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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Micky Boy on July 27, 2010, 03:17:26 pm

Title: water
Post by: Micky Boy on July 27, 2010, 03:17:26 pm

water hardness mine says excellent in my area can anyone tell me if this is good thing or a bad thing

Title: Re: water
Post by: steven ainger on July 27, 2010, 03:18:09 pm

where abouts are you ?

Title: Re: water
Post by: Micky Boy on July 27, 2010, 03:20:30 pm

lincolnshire mate

Title: Re: water
Post by: cleewindows on July 27, 2010, 03:22:18 pm

im in lincolnshire and it is very very high,in the 300s

Quote from: Micky Boy on July 27, 2010, 03:20:30 pm

lincolnshire mate

Title: Re: water
Post by: Ian Lancaster on July 27, 2010, 03:24:33 pm

If you're going to use WFP you'll need to know exactly what your TDS (total dissolved solids) reading is for your tap water so invest in a TDS meter (most on-line window cleaning suppliers) about £15.

Excellent I would say should be less than about 30ppm (parts per million)

Title: Re: water
Post by: Micky Boy on July 27, 2010, 03:31:58 pm

well just looked it up and its very very bad 500 does this mean its going to take longer for me to get good pure water

Title: Re: water
Post by: cleewindows on July 27, 2010, 03:46:40 pm

yes,
it means you need a ro aswell as a di!

Quote from: Micky Boy on July 27, 2010, 03:31:58 pm

well just looked it up and its very very bad 500 does this mean its going to take longer for me to get good pure water