After water is processed by the city, how much can its hardness vary when reaching the home, or over a period of time, or from different wells?
How reliable are those "count the drops" water hardness testing kits? I took a home water sample (the city says it's 18 hardness from blended wells) to a major home improvement store and was told is was 50. I was told hardness can change with seasons and city pipes can add hardness. I'm highly suspicious.
A week later I brought the same water sample back and it measured 44. It was tested again with a second kit and was 32. One of the two kits had been used the week before and said 50. Sears told me 20 and a water softener dealer told me 19. I trust them much more.
I had seen the test done enough times and did not see anything done out of the ordinary. I don't know why there would be such a big difference. Is it easy to make a mistake or was someone trying to scare me into buying a softener?
How reliable are those "count the drops" water hardness testing kits? I took a home water sample (the city says it's 18 hardness from blended wells) to a major home improvement store and was told is was 50. I was told hardness can change with seasons and city pipes can add hardness. I'm highly suspicious.
A week later I brought the same water sample back and it measured 44. It was tested again with a second kit and was 32. One of the two kits had been used the week before and said 50. Sears told me 20 and a water softener dealer told me 19. I trust them much more.
I had seen the test done enough times and did not see anything done out of the ordinary. I don't know why there would be such a big difference. Is it easy to make a mistake or was someone trying to scare me into buying a softener?
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