understood. Thanks for the info. I'll admit I haven't been testing my hardness because I thought if you had a high ph, you also had a high hardness. How can I tell what is hard and soft? like for Ph neutral is 7. Is there a hardness equivlent?There are exceptions, like near agricultural areas. The water will have a PH of 8.0, but really soft water. The fertilizer runoffs increase the water table PH.