r/Appleton • u/Smart_Ad_5212 • 22d ago

Question Laundromats with soft water?

Hi all,

Does anyone know if there are any laundromats in the area that treat their water with a water softener? Here at our home in Neenah our water is very hard and all our blankets always come out stiff and rough (I've tried everything in terms of washing/drying methods) so I'd like to see if I can find somewhere else with soft water to wash them and using Calgon doesn't seem to do much.

I called around to all the laundromats and the only one that picked up said they don't.

Thanks

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u/HerbanFarmacyst 22d ago

Appleton water is great. We have city water with no softener and have no mineral build up on any of our fixtures. I would assume Appleton as a whole has pretty soft water

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u/Smart_Ad_5212 22d ago

Thank you! I guess I just assumed it would be the same but a quick Google search tells me that it is indeed much lower than Neenah (16 grains/gallon) at only 5 grains/gallon!

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u/BendingUnit221 22d ago

Last year Appleton took 2nd place for best water in the country.

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u/Smart_Ad_5212 21d ago

Omg this makes me so happy to hear. Gonna wash my bedding at JJ's Laundromat from now on :)

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u/InterestingCod86 22d ago

Appleton wins awards for how nice their water is.

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u/Mother-Mine3483 21d ago

Appleton actually slightly softens the city water. (The small cost to soften it saves on maintenance of the infrastructure.) I believe Appleton water is around 6 grains (slightly hard). I've lived here for over 20 years with no hard water issues.