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Hardness of Water and Treatment

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How do you test that water supplied to your home is temporarily hard water?

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One way to test temporary hardness of water is to boil it . Temporary hardness caused by Calcium Bicarbonate and Magnesium Bicarbonate on heating turns into insoluble Calcium Carbonate and Magnesium Carbonate which deposits as a residue.

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