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Water quality and pressure

How hard your water is, whether a softener earns its place, and when a pressure-reducing valve is called for.

Two things about the water itself decide how long a house’s plumbing lasts: how hard it is, and how hard it is pushed. These guides cover water hardness city by city from the cities’ own water-quality reports, whether a softener earns its place and what installing one requires, and when a pressure-reducing valve is called for.

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3 water quality and pressure guides published.

Water hardness, softeners and water pressure, explained with sourced figures.

Do you need a water softener in Texas, and the rules if you install one

Two questions live inside that one, and they get answered by completely different people.

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How hard is your water? Texas cities, from their own reports

Search for your city's water hardness and you will get a number. Look at who is giving it to you and it is usually a company that sells water softeners.

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Water pressure in a Texas house: why it’s often too high, and the valve that fixes it

Most homeowners find out about water pressure the expensive way. A supply line lets go behind a washing machine, or a water heater starts weeping from a seam, or the third toilet fill valve in two years turns to garbage.

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