Hard water solutions in Leicester
Leicester has moderately hard water. Here is what that does to your home, what genuinely fixes it, what only appears to, and who can fit it locally.
Moderately hard
Severn Trent Water
Water in Leicester
- Leicester is supplied by Severn Trent and generally sits in moderately hard to hard territory.
- Local supply draws substantially on reservoirs including Rutland Water, one of the largest artificial lakes in England.
- Leicester falls into the band where the softener-versus-inhibitor decision genuinely depends on the household rather than being obvious, which makes an actual hardness test more useful here than in places where the answer is clear.
- The city has a very large and diverse food sector, and commercial kitchen water treatment is a substantial local trade.
- Leicester's extensive Victorian terraced housing presents the usual constraints on under-sink installations: limited space and much-altered pipework.
Your water is moderately hard — worth protecting the boiler, not much more.
Scale will build up slowly on heated surfaces. A scale inhibitor on the boiler is proportionate and inexpensive, and some manufacturers start asking for one around this level. A softener is still difficult to justify on cost. Test your own tap before deciding — at this level the exact figure matters.
Who supplies Leicester
Water company boundaries do not follow council boundaries. Check your postcode for the supplier at your address.