Definition
This distribution presents the fact that the level of water hardness serves as a conventional gauge of its reaction with soap. This aspect is crucial for numerous contemporary appliances' programming requirements. When water is hard, achieving a satisfactory lather necessitates a larger soap quantity, whereas softer water demands less soap. The origin of water hardness lies in various positively-charged minerals present in the water, and its standard measurement is typically indicated as mg/L of calcium carbonate, although alternative metrics are detailed in the attached document below.
Temporal and Spatial Information
Data source details
| Path name | Data Element | Definition | Data Type | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water quality hardness labels | Water Quality: Hardness, Hardness Label |
The water quality information regarding hardness, represented by a hardness label. |
String | - |
| Total water quality harness | Water Quality: Hardness, Total mg/Ca/L NN.NN |
The water quality information regarding hardness, represented in milligrams of magnesium per calcium per liter (mg/Ca/L). |
DECIMAL | NN.NN |
References
Reference documents
| Document | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Fact sheet - water quality info water hardness | Download |