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Testing city water - is this enough?

lubchik
10 years ago

Hello,

We've got hard, city water. We always get mineral build up in our pipes and appliances and I think we have high iron levels as I get yellow stains on clothing after washing.

I'd like to test our water using an independent lab before figuring out how to proceed further. I found one that tests for the following parameters (taken from a sample report). It doesn't test for organic compounds but I'm not sure how necessary it is since we have city water?

Sample Report:
Parameter MDL (mg/l)
Metals
Aluminum 0.1
Arsenic 0.005
Barium 0.30
Cadmium 0.002
Calcium 2.0
Chromium 0.010
Copper 0.004
Iron 0.020
Lead 0.002
Magnesium 0.10
Manganese 0.004
Mercury 0.001
Nickel 0.02
Potassium 1.0
Selenium 0.020
Silica 0.1
Silver 0.002
Sodium 1.0
Zinc 0.004
Inorganic Chemicals and Physical Factors
Alkalinity (Total as CaCO3) 20
Chloride 5.0
Fluoride 0.5
Hardness 10
Nitrate as N 0.5
Nitrite as N 0.5
Orthophosphate 2.0
pH (Standard Units) -
Sulfate 5.0
Total Dissolved Solids 20
Turbidity (Turbidity Units) 0.1

Can somebody please help deciding if the above is sufficient or I need to look for a more comprehensive test.

Thank you for your help.

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