water softner help in chosing and is this true

greatgimpo

A block salt softener will restrict where you get your salt from, thus eliminating competitive prices like I enjoy when buying sacks of tablets.

Doc_N

greatgimpo wrote: »

A block salt softener will restrict where you get your salt from, thus eliminating competitive prices like I enjoy when buying sacks of tablets.

I'd go along with that.

Avoriaz

greatgimpo wrote: »

A block salt softener will restrict where you get your salt from, thus eliminating competitive prices like I enjoy when buying sacks of tablets.

You can use the cheaper tablets instead of blocks if you prefer price over convenience.

That is what we did when we had a Kinetico Softener designed for blocks.

k3bab

Hi all,

I had a new Harveys Crown water softener installed and noticed that after a while (1 or 2 days) the water becomes hard again. Until I follow the manual regeneration procedure which then makes it send soft water down the pipes again.

So the water softener seems to work but it seems to not know when to self regenerate. Does this sound like a defective product ? Maybe one of the tanks isn't working? Could there be an issue with the way it was plumbed in?

Chunks

If the manual regen works, restoring the softened water supply, I would tend to rule out the connections. These units should look after themselves so I would be on the phone to your supplier/manufacturer; probably something related to the internal workings.

good luck.

Savernake_2

I need to install a water softener in household of one....bamboozled by salesmen on what is best. Can anyone give good advice please....is tapworks AD11 made by Harvey's? So far shown The Hague, Harvey's minimax, Kenetico 2020....all very pricey. Help please...

Savernake_2

sloughflint wrote: »

I've got Kinetico coming out tomorrow to advise what we need/hard sell. Your figure will give me an idea on what is an acceptable price. £200 installation seems a lot considering we want to put it under the kitchen sink and that's where mains comes in or am I being naive?
Disappointed about Twintec price as that was compatible with either plumbing system. With Kinetico, they seem to have a machine for each type.

Thanks Moonrakerz but I'm definately homing in on non-electric.

Advice I've just received is Twintec is a single chamber where Kenetic and Harvey's MiniMax are twin chamber: all take block salt.
Has anyone heard of ScaleMaster water softeners and if so, are they pleased with them. Price-wise, a considerable saving on the big names and seem to do the same job.

Savernake_2

WendellG wrote: »

In the end I narrowed it down to a choice between the Scalemaster softline 150 and the Plumbsoft Solo. I went for the Scalemaster as it's lot cheaper and single cylinder. I don't recall it being mentioned in this thread but the boiler differences just change the fitting types - the actual softener is the same.

Getting it fitted on Wed, the plumber quoted £150-£180 depending on how trick the connections to the existing pipes are.

Are you pleased with the Scalemaster softener…almost a year on? I'm interested as your criteria seem similar to mine. Did you buy through supplier or through plumber? Would really appreciate your comments. Thanks

BoxerfanUK

Savernake wrote: »

Advice I've just received is Twintec is a single chamber where Kenetic and Harvey's MiniMax are twin chamber: all take block salt.
Has anyone heard of ScaleMaster water softeners and if so, are they pleased with them. Price-wise, a considerable saving on the big names and seem to do the same job.

Twintec is also a TWIN cylinder machine, I know as I have one


http://www.twintec.com/?gclid=CKap7ejj4rsCFZPItAodWBIA4g


If you want a Harveys type twin cylinder model without having to pay rip off dealer prices check these out;


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crown-Twin-Tank-Non-Electric-Block-Salt-Water-Softener-Unlimited-Soft-Water-/191015845639?pt=UK_H_G_Major_Appliances_Oven_Cooker_Hoods_ET&hash=item2c796e7f07

doberryfirkin

greatgimpo wrote: »

A block salt softener will restrict where you get your salt from, thus eliminating competitive prices like I enjoy when buying sacks of tablets.

So there isn't any difference in the two in terms of performance or otherwise - just that it narrows the type of salt you can use?