System and method for determining presence of water softener

A system for determining water conductivity, the system comprising:

• an appliance configured to receive water from a water supply;
• a database storage device communicatively coupled to the appliance;
• and
• a controller configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the appliance and a remote server to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• obtaining, from the appliance, a first water hardness value;
• transmitting, from the appliance to the database storage device, a location signal corresponding to a location of the appliance;
• obtaining, from the database storage device, a second water hardness value based on the location signal;
• determining a ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value;
• comparing the ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value to a threshold limit;
• transmitting, to the database storage device, a first water hardness signal when the threshold limit is exceeded, wherein the first water hardness signal corresponds to the first water hardness value;
• transmitting, to the appliance, a first control signal when the first water hardness signal is transmitted;
• transmitting, to the database storage device, a second water hardness signal when the ratio is within the threshold limit;
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• transmitting, to the appliance, a second control signal when the second water hardness signal is transmitted.

A method for operating a laundry appliance based on a water conductivity of water provided to the laundry appliance, the method comprising:

• measuring a first water hardness value at water provided to the appliance;
• obtaining a second water hardness value based on a geographic location of the laundry appliance;
• determining a ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value;
• comparing the ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value to a threshold limit;
• transmitting a first water hardness signal when the threshold limit is exceeded, wherein the first water hardness signal corresponds to the first water hardness value;
• transmitting a second water hardness signal when the ratio is within the threshold limit;
• and
• adjusting operation of the laundry appliance based on whether the first water hardness signal or the second water hardness signal is transmitted, wherein adjusting operation of the laundry appliance comprises adjusting one or more of ratio of water to detergent, a water temperature, a wash cycle duration, or a wash cycle agitation.