PSA: Hard water in the northern counties can wreck your forge gear

I was up in Mason County last week and the local water supply messed up my cooling system. Had to stop early to prevent damage to my tools. What do you all do when the water quality is bad on site?

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blake_cooper2mo agoMost Upvoted

Man, that's rough... did you test the water before you started or just notice the problem once things got going?

riverm482mo agoMost Upvoted

How bad is it really? Testing the water before starting isn't always needed. Problems often look worse at first, lol.

vera_brown401mo ago

Wait, why would you test the water first every single time? Sometimes you just gotta jump in and see what happens, right? If you test for every little thing upfront, you'll never actually start the project. A lot of issues only show up once you're moving anyway, so why waste the time?