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Water Hardness (Calcium and Magnesium) in New Hampshire Water

Water Hardness results from the presence of certain elements, usually calcium and magnesium. It is reported as calcium carbonate. Water Hardness is measured at the laboratory in mg/L, this is commonly converted to grains per gallon in the water filtration industry. The scale of water hardness is 0 to 10 with 0 being perfectly soft and 10 being extremely hard. It takes just a few grains to make a difference in the feel of your water.

Problems

Hard Water is not known to be unhealthy but is aesthetically unpleasing. Soap scum will appear on tubs and showers. A white crusty substance can appear in your toilet and on your faucets. Soaps and shampoos won’t lather well, hair conditioners won’t work properly creating well-hair for women. Too much hardness can cause an undesirable buildup in your pipes, hot water heaters, and boiler-type heating systems making them less effective and efficient creating higher operating costs.

Health Risks

There are no known health risks associated with New Hampshire’s water hardness.

Treatment Options

Water softeners are specifically designed and used to remove calcium and magnesium, the components of hardness, by a process known as ion exchange. Hardness ions are positively charged, and sodium ions are negatively charged. Polarity draws the ions together removing the positively charged hardness ions and releasing a small amount of the negatively charged sodium ions. This treatment process has been in use for approximately 60 years.

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Sources

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New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Environmental Protection Agency

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Melissa Scott
Melissa Scott
May 14, 2026.
Very good work and courteous well explanation of all the work they do highly recommend recommended
Peter Hubby
Peter Hubby
May 9, 2026.
Always a pleasure when McBride comes for my annual service on my water treatment. They actually have gone above and beyond to get my system 100% in the past, even though they are not the original installers. I do not hesitate to give out their name when people ask me who I use!
Cyril Aures
Cyril Aures
May 6, 2026.
The guys servicing my water system did a great job. They were knowledgeable, professional and friendly. Representative Cyril Aures
William Rivera
William Rivera
April 29, 2026.
McBride just did the yearly service on my water softener and in line water filter. The tech did a great job. Showed want the service entailed. Was very thorough. And more importantly answered all my questions…. this is a must service. Everyone should have a basis to maintain your system working in optimal order.. Very friendly Tech Excellent company. Update 4/29/26 Jared came out to give me an estimate on a job as I had some major concerns on my end. (He was here for a good while ) He was extremely informative extremely patient and told me exactly what I needed to do. Did not try to sell me anything did not try to push me to do anything I didn’t need to do. This company is extremely honest. I’ve dealt with many companies in the past. I called them for a follow up question regarding my well water pump, and Jared explained everything I needed to know and there was no charge. I can tell you from experience another company would’ve charged for the service call. If you need anything done related to your well water or your water coming into your house, etc. this is the company to deal with. Thank you, Jared.
Steve Whitmore
Steve Whitmore
April 22, 2026.
Jim Robinton
Jim Robinton
April 20, 2026.
We have had a water softener from McBride for a decade or more. We have it serviced regularly and the team that shows up is always very helpful. Thank you this time to Brian and Izaiah for re-routing our backwash pipe to work with our new sump pump !!! They offered us various options to choose from to best suit our needs !!
Dano N
Dano N
April 17, 2026.
Very professional service right from the phone call for an appointment. Stephanie is always a pleasure to talk with and knowledgeable about her crews schedules.Technician came over and explained the system to us as we just bought in October. He explained the chemistry of the system as to why we have all the tanks we have in the system and helped me with servicing our system! Very professional had 2 water samples taken highly recommend these guys! McBride's Water Advantage!!
Jay Macken
Jay Macken
April 13, 2026.
On time and on target. The best!
sandy hayes
sandy hayes
April 10, 2026.
We've had McBride Water Advantage for both of our homes. No problems at all. Good company and really nice service people. We just had our filtration system serviced 4/28/25. The man the sent to clean and check on our system was awesome. I've never had any complaints about the company. It's 4/09/26. Just had them here servicing and cleaning our filtration system again. It's been a year since their last service. The gentleman that came today was great. They hire such smart people. When he was done servicing my system, I had a few questions for him and he took out his little kit and tested my water to try to solve the issue I had. We have a well and the system I have works great for the well issues. But I had a build up in my glass teapot that was bothering me. I showed it to him, he did a little testing on my kitchen water spout and found the issue. The water from the filtration system is very good water. But I have an additional problem that can be taken care of but doesn't need to. It won't hurt us in our drinking water. But I need a softener to get rid of that buildup. In my teapot I was given an estimate along with the bill for services today. Not sure if we'll go with it or not but it's good to know what's going on. A heck of a nice guy and very thorough. I like McBride water advantage. They've always done well for us.
Christina Keeler
Christina Keeler
April 8, 2026.
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