Water Softener Grains Of Hardness

Treated or softened water 0 1 gpg total grains x 17 1 equals ppm slightly hard 1 2 gpg total grains x 17 1 equals ppm medium hard 3 7 gpg total grains x 17 1 equals ppm hard 7 10 5 gpg total grains x 17 1 equals ppm extremely hard water 10 5 gpg total grains x 17 1 equals ppm.

Water softener grains of hardness. What does the grain capacity of a water softener mean. The hardness of water is measured in grains per gallon gpg. Formula to measure no of grains to be removed. What is the ideal hardness setting for our ge gxsh40v water softener.

The rated capacity of a softener is the maximum number of grains of water hardness the unit can remove prior to regeneration. It was set to 95. If hardness is in mg l or ppm convert it into gpg by dividing it with 17 1. Our water is 8 24 grains of hardness.

Plus if your water contains iron you will need to add some additional hardness to it. The hardness on the softener head settings panel is determined by the number of grains per gallon of water gpg. Water softener hardness settings. How is the hardness of water measured.

Iron content is 039 ppm according to our water company. First of all let s have a brief overview of what hardness setting means. Jumping mg l by 17 1 will change it to gpg. I read you set it higher when using potassium chloride instead of sodium chloride so i set it to 100 hardness to start with.

Typically water that contains less than 1 grain per gallon is. Different agencies and organizations may use slightly different classifications when discussing water hardness.