This is what a proper water hardness test kit looks like

http://www.camlab.co.uk/hardness-test-kit-5-b-p13222.aspx

i know of none better – it is accurate to 1mg/L (1grain/G)

it is not inexpensive, but this reflects the fact that you can run 100 tests with it

forget the as good as useless broad range colour change papers that come with water filters, this is the real thing