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Hard Water Severity Scorer.

Enter your ZIP code. We pull regional water hardness data and tell you exactly what you're dealing with — and whether you can keep cleaning with tap water or need to switch to distilled.

US ZIP codes only. For the 271 covered cities: the utility's own published figure, as on the national rankings. Elsewhere: a planning estimate, labelled as one.

Result prefilled from ZIP 03303
◆ DIAGNOSIS · ZIP 03303
YOUR REGION
Concord, New Hampshire
PUBLISHED BY CONCORD GENERAL SERVICES
9–10
MG/L CACO₃  ·  0.5–0.6 GPG
CLASSIFICATION
Soft
SOFT
0–60
MODERATE
61–120
HARD
121–180
VERY HARD
181–250
EXTREMELY HARD
251+
⚡ THE WORKING ANSWER

You won the geography lottery.

Your tap water is soft enough that you can wash and rinse with it directly. No distilled water needed for normal residential cleaning. Spend the savings on a better squeegee.

№ 01   Wash water
Tap is fine.
№ 02   Rinse water
Tap is fine.
№ 03   Soap ratio
One drop Dawn per quart.
№ 04   Frequency
Quarterly. You will not see buildup between cleans.
◆ No special equipment needed.