How to Test for Hard Water in Your Home

There are 3 easy and cost-effective ways you can test for hard water in your home. We explain the methods so you know if you have hard water.
(0:12) The first method is to go online and check with your city. They provide an annual Water Quality Report that is available for anybody to read. They tell you where your water comes from and what’s in it. They also include your area’s hard water number so you know what water softening solution you need.
(0:30) You can test for hard water in your home by taking a clean and clear bottle. Fill one-third of the bottle with tap water. Then, pour a few drops of pure Castile liquid soap into the bottle and shake. Make sure you use pure liquid soap because it doesn’t contain additives that will create suds in hard water.
If you have soft water, your bottle should still be filled a third of the way with water and two-thirds filled with bubbles from the soap.
If you have hard water, the water in the bottle will be cloudy and there will be a thin layer of bubbles.
(0:58) To find how hard your water is, you’ll need a test kit. You can get a free hard water test kit by going to homewater101.com/free-water-test.
Fill a glass with cold water and then dip your test strip in the glass for 3-5 seconds before removing. Compare the color on your test strip with the hard water color chart, and that will give you your home’s hard water number in grains per gallon.
This chart ranges from 0 to 60. 60 will be a dark red color.
Knowing your specific number will help you find the right softener for your home. You can shop for water softeners by going to www.ecopurehome.com/water-sof... and find the solution that’s best for you.
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[@shizyninjarocks]

Helpful, thank you.

[@KDM_lhs]

Thank you

[@Popovich16]

What about cloudy water and lots of bubbles

[@itsGuy]

I got a filter that says it makes water softer, yet this test shows it made it have less bubbles and it was cloudy the water, lol. The water from the sink had a lot more bubbles and was clear at the bottom without the filter

[@kylaidiaz]

i am literally allergic to hard water thank you

[@nukestrom5719]

Now you have electronic water descalers. I installed a one and its awesome. No salt no plumbing modification.

[@shrutihegde6076]

Can you please provide the link for electronic water descaler?

[@akshitamudgal4820]

Yes ditto please

[@inthegarden1054]

Our water smells like pond in the kitchen even the dishes smell like pond after washing them. Also the dishwasher smells of pond when washing and then the dishes smell of it too. This is both by hand washing and using the dishwasher. It’s not all the time but often enough to cause concern

[@maximusytgames5449]

i do not have pure liquid soap can i use something else i stead of it

[@johnnathanfailano4768]

Is my water hard o soft? The bubble is at 4/5 of the bottle.

[@yomiola4683]

The water in my shower makes my skin itch

[@medeskurdishempire825]

soft water

[@Anglynn74]

Just moved to a new apt, the bldg used to be an old factory. after showering twice I keep winding up with my hair feeling like there's a film on it, and extremely dry, almost as if I didn't get all the soap out or as if I have chlorine in it from being in a pool or something. It's really gross. Not sure if there's minerals in the water or chlorine or hard water or what.

[@kylaidiaz]

definitely hard water and mineral build up

[@kylaidiaz]

it can also be shampoo build up. over time shampoo sulfates do a similar effect

[@dirys24]

but she said her skin feel itchy too thats def a hard water buildup@@kylaidiaz

[@Roses6858]

I have soft water. Lots of mini bubbles

[@kingkoup2661]

I have soft water

[@Auziuwu]

Does this actually work?

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I have soft water

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Lucky

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