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Scale Inhibitors
The permanent magnet or the electronic ones.
For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers |
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EricP wrote:
The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Nooooooooo!!! Please God, not again..Anything but this. How about we talk about low cost power tools instead? Or maybe the pros and cons of combis? Please?? -- Grunff |
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Grunff wrote:
EricP wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Nooooooooo!!! Please God, not again..Anything but this. How about we talk about low cost power tools instead? Or maybe the pros and cons of combis? Please?? Or Dysons. We could discuss Dysons. Sheila |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:24:37 GMT, EricP wrote:
The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Yes they are a joke. Why do you think they come with money-back guarantees? There is some evidence of them working on a large industrial scale with closed loop recirculated water, but other than that, it is very unreliable. If you want to inhibit scale, there are only two ways to do it that will definitely work: a) Phosphor dosing unit like a Combimate. Costs about £100 to buy and around £20 a year to run. It will stop scaling, but does not soften the water. b) Ion Exchange Water Softener. These cost from about £300-1000 in domestic sizes and work by exchanging calcium and magnesium ions for sodium ions. This is done using a special resin which is regenerated with brine produced from salt placed in the machine. The water is also softened as well as being non-scale-forming.and will thus save around 30% of soap and detergent costs - in effect paying for the salt. Softened water will also gradually redissolve scale. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:31:30 UTC, S Viemeister
wrote: Nooooooooo!!! Please God, not again..Anything but this. How about we talk about low cost power tools instead? Or maybe the pros and cons of combis? Please?? Or Dysons. We could discuss Dysons. Combi boilers? -- The information contained in this post is copyright (C) RD Eager, 2004, and may not be published in, or used by http://www.diyprojects.info, who are FORBIDDEN from copying it. |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:30:22 +0000, Grunff wrote:
EricP wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Nooooooooo!!! Please God, not again..Anything but this. How about we talk about low cost power tools instead? Or maybe the pros and cons of combis? Please?? You could buy one of each.... a win-win situation. Buy two and they come with a free water divining rod...... :-) -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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S Viemeister wrote:
EricP wrote: but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible." - Bertrand Russell -- Andy |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:30:22 +0000, Grunff wrote:
EricP wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Nooooooooo!!! Please God, not again..Anything but this. How about we talk about low cost power tools instead? Or maybe the pros and cons of combis? Please?? I looked and can't see anything. If the place is plastered with this query, a pointer in the direction of them would have been a bit more helpful. As I am faced with shelling out a packet for one of these things, the subject is serious to me. I have always thought them a joke, I am told they are not. So I come here to find helpful people that will probably know the answer. |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:41:45 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Yes they are a joke. Yet again, thanks for a sensible answer. ) |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:57:36 GMT, EricP wrote:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:41:45 +0000, Andy Hall wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Yes they are a joke. Yet again, thanks for a sensible answer. ) If you look in Google Groups, use the advanced search and try keywords like "descalers" and "water softeners" in this group only, you will be able to form your own conclusions based on experiences of those who have tried them and one notable individual who claims that they work for him. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 01:08:25 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote: If you look in Google Groups, use the advanced search and try keywords like "descalers" and "water softeners" in this group only, you will be able to form your own conclusions based on experiences of those who have tried them and one notable individual who claims that they work for him. Will do. I wonder who that's going to be? Oooh the excitement!! |
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"EricP" wrote in message ... The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. I have an Aqua Dial electronic one. It works. Best get one with a no quibble return if it doesn't work. Give it 6 months. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:24:37 GMT, EricP wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Yes they are a joke. What personal experience do you have of these units? |
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"EricP" wrote in message ... On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:41:45 +0000, Andy Hall wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Yes they are a joke. Yet again, thanks for a sensible answer. ) He has no experience of these and is making things up. |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message ... EricP wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. It doesn't matter which sort you buy, they will all work well at inhibiting scales from growing on your skin. Have you any experience of this? |
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Andy Hall wrote:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:24:37 GMT, EricP wrote: If you want to inhibit scale, there are only two ways to do it that will definitely work: a) Phosphor dosing unit like a Combimate. Costs about £100 to buy and around £20 a year to run. It will stop scaling, but does not soften the water. Permutit version of phosphor dosing type is about £40 at B&Q. Even combimates were more like £60 (IIRC) at Glovers^H^H^H^H^HJayhards^H^H^H^H^HCity Plumbing |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:57:36 GMT, EricP wrote: On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:41:45 +0000, Andy Hall wrote: The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Yes they are a joke. Yet again, thanks for a sensible answer. ) If you look in Google Groups, use the advanced search and try keywords like "descalers" and "water softeners" in this group only, you will be able to form your own conclusions based on experiences of those who have tried them and one notable individual who claims that they work for him. Google will reveal many people who have success with these. Google will also reveal lots of people who makes thing up. |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message . .. EricP wrote: I looked and can't see anything. If the place is plastered with this query, a pointer in the direction of them would have been a bit more helpful. Google. As I am faced with shelling out a packet for one of these things, the subject is serious to me. Would you like to buy some snake oil while you are at it. I have always thought them a joke, I am told they are not. So I come here to find helpful people that will probably know the answer. Most will not know the answer, they make things up. Many rural retards. |
