How hard is the water in Spring House, PA?

Tap water hardness
84mg/L
4.9gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by North Wales Water Authority · October 2025

PA typical
127 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Spring House has about 84 mg/L of hardness, which is 4.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from North Wales Water Authority, dated October 2025.

Spring House on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Montgomeryville: 57 mg/LMontgomeryville 57Lansdale: 61 mg/LLansdale 61Maple Glen: 75 mg/LMaple Glen 75Blue Bell: 94 mg/LBlue Bell 94Horsham: 143 mg/LHorsham 143Fort Washington: 146 mg/LFort Washington 146Oreland: 153 mg/LOreland 153Roslyn: 153 mg/LRoslyn 153Plymouth Meeting: 153 mg/LPlymouth Meeting 153Ambler: 183 mg/LAmbler 183Spring House 84mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Maple Glen: 75 mg/LMaple Glen 75Blue Bell: 94 mg/LBlue Bell 94Horsham: 143 mg/LHorsham 143Fort Washington: 146 mg/LFort Washi. 146Oreland: 153 mg/LOreland 153Ambler: 183 mg/LAmbler 18384 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Spring House sits 43 mg/L below the typical Pennsylvania figure of 127. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 57 mg/L in Montgomeryville to 183 in Ambler.

What 84 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Spring House

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.9 gpg = 1,107 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 21 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Spring House's water system

North Wales Water Authority · PWSID PA1460048

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 72,496 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
17
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Spring House to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Spring House, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Spring House water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 84 mg/L (4.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Spring House in grains per gallon?

About 4.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 84 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.9.

What size water softener do I need in Spring House?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.9 gpg works out to about 1,107 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 21 days.

Has the Spring House water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for North Wales Water Authority since 2016. There were also 17 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 13, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.