On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:32:37 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

However I recommend a softener for all hard water areas. Its not just
boilers..shower heads, taps everything furs up and you spend an arm and
a leg descaling and repairing.

Though in the (few) houses I've seen with softeners (here in Reading: a
very hard water area) I've a suspicion that the 'softened' (i.e.
sodium-rich) water attacks some brassware - taps and suchlike.


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