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:13:03 +0000, (Steve Firth)
wrote: Getting on your high horse will see you getting the **** ripped out of you rather than just taken. It wasn't a high horse, just a statement of apparent fact, as any reader can see by looking. I can take the **** as well as anyone else, and have a fiendish delight in doing so, I just don't really see the point in doing it in a group like this. Seems a pointless exercise for the terminally bored and impatient. (Although I have also been quilty of that many times ) Remember, any group lives on the flow of posts in it. If you kill everybody, then you will soon get bored with your own company. Anyway, I have got the answer I wanted and have saved some dosh, so I am happy. ) See you tomorrow I expect, with another daft question. (Probably on a plumbing topic, although I may switch to re-wiring for a change of scene. I will try to make it a good one for your entertainment. ) |
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:31:33 UTC, "IMM" wrote:
If you look in Google Groups, use the advanced search and try keywords like "descalers" and "water softeners" in this group only, you will be able to form your own conclusions based on experiences of those who have tried them and one notable individual who claims that they work for him. Google will reveal many people who have success with these. Google will also reveal lots of people who makes thing up. And it will reveal that these are the same people. -- The information contained in this post is copyright (C) RD Eager, 2004, and may not be published in, or used by http://www.diyprojects.info, who are FORBIDDEN from copying it. |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 01:30:23 GMT, John Stumbles
wrote: Andy Hall wrote: On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:24:37 GMT, EricP wrote: If you want to inhibit scale, there are only two ways to do it that will definitely work: a) Phosphor dosing unit like a Combimate. Costs about £100 to buy and around £20 a year to run. It will stop scaling, but does not soften the water. Permutit version of phosphor dosing type is about £40 at B&Q. Even combimates were more like £60 (IIRC) at Glovers^H^H^H^H^HJayhards^H^H^H^H^HCity Plumbing Oh, so they've come down then. This makes the notion of using a electronic/magnetic device costing the same or more something of a nonsense. I must go and feed my pet rock......... -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:24:37 GMT, EricP wrote:
The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers Hi, Why do you need a descaler? There may be other ways round some of the problems caused by scale, and any magnetic/electronic scaler even if it works will only solve one or two of them. Also what kind of scale do you get in your kettle, is it soft white scale or cement like brittle scale. IMO the dangers of the latter are often overstated. If worried about scale formation on heating elements, try a magnetic/electronic descaler on the CW pipe under the sink to see if it stops scale formation on the kettle element. That would be better than installing one and trusting it to work. cheers, Pete. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... I must go and feed my pet rock......... What name have you given this rock? |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message .. . IMM wrote: I have an Aqua Dial electronic one. It works. Bwhahahahahahahahahaaha. snip tripe from a bumpkin |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message .. . IMM wrote: It doesn't matter which sort you buy, they will all work well at inhibiting scales from growing on your skin. Have you any experience of this? Yes, based on your recommendation I bought one of these devices. I installed it in accordance with the instructions and ... it did **** all for the inhibition of scale. Stop making things up. |
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Steve Firth wrote: snip tripe from a bumpkin You really do beleive that snipping text and inserting the comment above achieves something other than making you look like moron don't you? I'd say he likes to Google for his own posts. Looks good on there... -- *You! Off my planet! Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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EricP wrote:
The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. For the 15mm mains water inlet Do they really work and which is best, magnet or plugged in one? They all seem to cost a bomb but I have heard some good stories from users both domestic and semi industrial. I thought they were a joke. Cheers here we go again.... |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message . .. IMM wrote: Yes, based on your recommendation I bought one of these devices. I installed it in accordance with the instructions and ... it did **** all for the inhibition of scale. Stop making things up. AH yes, snip tripe Stop making things up. |
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"Steve Firth" wrote in message . .. IMM wrote: snip tripe from a bumpkin You really snip tripe from a moron |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Steve Firth wrote: snip tripe from a bumpkin You really do beleive that snipping text and inserting the comment above achieves something other than making you look like moron don't you? snip tripe |
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"Steve Firth" wrote
| The permanent magnet or the electronic ones. | For the 15mm mains water inlet | It doesn't matter which sort you buy, they will all work | well at inhibiting scales from growing on your skin. But doesn't drinking lots of magnetic water cause its own problems ... sticking to fridge doors and the like. Owain |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:55:13 GMT, EricP
