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Hard or Soft water

sasser · 2009-02-09 10:36:44

Does anyone know who I would contact to find out whether the water is hard of soft in my area as I suspect its quite hard and want to protect my appliances if so

09-02-2009 11:36AM

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sasser

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Does anyone know who I would contact to find out whether the water is hard of soft in my area as I suspect its quite hard and want to protect my appliances if so

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#2 10-09-2009 07:35PM

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Try contacting your local county council

also found this link to a site for a quick homemade check http://homerepair.about.com/od/plumbingrepair/ss/testhardwater_2.htm

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#3 14-09-2009 12:33AM

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sasser wrote: »

Does anyone know who I would contact to find out whether the water is hard of soft in my area as I suspect its quite hard and want to protect my appliances if so

You can be reasonably certain that you have hard water as large parts of the Country has hard Water. You can take a sample and get it fully analyzed in a Lab for about 30 to 60 euro. Or buy a touch papers online or in Garden centers to test the water for hardness.

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