagedwater
so~ner.
For
itiormationon water
softenem9seeguidebelow.
.——
-
Grainsof
—
hardness
o–lo 1O–B
15-20 20–25
25–30
over30
Whenusing ‘/4cup
1/2 cup
o
2A
cup 1cup
1cup plus 1tablespoonfor every5grains above
withdetergent
(60ml)
(120ml)
(160ml)
(240M) 30(240d plus 15ml for each extra 5 grains)
Whenusing 1Acup zhcup %cup 1cup
1%cups
lti cupsplus1tablespoonforevery5 grainsabove
withsoap
(80ml)
(160ml) (180ml) (240ml) (360ml) 30 (300mlplus 15ml for each extra 5grains)
b
Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Rememberto sortyour
cloties carefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
J{’alertemperature
wam enough
f~)release and get rid ofsoil.
@UseHotWash—upto 150°F.—on
~Trytowashlessoften.Save
a regularbasis only whenwashing
articlesofthesametypeoffabric
heavilysoiledarticles—suchas
untilyouhavea fullload.
workandplayclothes.
@Washinoff-peakutilityhours.
QUnder~~~~ soflconditions,wash
Yourlocalutilitycantellyot~which
in waterabove80”F.(27”C.).This
aretheoff-peal<hours.
genedy mms usingtheWarmWmh
temperaturesettingonyourwasher—
temperat13resapproximately90°to
llO°F.or handcomfortable.If you
noticefiat soflhasaccumulatedafter
seved consecutivewastigs, useHot
Washoccasionally,ifsafeforfabrics.
