"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:40:15 -0000, "IMM" wrote:


"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:34:10 +0000, IMM wrote:


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"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
news On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:06:55 +0000, Christian McArdle wrote:

I know this has been discussed many times before on this NG
but
just
wondered if anyone had any personnel recommendations drawing
from
their own experience rather than anecdotal evidence.

Ion exchange works very well. Phosphate dosing works a bit.
Electronic/magnetic conditioning works for those who believe
in
the
tooth
fairy.

I was in a hospital last week and before all electric water
heating
appliances they in-line magnetic descalers made by Liff.

snip

...and the placebo effect is very well known in the medical world.

Not to hard nosed engineers it s not.

Do you seriously think that the person specifiying what to install was
an
engineer? Probably not even an architect, might even have been left to
the
whim of the installer. Especially if there was a something to be gained
from doing so.

see:
http://www.gas-news.co.uk/discus/messages/18/476.html? search on Liff
and
Scalewatcher

Have you read the rest of the articles on that page? Are these people
meant to be professional installers? They look more like a
convention of court jesters to me.

They need to have seminars on how condensing boilers work? Good
grief!

I only looked atbthe Liff bits.

and..
http://www.plumbingpages.com/forums/...m=14&Topic=474
search on Liff and Scalewatcher

nothing there apart from a few articles from "professionals" who
should know better

You mean they state the electronic Scalewatchers work from experience, and
one says salt softeners are "pants". I will use Cockneyisms to communicate
with you better.