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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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In this fascinating thread we will take a look at what type of water area people are in, there are three types, they are;
Soft
Medium
Hard
I know I am in a soft water area, I don’t exactly know what this means, but we get a lot less lime scale in our kettles than they do in hard water areas. Once we have got all the results in, they will then be tallied up and we will have an interesting discussion about the merits of living in our given regions, for example those in hard water areas might be a lot hornier than those in soft water areas.
So, to recap are you in a soft, medium or hard water area ?
(Predictably,some sage will say ‘wet’ in regards to their water area, this is to be totally expected, just move on and ignore their comment.) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Since I’ve started the thread I’ve done more research, there are some more detailed maps that include the following;
No information
Soft
Moderately soft
Slightly hard
Moderately hard
Hard
Very hard
No public supply
I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. |
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"Since I’ve started the thread I’ve done more research, there are some more detailed maps that include the following;
No information
Soft
Moderately soft
Slightly hard
Moderately hard
Hard
Very hard
No public supply
I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew."
Just keep nibbling at it then  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Virtually all of Devon and Cornwall is soft, but there’s a small area in Cornwall that is moderately soft, I don’t know what’s going on here, I will look further at this, wonder if it’s anything to do with the tin mines. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Haven’t a clue 
Yours is hard. 
Nice to know "
You’re welcome. Rainfall is naturally soft, but once it falls and begins to percolate through the rock, calcium, magnesium and other minerals are dissolved into it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Haven’t a clue
Yours is hard.
Nice to know
You’re welcome. Rainfall is naturally soft, but once it falls and begins to percolate through the rock, calcium, magnesium and other minerals are dissolved into it. "
I see you’ve done your research |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sorry but I have no idea what this is about?
The geology of your region will determine whether you have hard or soft water supply."
Having checked my friend Google I'm in a soft area.
I'm 1 mile away from the North Sea here in South Shields. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.
But I've learned something new today |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Haven’t a clue
Yours is hard.
Nice to know
You’re welcome. Rainfall is naturally soft, but once it falls and begins to percolate through the rock, calcium, magnesium and other minerals are dissolved into it.
I see you’ve done your research "
Very much so, I’ve got an ology in it. |
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it all depends on what type of rock formation you water runs over to get to the reservoir your water is supplied from and that could be miles from the city you live in. Hard water will take a lot more soap to make suds compared to soft water areas. medium is the perfect as both soft and hard can bring problems. We get ours from the west Pennine moors so it is medium |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Nice thankfully since I drink a lot of it
Yours is a hard area
No it’s soft I stay here so I should know "
If you’re where your profile says it’s hard water region. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water. "
I did not know this. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water.
I did not know this."
Yup. Most hobbyist fish are imported so the country of catch/breeding is what they will thrive in.
There are British breeders for specific desirable fish now that moot this point in some cases. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water.
I did not know this.
Yup. Most hobbyist fish are imported so the country of catch/breeding is what they will thrive in.
There are British breeders for specific desirable fish now that moot this point in some cases. "
Interesting, I wonder if the fish can adapt. As a side note I saw a heron today by the river, he was stood by a little waterfall waiting for fish to get stranded I guess, I watched him for a while but didn’t see him catch anything. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Hard, which has cost us a fortune over the years in kettles, irons, washing machine parts etc until we invested in a water softener 5 years ago. No limescale ever since."
I’ve heard it can put hundreds of pounds on to your energy bills, living in a hard water area |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"it all depends on what type of rock formation you water runs over to get to the reservoir your water is supplied from and that could be miles from the city you live in. Hard water will take a lot more soap to make suds compared to soft water areas. medium is the perfect as both soft and hard can bring problems. We get ours from the west Pennine moors so it is medium "
That’s the ideal place right there. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Very very hard 
You obviously just have that affect "
 . It’s awful. Having lived in Devon and Manchester I can really notice the difference. I’d never drink it out of the tap here. It’s awful. And I get through so many kettles! And you can never drink a cuppa to the end  |
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"In this fascinating thread we will take a look at what type of water area people are in, there are three types, they are;
Soft
Medium
Hard
I know I am in a soft water area, I don’t exactly know what this means, but we get a lot less lime scale in our kettles than they do in hard water areas. Once we have got all the results in, they will then be tallied up and we will have an interesting discussion about the merits of living in our given regions, for example those in hard water areas might be a lot hornier than those in soft water areas.
