Water Softener, Hot Tap and Scale Control

[Chris Retop]

We are currently in the process of planning a new kitchen. We are having a twin tec water softener which will be located under the sink and are also planning on having a quooker tap + scale control. The cupboard below the sink will be 900mm which we hope will be sufficient space for the installation of all of these appliances. We will run the quooker tap off the hard water supply (we will have separate hot and cold hard water feeds). Our concern is if there will be any additional plumbing required prior to installation and how much space the quooker tank + scale control will use?
Will there be any additional space left for storage?

 

[king of pipes]

I think it will be a bit cozy in a 900mm unit but its really up to how good your plumber is the pipework needs first fixing before any of the units are fitted. the quooker unit needs protecting from scale formation to , if you are in a hard water area follow the manufactures instructions there is free fitting for quooker systems but the first fix will still need doing before the kitchen unit install so plan well cheers kop .

 

[Frelon]

I would feed your Quooker from the soft water otherwise it will quickly become scaled up!

 

[king of pipes]

No i have to disagree with you there its not a good idea to drink softend water especially if you have health issues , i would contact the manufactures for their advice there are other forms of protection available. Cheers Kop

 

[Frelon]

For health reasons, there is a limit set on the recommended level of salt in drinking water at 200 mg/l.

For most areas of the UK, the sodium levels of softened water will be well within recommended limits; however, in a few parts of the UK where the drinking water is particularly hard, sodium levels may exceed 220 mg/l.

Nearly all commercial coffee machines have inbuilt water softeners.

If you are on a low salt advice for a medical condition you are advised to drink hard water.

You need to check your harness levels and seek advice from Quooker as kop says