We are daily reminded that we are using too much energy. We should should switch appliances off when not in use. We should increase the insulation in our homes, fit double glazing and so on. Water softeners however as long as they are proven to work and don’t use a lot of resources are a [...]
I’m not what you would call a foodie. I can’t afford it! However one thing I have learnt is that low cost products often have the all the same single benefit – low cost! If you were about to go parachuting would you want X supermarkets value range of parachute? I do believe you do [...]
I just had a call form a consultant who is building a house with just German plumbing equipment. It is interesting that the client has stipulated German engineering. German engineering is of course very good where only the most reliable systems can be used. In the UK we do make many products that are world [...]
Salt based water softeners have traditionally take up lots of space. Things have got better with twin cylinders models, but often you will still need to give up a kitchen cupboard for the unit and other storage space for the salt, which needs to be bulk brought in order to keep the cost of [...]
Severn Trent is planning on selling it’s water to Anglian Water, which illustrates perfectly the fact that we do not have static hardness of water. In order to provide robustness to the water network UK dwellings have never received all it’s water from one source. However, what is relatively new is what the local water [...]
People often describe their water as ‘hard water’ or ‘soft water’, but chances are they do not really understand what that means. Hard water is a type of water most prevalent in households and is treated in any number of ways, but the overall question is where does hard water come from in the first [...]
If you live in a hard water area, you are out of pocket. There are no two ways to looking at it; j ust one, that you have to spend more of your hard earned cash on a real solution or on the long list of consequences of having hard water: You need more money [...]
Hard water in Wiltshire Wiltshire is one of the regions having the hardest water in the United Kingdom. Water is made ‘hard’ by naturally occurring calcium and magnesium. Whether water is hard or soft depends on the geology of the area. The geology of Wiltshire is based on limestone and chalk (the best illustration of this [...]
There are very many magnetic water conditioners on the market. The active 3000 magnetic water conditioner is a very small and very cheap magnetic water conditioner. But are these type of units any good. Cranfiled university had this conclusion on magnetic conditioners. “magnetic treatment reduced the scale formation by 50% but only when used in combination [...]
A limescale inhibitor is a unit which doesn’t physically remove Calcuim from the water, but does stop the limescale from causing damage to pipes, boilers, tanks, showers, washing machines and make cleaning easier. The big problem the industry has with limescale inhibitors is the amount of fake limescale inhibitors on the market. We are constantly [...]
If you take a walk in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the UK you often find that that landscape has been caused by limestone being dissolved by the rain. This is a completely natural occurrence and gives us great varity above and below ground!The reason it dissolves the rock is because the rain [...]
This old reliable water softening technique has taken many hits recently, mostly because, of the wastage of water and salt, along with the carbon cost of transporting both the wasted water and salt. Not to mention all those leaks! If you are sure this is the right solution for you, and you can afford costs [...]
One thing that really, annoys me is when a tradesmen comes out and just says “your electric shower has stopped working, no problem we’ll have that replaced in no time”. They might as well say “we’ll see you next year”, as walk out the door! A good tradesmen knows electric showers are particularly susceptible to [...]
Arizona Daily Star asked their readers if they would pay more for their water if the water hardness content was lower. How much lower? Down to a staggeringly high 450ppm water hardness. To put this in perspective, anything over 150ppm is hard water and you will need protection. Anyone living in an area which has [...]
Scrip of the video A salt based softener will dose with salt in-order to physically remove the limescale from the water. The unit is fairly large and is normally situated in a kitchen cupboard, and the plumbing is very involved. Storage is always a problem, as you need to buy the salt in bulk to [...]
What is hard water? Hard water leaves hard mineral deposits (limescale) so hence the name -hard water. Hard water also has a number of other effects: Limescaling of heating elements (increased heating costs) Stops soap suds forming Cleaning takes longer and involves aggressive chemicals Where does the hardness of water come from? The hardness comes [...]
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Don’t you just hate scrubbing those taps to make them shine? Taking too much time cleaning the shower to eliminate at least some of that dreaded limescale? Fed up with soaking the shower head in descaler? Does this sound all too familiar? The hassle that limescale causes can drive you potty!! Solutions people often try [...]
Limescale is what has been left behind from hard water. It is an adhering calcium carbonate. How does lime scaling take place? It starts by the calcium starting to deposit on the surface. The time this takes is dependant primarily on the temperature of the water as well as the hardness, but also the flow, [...]
Bigger is not always better, it is better to invest in good quality products that will pay back dividends. It is very important to size the water softener correctly. Having a water softener that is too big will cost more money to buy and install due to the extra size. Going too small will produce [...]
