experienced heads please

[buffy27]

whats the craic,
scale inhibitors ??????????
the issue is limescale deposits.
has anyone ever installed a specific type?
what was the result.
do they work and how effective. really appreciate some advice on this one. thanks lads

 

[Deleted member 261]

The inline scale inhibitors are a waste of time imao I have installed quite a few. One landlord swears by them. In his properties I change them every year but recently checked the heat exchanger on a combi and surprise ...all scaled up the electronic ones you can see a difference. The water king one works best. I tried a few out my mums and she monitors scale in the kettle scale like a scientist. Best of all is a water softener preferable kinetico only downside it the kitchen tap I had to re connect it directly to the mains as it tastes to metallic. But it’s brilliant everywhere else.

 

[plumbnuts]

Water softeners should not be connected so as to give softened water at the kitchen tap if this is used for drinking water.

 

[Deleted member 261]

what if use a decent softner like kinetico and not a cheap one?
i usually recomend a waterfilter in the kitchen direct to mains.
You can drink kinetico water - double chamber.

 

[plumbnuts]

The salt in the softener is used to clean the filter and in doing so imparts a small amount into the water system. It would probably do you no harm but as said, the drinking water tap should not be softened water. I suggest you contact the water filter manufacturer to see if this will remove the trace of salt.
Steve