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Is your water hard? How water is classified and why it matters

Softening hard water can add up to savings for you. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia found that reducing their water's hardness by 4-8 gpg (grams per gallon) enabled them to double the life of their linens, drop their soap consumption, decrease washing times, and decrease boiler downtimes. You too could save money on your laundry costs while having whiter whites. You could also have less clogging off showerheads, dishwashers and other water fixtures, and more.

Most accepted water classifications are based on that of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The classifications are judged by grains per gallon of water (gpg).

Where does your water fall?
Soft: 0-3.5 gpg
Moderate: 3.5-7.0 gpg
Hard: 7.0-10.5 gpg
Very Hard: over 10.5 gpg

AQUAlity Water can test your water's hardness to tell you the hardness of it. The recognized standards of acceptable performance for household water softeners has been established at less than 1.0 gpg. AQUAlity Water meets those specifications.

For more information about the quality of your water, or for your FREE water test, call Aquality Solutions 1-866-4WATER1.

This article was originally published in Illinois Country Living a magazine circulated by the Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative.

 

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