I live in an area where the water hardness is about 10 grains per gallon. I already barely ever dry my clothes in a dryer, and mainly airdry to try and extend their life. I recently learned about all the affects hardwater can also have on your clothes, so have been researching ways to counteract this.
When asking AI, it lists a multitude of things to do such as use a hardwater detergent, washing soda, and vinegar.
For my level of hardness, are all of these necessary? Is there better ways to deal with this than the listed above? If they are necessary, I absolutely will do them I just don't want to over do anything.
My old KENMORE wash tower recently died so I have a new LG one arriving in a week and really want to start doing what I can do make my clothes as good looking, soft, and last for as long as they can.
If the washing soda, vinegar, etc is required then is there anything I have to worry about in terms of these affecting the lifespan of the new washtower? Would I add these everytime I do wash?
Thanks for any replies in advance