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Old 06/19/07, 01:34 PM
 
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Well water hardness scale
Can anyone tell me where I can find a scale determining the hardness of water? What is the range? 0 to what 30, 50?? Mine is 15. Just want to determine where mine is on the scale. Thanks Chris
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Old 06/19/07, 09:32 PM
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It's not really a scale, it's a measurement of the amount of dissolved solids. 15 gpg (grains per gallon) is fairly hard water. It can also be expressed in ppm (parts per million) by multiplying by 17.1.
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Old 06/20/07, 05:10 AM
 
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What do you do to get this number? Does one go to a County Extension Agent with a water sample or ?
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Old 06/20/07, 06:08 AM
 
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Around here you can get this number along with PH from the well driller or get a sample kit from the health dept. and let them test it. Mine was just drilled and is 6.7ph and 2 parts.
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