Electronic Water Softeners

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From: Damian Glasfurd-Brown
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:12

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Hi folks

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

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From: Damian Glasfurd-Brown <dljb2@spamtrap.cam.ac.uk>
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Subject: Electronic Water Softeners
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:12:14 +0100
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