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Water softening is the removal of calcium, magnesium, and certain other metal cations in hard water. The resulting soft water requires less soap for the same cleaning effort, as soap is not wasted bonding with calcium ions. Soft water also extends the lifetime of plumbing by reducing or eliminating scale build-up in pipes and fittings. Water softening is usually achieved using lime softening or ion-exchange resins but is increasingly being accomplished using nanofiltration or reverse osmosis membranes.

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    Advice on water softener please gents

    Hi everyone, I have a culligan water softener with the mc250 electronic vale, it's been reaching the overflow recently so phoned a local softener company to come out and fix it, the guy was a gent and told me he didn't want to as the valve is a poor piece of equipment and he felt he would be...
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    Deposits on Water Softener

    Does anyone know what may cause white deposits on the top of a Fountain Water Softener? The customer may have over filled the salt on one or two occasions, and I'm wondering if that caused it. There are no signs of leaks, and the machine is still producing softened water. I have attached a...
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    Water softener help!!!!!!

    Hi people, thought i would ask this question here as you have all really helped me out in the past, i recently got held of a second hand water softener but not sure as to what model it is exactly and hoping you could help, i will post a few pics, i had a leak from the valve that attaches to the...
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    Water Softener query (sorry!)

    Hi We’re wanting to put in a Water Softener once we’ve extended the kitchen. We live in the Chilterns, so have very hard water. There are the obligatory four of us in a four bed detached, with one bath and two separate showers. Water flow will be ~22 litres per minute (new 32mm pipe going...
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    Monarch Scaleout water softener

    Anyone had any experience of these? A client has one and says it hasn't had any noticeable effect. Looking at the website, it claims to be a resin-bead-based softener, but doesn't use salt to regenerate the resin beads - says the resin beads last 3 to 5 years without the need for salt. Can this...
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    water softener

    Hi All, Customer of mine has just asked me to install his new commercial glasswasher . The old one had a water softener which uses salt but he's fairly keen to replace this with a "saltless" model he's seen on the internet. This is an area I have little knowledge of. Are saltless ones any good...
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    exploding water softener

    I have a twenty year old permutit water softener and recently the top containing the water lines and electronic unit blew clean off the base with a terrific bang, the plastic collar that holds the two together was completely destroyed. Any ideas how this kind of pressure can build up in the...
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    Gas Combi Boiler Choice (Water Softener)

    I have a Victorian 2 bed house with 1 bathroom. Pulling out the old boiler and tanks and going get a combi installed. Now I want the system to also have a water softener in it, here lies the problem I believe. Worcester Bosch advise not to use water softeners on their boilers due to them having...
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    Gas Combi Boiler Choice (water softener)

    I have a Victorian 2 bed house with 1 bathroom. Pulling out the old boiler and tanks and going get a combi installed. Now I want the system to also have a water softener in it, here lies the problem I believe. Worcester Bosch advise not to use water softeners on their boilers due to them having...
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    Inline water softener

    Morning Guys I have been asked to fit a water softener for by an elderly lady. She has a budget of £200, not a lot your thinking and that leads on to my question. I have seen these inline softeners but am not too convinced. Would appreciate any feedback advice. Bob
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    Advice on water softener instalation please

    Evening everyone, i have just got myself a water softener and wanted your expert advice as to the plumbing side of it, i have attached a pictur with how the pipe work is now and what i am planning to do regarding the installation but wanted to know if you all thought it was the best way to go...
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    Water softener overflow drip

    Recently moved into a house with a Minimax water softener fitted which takes 2 4kg blocks of salt. Can't find model number. There are 2 overflow pipes going into the drain, 1 copper and 1 plastic. Just noticed the copper pipe seems to constantly drip slowly and wondered if this is normal? It's...
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    water softener reccomendation

    Hi Can anybody reccomend a water softener for a large house 5-8 people. The house also has a 2000ltr accumaltion tank that has to be drained and refilled via the softener, so its important that it can cope with refilling. thanks in advance Len
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    water softener

    Hi all Just bought a water softener and was told by the supplier that it needed a 22mm supply, which i guess is to get the right flow/pressure or something. however, any fitting i look at to connect the pipe work to the unit is reduced in some way, flexible fittings have a reduction down to...
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    Water softener advice

    Evening , i would like advice on buying a water softener please, Quite simple really what is best and what extra running costs are there I have a 3 bed 1 bath and 1 shower house with 2 kids thanks mark
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    Water softener woes

    Hello all :) I'd just like to introduce myself and pose a question regarding my water softener. I have a 5 year old Monarch Solo Ultra water softener. It's a non-electronic type so it regenerates without the aid of a powered timer. A couple of weeks ago I noticed scale building up around our...
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    Kinetico Water Softener Malfunction on one cylinder when on regeneration

    I have a Kinetico softener, which I had new 10 years ago. Like everyone on this forum I can't locate any info on troubleshooting problems. Also I can't determine my model type. Mine is twin cylinder, see picture and the cylinders sit in the brine, all enclosed in a single tank. I use 2 block...
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    Water softener regulations

    Hi I am looking for some advice regarding water softeners. A client has purchased a NSA water softener with a filter last november and he has asked me if I would be interested in fitting it. The client is a dentist and he wants it fitted in his surgery to cover all the water connections...
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    water softener

    pls name a good one for me ,posted in plumbing but did not get replay ! thx stan
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    water softener

    can you pls recommend me a good one softener that will be able to do the 3 bed house ,2 showers of combi thx Stan
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