Ask them if they can check hardness. Go here for a brief explanation.
Here is a chart of water hardness:
Posted on 02/27/2008 3:20:52 AM PST by RangerM
Raleigh, N.C. — State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require homeowners and businesses that use private wells to report on how much water they consume.
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I would try smaller loads, see if that helped any.
Au contraire mon bon homme. We got one of those and the clothes come out cleaner with far less soap and water. Plus the spin cycle is so high that the clothes are virtually dry when done.
What is the brand ? We may need a new w&d in a year...
We bought a Sears Kenmore. They are made by Frigidaire. We’ve had it for almost three years. It’s awesome. It takes a little getting used to being able to wash huge loads of clothes with very little soap.
I’m not sure what you would call it.
I had our analyst run my well water through the lab and there were no (detectable) levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, or iron. He did detect a tiny amount of zinc.
There were no organics detectable.
The new washer is a GE Profile, as was the old one. (both top load). Always bought GE because I’ve never been disappointed with their appliances.
BUT, the new one was only bought in late 2006, and I do think it is an “Energy Saver”, whatever that means. (Shorter cycle? Slower agitator?)
The new one is a “super capacity”. The old one wasn’t.
Can’t comment on a previous post regarding spin speed, but I can say that the clothes “feel dryer” when I move them from the washer, and the dryer doesn’t have to dry as long now.
Ask them if they can check hardness. Go here for a brief explanation.
Here is a chart of water hardness:
I also meant to say (in my post above) that the water doesn’t have that ‘slimy’ feel, that overly soft water can have.
The front load washer spin about 1000 rpm. The top loaders about 600 - 700 rpm if I remember correctly from the research I did years ago.
I’ll ask the analyst but, based on the fact that he didn’t detect calcium, according to the USGS link the water would have to be considered ‘soft’.
So they will put meters on the wells. Then they will want some fee for the meters. Later, the state will decide they should tax the water usage just like if you bought it from the utility.
I wonder if they will want to meter cisterns?
Ethanol plants in MN, IA, MO, etc are sucking enormous quantities of well water to make motor fuel. Looks like its first come, first served for this resource...
I wish the government would make up their mind about ethanol. First they say they don’t want you making it, and come bust up your still, then they subsidize it.
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