So, to recap are you in a soft, medium or hard water area ?
(Predictably,some sage will say ‘wet’ in regards to their water area, this is to be totally expected, just move on and ignore their comment.)"
Mine is a soft water area. My soap foams up much better here than it does at my southern friend’s house.
And there’s definitely an interesting discussion at the end?  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Very very hard
You obviously just have that affect
. It’s awful. Having lived in Devon and Manchester I can really notice the difference. I’d never drink it out of the tap here. It’s awful. And I get through so many kettles! And you can never drink a cuppa to the end "
Whenever I’m not in Devon I got bottled water from the Devon hills airdropped in to Somerset. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"In this fascinating thread we will take a look at what type of water area people are in, there are three types, they are;
Soft
Medium
Hard
I know I am in a soft water area, I don’t exactly know what this means, but we get a lot less lime scale in our kettles than they do in hard water areas. Once we have got all the results in, they will then be tallied up and we will have an interesting discussion about the merits of living in our given regions, for example those in hard water areas might be a lot hornier than those in soft water areas.
So, to recap are you in a soft, medium or hard water area ?
(Predictably,some sage will say ‘wet’ in regards to their water area, this is to be totally expected, just move on and ignore their comment.)
Mine is a soft water area. My soap foams up much better here than it does at my southern friend’s house.
And there’s definitely an interesting discussion at the end? "
Yes, very much so, I think it’s fascinating to compare and contrast. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I am in HOT water
Hot tub at 40 degrees. Flipping freezing out.
Also hard. But I thought saying hot and hard in the same sentence would be a bit rood.
V x "
You in there now ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Hard water. All limescale and bits in the kettle. I even bought a horribly expensive kettle that had gold inside because they said limescale wouldn’t stick to gold. Guess what? It did  "
They lied! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Wet and comes out of the sky. But it does make a halfway drinkable pot of tea, without furring up the kettle."
This reply was preempted in my opening post.  |
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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago
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"I am in HOT water
Hot tub at 40 degrees. Flipping freezing out.
Also hard. But I thought saying hot and hard in the same sentence would be a bit rood.
V x
You in there now ?"
I was. Then I had to do stuff.
V x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water.
I did not know this.
Yup. Most hobbyist fish are imported so the country of catch/breeding is what they will thrive in.
There are British breeders for specific desirable fish now that moot this point in some cases.
Interesting, I wonder if the fish can adapt. As a side note I saw a heron today by the river, he was stood by a little waterfall waiting for fish to get stranded I guess, I watched him for a while but didn’t see him catch anything."
Fish can adapt, but living at sub-optimal conditions makes them prone to disease, like any animal would be.
I have a resident heron, fascinating to watch! I've watched a kingfisher hunt locally before to, much tinier than I was expecting. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Is there such a thing as flaccid water?
Isn’t there a Lake Flaccid ?
Think that’s a film
I’m a big fan of tepid water though!
Not too hot - not too cold"
Big shout out to tepid |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water.
I did not know this.
Yup. Most hobbyist fish are imported so the country of catch/breeding is what they will thrive in.
There are British breeders for specific desirable fish now that moot this point in some cases.
Interesting, I wonder if the fish can adapt. As a side note I saw a heron today by the river, he was stood by a little waterfall waiting for fish to get stranded I guess, I watched him for a while but didn’t see him catch anything.
Fish can adapt, but living at sub-optimal conditions makes them prone to disease, like any animal would be.
I have a resident heron, fascinating to watch! I've watched a kingfisher hunt locally before to, much tinier than I was expecting. "
I’ve never seen a kingfisher in the wild, I thought I Glimpsed a fleeting shock of blue once in the mist on a riverbank, but I couldn’t be sure. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"A wet one!
Predicted in opening comment, try again.
At least he got a reply."
