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"Which?" carried out a test and review of electronic descalers a while
ago, together with an article about water softeners. Their conclusion,
if I remember correctly, was that they seem to work for a few people,
but not reliably. They certainly pointed out that the scientific basis
is lacking. In conclusion, they said (like the DWI) that you should only
get one with a money-back guarantee.

My father bought a cheap one a couple of years ago and told me it was
useless.

FWIW, when I was thinking about this a few years ago I decided to go
with a traditional water softener (Tapworks). It works fine but the salt
is a bit of a hassle.

> My traditional salt-eating water softener (protecting a family household
> supply) has broken.  I am looking at about �500 to replace it.
> 
> I note that a number of suppliers offer electronic water softeners
> (sometimes referred to as descalers) which consist of coils of wire
> wrapped around your water mains inlet pipe, which are supplied a current
> by a small mains-attached box.  The principle is that the crystalline
> structure of the "hard" components of the water is altered in such a way
> as to prevent it aggregating.
> 
> It is claimed that these are just as effective.  They are certainly a
> great deal cheaper to buy and run, easier to install, and would seem to
> be a no-brainer decision.  But it seems to good to be true.
> 
> Has anyone got direct experience of these devices, and advice to offer
> on whether they work as advertised?
> 
> Thanks in advance :-)
> 
> Damian