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Water Hardness on Water.ie website

  • 15-11-2018 12:42pm
    #1
    arnesst
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭


    Where can I find water hardness on Water.ie website?


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  • #2
    Irish Water: Niamh
    Company Representative Posts: 222 Verified rep ✭Irish Water: Niamh


    Hi arnesst,

    As hard water has no associated health risks, we would not carry out tests for it and would be unable to provide this information.

    If you would like to get your water tested to check if you have hard water, you can find a list of accredited testing facilities at the following link: www.inab.ie/Directory-of-Accredited-Bodies/Laboratory-Accreditation/Testing.

    More information about water hardness can be found here.

    Thanks,
    Niamh


  • #3
    arnesst
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭arnesst


    Irish Water: Niamh wrote: »
    Hi arnesst,

    As hard water has no associated health risks, we would not carry out tests for it and would be unable to provide this information.

    Thanks,
    Niamh
    Well that's shame. Who else should provide such a information than Irish Water.
    What would be so difficult to do it once a year?


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    The same old nonsense being spouted by IW yet again, I see.

    Look IW, it is really very simple ... the hardness of water, while it may not be a health issue for people, IS a "health" issue for appliances that heat water. Every water authority on the continent provides such information publicly on their websites, as I have pointed out to you repeatedly in the past. It isn't rocket science.


  • #5
    Irish Water: Niamh
    Company Representative Posts: 222 Verified rep ✭Irish Water: Niamh


    Hi arnesst & Alun,
    arnesst wrote: »
    Irish Water: Niamh wrote: »
    Hi arnesst,

    As hard water has no associated health risks, we would not carry out tests for it and would be unable to provide this information.

    Thanks,
    Niamh
    Well that's shame. Who else should provide such a information than Irish Water.
    What would be so difficult to do it once a year?
    Thank you for your feedback arnesst; however, as hard water is caused by high mineral content in the supply and therefore not harmful, this is not something which we measure.

    As previously advised, if you would like to privately test your water hardness, please see the following link: [font=Verdana, sans-serif]www.inab.ie/Directory-of-Accredited-Bodies/Laboratory-Accreditation/Testing[/font][font=Verdana, sans-serif].[/font]
    Alun wrote: »
    The same old nonsense being spouted by IW yet again, I see.

    Look IW, it is really very simple ... the hardness of water, while it may not be a health issue for people, IS a "health" issue for appliances that heat water. Every water authority on the continent provides such information publicly on their websites, as I have pointed out to you repeatedly in the past. It isn't rocket science.
    If you are experiencing issues with limescale due to hard water Alun, there are steps you can take to manage this. Please see here.

    Kind regards,
    Niamh


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