On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 18:44:46 +0000, you wrote:
>Has anyone experience of the 'end-all-your-hard-water-problems' water
>softeners
>regularly advertised in the weekend papers? They appear to consist simply of a
>small black box connected to the mains which one fits round the incoming water
>main. All offer your money back (about UKP70?) if you aren't convinced
>within 3
>months or whatever. They claim by then your kettles, immersion heaters,
>furnaces etc will have unfurred themselves to your delight. I must say that if
>they work they are a vast improvement on the great tanks I remember my elderly
>relatives regularly feeding with large quantities of salt back in the 30s.
>
>1. do they work?
My father bought one some years ago to try to soften his Norfolk
water. He regretted the purchase as it appeared to make no difference
whatever. As far as I remember there was a coil wound round the cold
tap pipe and attached to the little black box which was connected to
the mains. I would be highly sceptical.
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Sam Macfie
Haxby, York, UK
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http://www.haxby.demon.co.uk
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