Hard Water and what to do?
 

How hard is the water around here, does anyone know?
I saw some online info stating water hardness as follows:

Hard - If the Total Hardness of your water is 10.5 Grains (180 ppm) or less
Very Hard - If it ranges between 10.5 and 15 Grains (180 to 257 ppm)
Extremely Hard - Total Hardness exceeds 15 Grains (257ppm).

It is hard, I can tell, but now I'm wondering if the magnetic conditioners will fix it (affordably) or I'll have to develop a plan B.

Did a search on hard water.....hear are some thoughts:
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...ght=hard+water

Bogie Shooter, that's interesting info, and mostly what I'd guess about 'em.
I'd still like to see some data on how hard the water is. if unknown here I'll be a~callin' the water company. I just thought someone may know this - and if they do, they're really smart! LOL

Probably every softner salesman gets a different reading.
I have a Culligan and you can tell a difference.
I don't recall the water co. providing hardness readings, but I could be wrong.

Son-in-law
 

Just wanted to add my 2 cents. My son-in-law is V.P. of the Central Florida branch of Rainsoft. We've had a water softener from them for abou 6 years. It's a great thing and very easy to maintain. They come out, set it up and make sure it works well. Onliest thing I do is add the salt every 3-4 months.
If you give them a call, they will come out and test your water for you.
Don't believe they are in the Viallges phone book but they are in the Leesburg-Eustis-Tavares book.

well I've concluded the magnetic ones don't work,
seems either the ion replacement (ie: Culligan) or to do without.
I'll mull it over. Thanks for all the input.

I still may contact the water dept and ask about the actual data for hardness.

I had a water softener (salt base) in NJ because I had a well. When I moved th TV I got a water softener (potassium chloride base). I liked it. Water tasted good and I felt clean after a shower. I was put on a low potassium diet so I shut it down. Water tasted from bad to chlorinated. I did not feel right after a shower. I had the system switched to salt and am tasting good water and feeling great after the shower.

Z

Don't forget Home Depot and Lowes for the DIY.

Could someone please explain the salt thing and what it does? I have a water apparatus in my garage and have to add salt occasionally, but don't know why or how or anything.

Bump. What is the salt for?

Read this Wikipedia article and you probably will still not know. LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_softeners


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