Your water is very soft. Hardness levels in Maine waters are generally low but can range from near zero to several hundred milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate (mg/L as CaCO3), the standard unit for hardness. As you can see from the following table, the Greater Portland (Sebago Lake) water source, with a hardness value of 9 is described as soft.

The terms hard conversion and soft conversion refer to approaches you might take when converting an existing dimension from non-metric units to SI. "Hard" doesn't refer to difficulty, but (essentially) whether hardware changes during the metrication process. However, the terms can be confusing and are probably best avoided, because they're not always consistently defined and their meanings can be non-intuitive. See similar questions...

Hard costs are all costs associated with the construction or purchase of capital assets and any major additions in the form of additional construction and improvements which add value to those assets. Soft costs are expenses that do not meet capital asset criteria and fail to add value to existing buildings. For a more detailed explanation of hard and soft costs, see GAAP Flyer No. 2 (Fixed Assets) on our webpage. See similar questions...

Underwriting is the process of reviewing a loan package after the loan officer has prepared it and the home has been appraised. When underwriting is complete the lender should issue a commitment. (Back to Top) See similar questions...

It's a matter of personal preference. Both Welch Allyn cases provide sufficient protection. The hard case lays the instruments out very nicely, but the soft case is somewhat smaller. It is very important that your set fit in your lab coat and both cases allow for this. See similar questions...

Each and every Create-A-Book has a glossy hard cover for years of enjoyment. Just wipe with a damp cloth to clean. See similar questions...

The three wells in the Evans Creek Valley have a hardness of 46 mg/l which is considered slightly hard. The two wells on the plateau have a hardness of 64 mg/l and 70 mg/l which is considered moderately hard. See similar questions...

Yes. Our Prevention Specialists are available to provide presentations to Elementary, Middle and High School, PTA's and community organizations. Topics include: The Horizons prevention and education services are offered at no cost to the schools and local community groups. See similar questions...

The landings are not like the old military style many people think of. They can be tip-toe soft depending on wind conditions. Often times, we slide in on our behinds, making it very easy. See similar questions...

Hard pretzels are baked twice and completely dry. Soft pretzels are baked for four minutes and are soft because of the moisture content. See similar questions...

With a soft check system the entire check -- including items -- is saved in memory. Only the check balance is kept in the register's memory when a hard check system is implemented. See similar questions...

Hard zoning is zoning which is implemented in hardware. Soft zoning is zoning which is implemented in software. Soft zoning uses filtering implemented in fibre channel switches to prevent ports from being seen from outside of their assigned zones. The security vulnerability in soft zoning is that the ports are still accessible if the user in another zone correctly guesses the fibre channel address. See similar questions...

Hard bounce means that an email is bounce back to sender due to permanent failure encountered during the delivery, for example, the recipient mailbox does not exist. Soft bounce means that an email is bounce back to sender due to probably 'non permanent' error, for example, the recipient mailbox is full. See similar questions...

Hard" lenses were the original contact lenses made several decades ago from a plastic called PMMA. For a long time they were the only kind of lens (If you exclude the glass ones experimented with at the beginning of this century) but they are seldom used anymore as they have several drawbacks. They have been replaced by "Rigid" (also known as "Gas Permeable") lenses. In fact, when people say hard lenses they most likely referring to the gas permeable type. See similar questions...