What is hard water and is it bad or good?
Hardness is a measure of the concentration of calcium and magnesium salts in water, which are generally present as bicarbonate salts. Water hardness is derived largely from the water contacting soil and rock formations as it filters through the ground. Hard and soft waters are both satisfactory for human consumption. In fact the minerals that generally make up water hardness are healthful. La Portes water is considered to be hard water. Effectively this means that it can form a scale in household plumbing, on cooking utensils, or in water heaters. Soap does not clean as efficiently in hard water and leaves more residues in bathtubs, sinks, and clothing. For those that choose to use a water softener La Portes water hardness is approximately 330 parts per million or expressed in grains per gallon it would be 19.2.
