The instructions on our new water softener (yes, a real one) say that softened water will remove existing scale. Is this true? I thought limestone was only barely soluble in water and the reason there was any amount was that it took many years to dissolve.
Water softener q?
Dec 02, 2008
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It didn't say it would remove it all or how long it would take - it will remove existing scale but very slowly.
In message , Bob Mannix writes
Just like rainwater, or is that weak carbonic acid:-)
I'm impressed by how much less salt our new *metered* one uses compared to the old timer settings based on shower/baths/bedrooms numbers.
Also, anyone interested in a *free to good home* domestic water softener. About 15 years old but believed repairable. Herts.
regards
I think it does, slowly over a longish period, yes.
limestone was only
Yes I can confirm that it does. There are incidents I'm aware for where small weaping leaks have occured where the limescale previously sealed a compression joint - admittedly this is on large commercial installations.
AWEM
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