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Water Softener System: Testing Your Water Water Softener System: Testing Your Water From "Ed the Plumber" episode DETP-201

If you suspect you may have hard water, there are several ways to find out for sure.

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• If you have city water, you can call your city or town to get a report.

• If you have a well, you can test the water using a kit or tests strips (figure A).

• Sending a sample of your water to a lab is another way to find out the hardness of your water.

• If your water is giving a foul smell and tastes bad but isn't hard, you can purchase an inline filter that has a charcoal filter (figure B) inside.