Water hardness set at 19 would be softer than 25...expressed as gpg or Grains Per Gallon
To clarify. Setting the hardness setting for the softener control. The higher the hardness setting the more frequently the system regenerates.
1. There is no way to adjust for degrees of soft water (the water is either hard or soft) period.
2. A softener has a set capacity. IE: 30k, 40k, 45k, 60k.
3. Hardness settings and gallon settings are based on the water chemistry of your water supply and household usage
Example: 45k capacity system
20 grains per gallon hardness x 4 people x 75 gpd per person = 6000 grains of hard water per day used in home.
4. Set the gallon capacity at 1800 gallons. This will give 36k capacity with a 20% reserve capacity.
5. Set the system to a 15 # salt dose. System will use about 75 # of salt per month .
In short water hardness of 19 gpg is LESS hard than 25gpg but setting the softener setting at 19 gpg when the water hardness is 25 will cause the softener to run out of capacity and system will never supply soft water. Plus if there is any iron in the water most of the iron will come through the system and stain the home.
I hope this helps answer your questions,
RJ
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1 serving -1/2cup -water level at #1
2 servings -1 cup -water level at #1
3 servings - 1 1/2cups - water level 2
4 servings - 2 cups - water level at 4
6 servings - 3 cups - water level at 6
8 servings - 4 cups - water level at 8
cook times based on serving size ( serving size - minutes)
1 - 17
2 - 18
3 - 21
4 - 23
6 - 25
8 - 27
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1 serving - 1/2 the handle - water level 1
2 servings- 1 full handle - water level 2
3 servings- 1 1/2 handles - water level 3
4 servings- 2 full handles - water level 4
6 servings- 3 full handles - water level 6
8 servings- 4 full handles - water level 8
cook time servings/minutes
spaghetti - 1/13-14, 2/15-16, 3/16-18, 4/18-20, 6/20-22, 8/22
thin pasta-1/12-13, 2/13-14, 3/15-16, 4/17-18, 6/19-20, 8/21
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