Dishwashing
Reduce the amount of dishwashing detergent you use by half or more, too.
Your dishes will get nice and clean without all of the hardness minerals left
over by hard water.
Take special precautions with dishwashers.
dishwasher detergents and very high temperatures in the dry cycle can etch dishes
and glassware if you use soft water. To prevent this possibility:
• Use the "no heat" dry cycle on your dishwasher.
• Use the minimum amount of a good quality, low
phosphate dishwasher detergent needed to clean
your dishes.
• Wash good china and crystal by hand.
Reduce or eliminate the use of fabric softeners.
water retain soap residue making them "crackle" when removed from the dryer
or stiff if air-dried. Fabric softeners are necessary with hard water to keep your
clothing soft, but with soft water, you can reduce your use of fabric softeners or
eliminate them altogether.
Special care for plants and fish.
from an outside hard water faucet, or by-pass your Plumbline water system before
watering. See page 6 for instructions on by-passing your system. You may also
prefer to water houseplants with hard water or water from a reverse osmosis
system.
Water your lawn, shrubs and outside plants
Fish accustomed to hard water may have trouble with an
abrupt change to soft water. Make the change gradually
over a period of seven to 14 days by blending hard
and soft water until the tank contains 100 percent
soft water. Once you begin using soft water, you
should notice that your fish tank stays cleaner longer.
Caustic phosphates in some
Fabrics washed in hard
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