GE wa8600r User Manual

Before you can decide what to do about hard

If your water is SOFT, you have no problem. You

water, you need to know if you have it and, if so,

can use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget all

how hard it is.

about hard water. If you have HARD water—less than

● 

If you 1 ive in a municipal area, contact your

10 grains—and you use phosphate detergent, you also

water company.

have no problem.

● 

 you 1 ive in a rural area, or in some suburban areas,

But, if you have more than 10 grains, you will need

contact your county agent.

to soften your water with either...

The answer will be “you have ‘so many grains’ per

1. An installed water softener in your home, 

gallon (3.8 liters)” and means this:

2. The use of a packaged water softener.

O to 3 grains per gallon (3.8 

4 to   grains—HARD

 to 19 grains—VERY HARD

20 grains and over—EXTREMELY HARD

Grains 
hardness

When using
with detergent

When using
with soap

I

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o-1o

15-20

20-25

25–30

over 30

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I

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l/4 cup

 cup

 cup

 cup

 cup plus   tablespoon for every 5 grains above

(60 ml)

(   20 ml)

( 

 ml)

(240 ml)

 (240 ml plus 15 ml 

 

 extra 5 grains)

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I

I

I

 cup

 cup

 cup

 cup

1   cups

I   cups plus I tablespoon 

 every 5 grains

(80 ml)

(   

 nil)

( 

 ml)

(240 ml)

(360 ml)

above 

 (300 ml plus 15 ml for each extra 5 grains)

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