Did I not reply to you, if I didn’t, it was cause my sausages needing turning and I must have missed it! |
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"A wet one!
Predicted in opening comment, try again.
At least he got a reply.
Did I not reply to you, if I didn’t, it was cause my sausages needing turning and I must have missed it!"
All of them ? |
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By *igmaMan
over a year ago
Yorkshire |
"Is there such a thing as flaccid water?
Isn’t there a Lake Flaccid ?
Think that’s a film
I’m a big fan of tepid water though!
Not too hot - not too cold
Big shout out to tepid "
Tepid does need to be brought more into mainstream consciousness! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I suspect soft as I have been here 7 years and no visible lime scale."
Sincere apologies for missing your comment, you’re correct to think soft, I’ve checked and this has indeed been confirmed. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"A wet one!
Predicted in opening comment, try again.
At least he got a reply.
Did I not reply to you, if I didn’t, it was cause my sausages needing turning and I must have missed it!
All of them ? "
Things took a turn for the wurst, I rectified the situation by replying to your comment, admittedly counteractively. |
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"I suspect soft as I have been here 7 years and no visible lime scale.
Sincere apologies for missing your comment, you’re correct to think soft, I’ve checked and this has indeed been confirmed. "
Oh bless, can you post on the reach out and touch, flashers and what you doing on Christmas day as well |
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"I’m in a very hard water area. It has consequences for some of the work I do and have to take steps to counteract it.
Water features ?
Pesticides
Oh, how's that ?"
Hard water has high pH. This can cause alkaline hydrolysis.
Hard water also has a high proportion of charged cations which causes certain active ingredients to lock onto them and thus render them far less effective. |
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"I’m in a very hard water area. It has consequences for some of the work I do and have to take steps to counteract it.
Water features ?
Pesticides
Oh, how's that ?
Hard water has high pH. This can cause alkaline hydrolysis.
Hard water also has a high proportion of charged cations which causes certain active ingredients to lock onto them and thus render them far less effective. "
You live and learn on this site. Thank you. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Virtually all of Devon and Cornwall is soft, but there’s a small area in Cornwall that is moderately soft, I don’t know what’s going on here, I will look further at this, wonder if it’s anything to do with the tin mines."
Which bit of Cornwall is supersoft? I shall live a long scalefree life with my kettle wherever it is. |
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"Hard water. All limescale and bits in the kettle. I even bought a horribly expensive kettle that had gold inside because they said limescale wouldn’t stick to gold. Guess what? It did
They lied! "
I’m a charitable fellow and thought it a tad disingenuous rather than a blatant ‘here’s a nob let’s rip him off’ style of caveat emptor |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hard. If you're a fish keeper, water type is actually quite important. But most people have no idea that certain fish will do better in certain types of water.
I did not know this.
Yup. Most hobbyist fish are imported so the country of catch/breeding is what they will thrive in.
There are British breeders for specific desirable fish now that moot this point in some cases.
Interesting, I wonder if the fish can adapt. As a side note I saw a heron today by the river, he was stood by a little waterfall waiting for fish to get stranded I guess, I watched him for a while but didn’t see him catch anything.
Fish can adapt, but living at sub-optimal conditions makes them prone to disease, like any animal would be.
I have a resident heron, fascinating to watch! I've watched a kingfisher hunt locally before to, much tinier than I was expecting.
I’ve never seen a kingfisher in the wild, I thought I Glimpsed a fleeting shock of blue once in the mist on a riverbank, but I couldn’t be sure."
Along the lower river dart in south devon's pretty good for seeing them in summer |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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I’ve been informed by Nell Gywnn her of the bumchin, that in North Yorkshire the water is soft and imbued with magical properties due to the high concentration of Fairy poo that washes down from up the dale. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Very hard. Within 2 days of getting a new kettle it was disgusting. There are quite a few vineyards around here because it's so chalky.
Need to invest in a water softener. |
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"Very hard. Within 2 days of getting a new kettle it was disgusting. There are quite a few vineyards around here because it's so chalky.
Need to invest in a water softener."
Or make that move to the West with the dog |
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