wrote: As I am faced with shelling out a packet for one of these things, the subject is serious to me. I have always thought them a joke, I am told they are not. Your first opinion was right. Some permanent magnet ones used in recirculating industrial applications (where the majority of the water is pumped through the device many times) do appear to have some ability to stop scale adhesion to pipes. There is no objective evidence that the electronic ones do anything at all to water. This matter (as you will probably discover!) has been done over many times. I once set up a small test rig to try a variety of devices and found the electronic gizmos had no effect at all, the magnetic ones had no observable effect if the water went through them once but a barely noticeable effect if you pumped the same water through them time and time again. There is simply no comparison between these things and an ion-exchange softener. -- Peter Parry. http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/ |
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:25:54 +0000, Peter Parry
wrote: On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:55:13 GMT, EricP wrote: As I am faced with shelling out a packet for one of these things, the subject is serious to me. I have always thought them a joke, I am told they are not. Your first opinion was right. Some permanent magnet ones used in recirculating industrial applications (where the majority of the water is pumped through the device many times) do appear to have some ability to stop scale adhesion to pipes. There is no objective evidence that the electronic ones do anything at all to water. This matter (as you will probably discover!) has been done over many times. I once set up a small test rig to try a variety of devices and found the electronic gizmos had no effect at all, the magnetic ones had no observable effect if the water went through them once but a barely noticeable effect if you pumped the same water through them time and time again. There is simply no comparison between these things and an ion-exchange softener. The positive results I was told about were from a semi industrial application and fit the circumstances you outline. I must therefore conclude the things a waste of time for my needs. Thanks for your time in this reply, and thanks to the others that contributed. ) |
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"Peter Parry" wrote in message ... On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:55:13 GMT, EricP wrote: As I am faced with shelling out a packet for one of these things, the subject is serious to me. I have always thought them a joke, I am told they are not. Your first opinion was right. Some permanent magnet ones used in recirculating industrial applications (where the majority of the water is pumped through the device many times) do appear to have some ability to stop scale adhesion to pipes. There is no objective evidence that the electronic ones do anything at all to water. Mine works. And those large Dutch commercial units I saw 20 odd years ago certainly worked. This matter (as you will probably discover!) has been done over many times. I once set up a small test rig to try a variety of devices and found the electronic gizmos had no effect at all, the magnetic ones had no observable effect if the water went through them once but a barely noticeable effect if you pumped the same water through them time and time again. There is simply no comparison between these things and an ion-exchange softener. But many of them work. |
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:19:11 -0000, "IMM" wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message .. . I must go and feed my pet rock......... What name have you given this rock? IMM of course :-) -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"EricP" wrote in message ... On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:25:54 +0000, Peter Parry wrote: On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:55:13 GMT, EricP wrote: As I am faced with shelling out a packet for one of these things, the subject is serious to me. I have always thought them a joke, I am told they are not. Your first opinion was right. Some permanent magnet ones used in recirculating industrial applications (where the majority of the water is pumped through the device many times) do appear to have some ability to stop scale adhesion to pipes. There is no objective evidence that the electronic ones do anything at all to water. This matter (as you will probably discover!) has been done over many times. I once set up a small test rig to try a variety of devices and found the electronic gizmos had no effect at all, the magnetic ones had no observable effect if the water went through them once but a barely noticeable effect if you pumped the same water through them time and time again. There is simply no comparison between these things and an ion-exchange softener. The positive results I was told about were from a semi industrial application and fit the circumstances you outline. I must therefore conclude the things a waste of time for my needs. Thanks for your time in this reply, and thanks to the others that contributed. ) This man is a rank amateur, no research expert. My, oh, my. Mine works. |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:31:33 UTC, "IMM" wrote: If you look in Google Groups, use the advanced search and try keywords like "descalers" and "water softeners" in this group only, you will be able to form your own conclusions based on experiences of those who have tried them and one notable individual who claims that they work for him. Google will reveal many people who have success with these. Google will also reveal lots of people who makes thing up. And it will reveal that these are the same people. Did you think them being on Google for all this time they would have turned into other people? |
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"EricP" wrote in message ... On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:13:03 +0000, (Steve Firth) wrote: Getting on your high horse will see you getting the **** ripped out of you rather than just taken. It wasn't a high horse, just a statement of apparent fact, as any reader can see by looking. I can take the **** as well as anyone else, and have a fiendish delight in doing so, Some of these people are so naive they can't tell if you are **** taking. Sad but true. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:19:11 -0000, "IMM" wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message .. . I must go and feed my pet rock......... What name have you given this rock? IMM of course :-) I am flattered. Was this rock previously called Mount Everest? |
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In message , IMM writes
"EricP" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:13:03 +0000, (Steve Firth) wrote: Getting on your high horse will see you getting the **** ripped out of you rather than just taken. It wasn't a high horse, just a statement of apparent fact, as any reader can see by looking. I can take the **** as well as anyone else, and have a fiendish delight in doing so, Some of these people are so naive they can't tell if you are **** taking. Sad but true. There's a man who knows ... -- geoff |
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