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Scale Reducing Devices recommendations
damperman
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Hi I'm asking for recommendations for scale reducers.
I live in a very hard water area and have a combi boiler, the instructions state that "the use of artificially sofened water is not permitted". So that means we cannot install a water softener. However they do recommend using Scale Reducing Devices.
Question does anyone have one installed, either in the flow or a magnetic device wrapped around the water pipe. If so do they work & do you notice the change.
Thanks in advance
I live in a very hard water area and have a combi boiler, the instructions state that "the use of artificially sofened water is not permitted". So that means we cannot install a water softener. However they do recommend using Scale Reducing Devices.
Question does anyone have one installed, either in the flow or a magnetic device wrapped around the water pipe. If so do they work & do you notice the change.
Thanks in advance
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Why wasn't one fitted when the boiler was fitted, I'm guessing you have either an Ideal or WB boiler ?I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.
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You can have a water softener it's just the water that goes to the filling loop on the boiler to "top" it up must be off the hard sideI'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.
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I rang the boiler company and they told me no softened water should be put through any inlet to the boiler0
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Who is the boiler company?If my post hasn't helped you, then don't click the 'Thanks' button!
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Sounds like your best bet would be a dosing system like the combimate0
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The boiler is Ideal HE350
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On previous property(I have recently moved) we had a magnetic scale prevention device I fitted (mains energised) and it worked !. Prior to fitting we were getting limescale build up on the WC pan where the flush trail trickled after use, after fitting this device the lime actually disappeared in a month or so. I assume the treated water running over it dissolved it . If it did this I was happy it was keeping my heating and HW systems clean.You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe (Henry IV part 2)0
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Arrrr a good ole Isar, yes you are correct it does say that & you can't fill the main hex with softened water as it will eat through it, the reason Ideal give for not allowing it for the hot water is incase of the very likely event that the plate hex starts to leak from the domestic side into the heating side then this could start to rot the main hex, it's unlikely this would happen but they have to cover themselves, IMO the boiler itself is more likely to fail way before this would ever happen, isar & icos boilers are nearly the only ones (there are a few others) where I highly recommend taking out a monthly service/repair contract for or start savingI'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.
You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.0
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