"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:01:07 -0000, "IMM" wrote:

Go to those links I gave. Men in the trade.

If these are men in the trade, then I can see why DIY is attractive.

They generally were quite knowledgeable. They did say salt softeners are
"pants".

Where the consensual opinion
was: soften water go salt, descale go Scalewatcher electronic.

I'm not sure that they would even know what consensual sex is.

Andy, are you going through a mid life crisis?

One said the salt ones were a waste of time. I agree.

I think you misread it. The only reference I could find that talked
about waste referred to waste of money and in connection with
electronic devices. Can you point to the specific article, the
author and date?

Some posts I picked up...


thescruff -- 10-30-2002 @ 10:56 PM
The school of Water Sciences ( Cranfield University )have recently produced
a do***ent to the effects of antiscale magnectic treatment.

Scientific research proves my theory, I Quote. Antiscale magnetic Treatment
and other physical methods of scale suppression remain controversial and are
still labled as gadgetry in some scientific circles.

Should anyone require the full 5 page report I could email this instead of
wasting the forums space.

The British Water Co also confirm this report.
A.. A water softener softens the water.
B.. A magnetic device prevent scale.

thescruff



Dan -- 10-28-2002 @ 9:20 PM
Personally I have only been using it [Scalewatcher] for a few months - but
my bathroom engineer (who is friends with the UK distribution manager) has
used them for quite a while. I have been very happy with the results so far.
In fact the last customer to have one phoned me today (I mentioned her
scaled up Response in another post). I told her to leave it for a while
before paying - to make sure she was happy - and she was. Can't say fairer
than that .

As for salt softeners, they are not worth their salt... (oh dear it's
getting late ).

They are expensive to buy, expensive to run, and need a separate drinking
supply. When you can fit an effective electronic unit for less than the cost
of a salt unit why bother? There is also much less to go wrong. There is
also the space consideration. They are not small, and the bags of salt weigh
a fair bit too.

Another thing I always thought a bit of an annoyance for cusotmers, is the
need to recharge over night, producing waste water. Not much use if you are
on a meter.

On a fairer note, I know these units are a bit more expensive than some
others on the market, but I do not know how much the others go towards
eliminating exisitng scale, and some of them require several units fitted in
some installations. You would need a large house to require more than one of
the larger models of this ScaleWatcher; but then they cost more.

At the end of the day, I and my engineers like them, but they are not the
only ones on the market, and they are not suitable for everyone.

Regards...

Dan Robinson
Director - Jennings Heating & Plumbing.
CORGI 138845
Tel: 0208 961 5936
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