Water softeners

Grumps · 2008-01-02T22:10:49+00:00

Not talking about the little electrical ones that some say work, but the ion exchange ones (swapping calcium+magnesium for sodium).I have a few colleagues that say they're the best thing since sliced bread, and also say that they produce cost savings too. The biggest saving would be the quoted reduction in heating costs ( I seem to recall 12% being mentioned ). Whilst I can see this might be the difference in heating costs of an unscaled system vs. an old scaled up system, but can similar savings be made by adding a softener to an already scaled-up system without having to descale first?Or are the major savings made in reduced detergent usage?I've seen running costs listed at about £20 per person per year, then add the initial outlay of £4-500+, and I can't quite get to grips with what savings will be made.

Jan 02, 2008 22 Replies

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John Rumm 18 years ago

I thought most surgeons wore gloves?

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LSR 18 years ago

I don't think a surgeon's latex gloves could slip off. Any the gloves would grip surgical tools just fine.

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Andy Hall 18 years ago

I don't think that surgeons go around barefooted. At least not at work.

In general, this is a non issue. I have found no slipping issue in the bath or the shower.

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