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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
It's the opposite, north has softer water than south Calgary.
Bearspaw Treatment Plant (North): Average - 173mg/L CaCO 3 - 12.1 grains/gallon
Glenmore Treatment Plant (South): Average - 215mg/L CaCO 3 - 15.0 grains/gallon
https://www.calgary.ca/uep/water/dri...arameters.html
A water softener is a game-changer. Appliances and faucets get an extended lifespan thanks to not getting gummed up with minerals. Skin and hair feel better and nowhere near as dry, laundry feels softer.
The taste difference in drinking water is perceptible, however. Some people won't care, others will. Our water runs through a built-in filter in the refrigerator, and it's hard to describe the difference, but I know it's different. It's not a deal breaker though. |
Interesting. In the north my barely used toilet would bukd up a black ring at the water level. I don't have this problem in the south.
I was told it was the difference in water and that the black ring was caused by hard water.