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Article #2Re: Electronic Water Softeners
From: The Natural Philosopher
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:17
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:17
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Damian Glasfurd-Brown wrote: > 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 a descalker,even if it works, is NOT a water softener. spend the money- it pays for itself in soap.
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