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Water hardness which refers to the
level of unwanted minerals, principally
calcium and magnesium, found in once
water supply.
• Water hardness is
measured in - grains per
gallon, in milligrams of
calcium (Ca) per liter.
• It may be expressed in ppm
- parts per million, and also
in German Degrees of
Hardness (dH) .
• You can take a water
sample to a water test lab
to have its hardness
measured.
Table of Degrees of Water Hardness
Soft water 0-17.1 mg/L of minerals
Slightly hard water 16.1-60 mg/L of minerals
Moderately hard water 61-120 mg/L of minerals
Hard water 121-180 mg/L of minerals
Very hard water
more than 180 mg/L of
minerals
Water with hardness of 25 ppm = 25 mg. of hardness-causing
minerals per liter of water
• One will need:-a small glass bottle with
a tight cap, or a water hardness test kit
bottle that is of an ideal size and has a
water level line mark on it.
• dish soap
• any measuring device such as a
measuring cup marked in ml, cc's or
ounces, or a 12-oz drinking glass
• Water hardness can be easily measured
using a simple soap test kit that will
measure in "grains of hardness" a little
bottle with a line marked on it which
you fill to the line with water, add a
drop of soap, and shake to look for
suds. More drops of soap - more
degrees of hardness
Water Hardness Measurements - How to Use the
Home Soap Test Method for Water Hardness
Test
Water
Volume -
crude test
Soap drops -
crude test
Grains/gallon GPG
of Water Hardness
ppm mg/L
Water hardness
in parts per
million in
milligrams per
liter
Softness of
the Water
12 oz 10 0 - 1 0-17.1 Very Soft
20 1 - 3.5 17.1 - 60 Slightly Hard
30
3.5 07/13/2010 -
07.0
60 - 120 Medium Hard
40 7.0 - 10.5 120 - 180 Hard
50 10.5 & higher 180 & over Very Hard
• Water hardness test kits may use water
hardness test tablets or paper test strips.
• When it is mixed with the specific volume
,the water in the bottle plus test tablet
changes color or the test strip changes color
that is compared to a standard provided
with the kit.
• A typical water hardness test kit that uses
water strips provides with each strip a color
chart. Match the color on the strip against
the color chart to see the hardness of your
water sample, measured in ppm or gains. A
typical water hardness test kit strip
measures hardness from 0-1000 ppm or
from 0-59 grains of hardness.

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Water hardness(1) testing

  • 1. Water hardness which refers to the level of unwanted minerals, principally calcium and magnesium, found in once water supply.
  • 2. • Water hardness is measured in - grains per gallon, in milligrams of calcium (Ca) per liter. • It may be expressed in ppm - parts per million, and also in German Degrees of Hardness (dH) . • You can take a water sample to a water test lab to have its hardness measured. Table of Degrees of Water Hardness Soft water 0-17.1 mg/L of minerals Slightly hard water 16.1-60 mg/L of minerals Moderately hard water 61-120 mg/L of minerals Hard water 121-180 mg/L of minerals Very hard water more than 180 mg/L of minerals Water with hardness of 25 ppm = 25 mg. of hardness-causing minerals per liter of water
  • 3. • One will need:-a small glass bottle with a tight cap, or a water hardness test kit bottle that is of an ideal size and has a water level line mark on it. • dish soap • any measuring device such as a measuring cup marked in ml, cc's or ounces, or a 12-oz drinking glass • Water hardness can be easily measured using a simple soap test kit that will measure in "grains of hardness" a little bottle with a line marked on it which you fill to the line with water, add a drop of soap, and shake to look for suds. More drops of soap - more degrees of hardness
  • 4. Water Hardness Measurements - How to Use the Home Soap Test Method for Water Hardness Test Water Volume - crude test Soap drops - crude test Grains/gallon GPG of Water Hardness ppm mg/L Water hardness in parts per million in milligrams per liter Softness of the Water 12 oz 10 0 - 1 0-17.1 Very Soft 20 1 - 3.5 17.1 - 60 Slightly Hard 30 3.5 07/13/2010 - 07.0 60 - 120 Medium Hard 40 7.0 - 10.5 120 - 180 Hard 50 10.5 & higher 180 & over Very Hard
  • 5. • Water hardness test kits may use water hardness test tablets or paper test strips. • When it is mixed with the specific volume ,the water in the bottle plus test tablet changes color or the test strip changes color that is compared to a standard provided with the kit. • A typical water hardness test kit that uses water strips provides with each strip a color chart. Match the color on the strip against the color chart to see the hardness of your water sample, measured in ppm or gains. A typical water hardness test kit strip measures hardness from 0-1000 ppm or from 0-59 grains of hardness.