Rod wrote:

In my area the council usually says there are something like 160,000
souls. Assume four per dwelling (very rough guess) so that would be
40,000 properties which will, in due course, require 40,000 water
treament mechanisms. To be supplied, fitted, fed with salt, maintained
and, eventually, disposed of (then replaced...). So much more sensible
than the water company supplying softer water by, for example, some
central treatment.

Note there is *no* requirement for softening - only scale inhibiting.
Any phosphate dosing system will do that at much lower cost. (and no
doubt the various interested groups will wangle their electronic /
magnetic / magic rock placebos in there as well


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Cheers,

John.

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