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I just saw this on TV... it looks very interesting. Espically the part about de-ionized water... it would help with the hard water here. What do you all think... anyone used this?
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I have seen the advertisement as well. Looks cool but does it really work? Posts: 2841 | From: Westland, MI | Registered: Apr 2003
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quote:Originally posted by MM: I just saw this on TV... it looks very interesting. Espically the part about de-ionized water... it would help with the hard water here. What do you all think... anyone used this?
Hard water is actually water that contains in it dissolved calcium and iron based materials. Pure calcium, lime, and other calcium-based minerals are typical of the white colored scale that you normally see around shower heads, and on glass shower doors.
Unfortunately, as this material is dissolved into the water (just as sugar is dissolved into iced tea), it is very hard to extract, and once the water evaporates, it leaves a hard calcium deposition coating on your bathroom stuff, which is cosmetically unappealing, not to mention capable of clogging plumbing fixtures.
You have two main options:
1. You can use somthing like CLR, or another similar cleaner, to remove the "hard water stains" from your bathroom stuff, which is not hard to do, nor is it expensive, but it is regular maintainance.
2. You can buy a water softener, which actually removes the excess calcium and other contaminants before the water goes into your house. A water softener is expensive to buy, expensive to put in, and you typically have to install a pump between the softener and the house water lines in order to have decent water pressure, not to mention a cistern to store softened water for more continuous flow. In addition, there is a disposable chemical used to remove the calcium from the water, either sodium chloride(table salt), or potassium chloried, for those who are on a low-sodium diet for risk of heart attach or heart disease.
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quote:Originally posted by MM: I just saw this on TV... it looks very interesting. Espically the part about de-ionized water... it would help with the hard water here. What do you all think... anyone used this?
Hard water is actually water that contains in it dissolved calcium and iron based materials. Pure calcium, lime, and other calcium-based minerals are typical of the white colored scale that you normally see around shower heads, and on glass shower doors.
Unfortunately, as this material is dissolved into the water (just as sugar is dissolved into iced tea), it is very hard to extract, and once the water evaporates, it leaves a hard calcium deposition coating on your bathroom stuff, which is cosmetically unappealing, not to mention capable of clogging plumbing fixtures.
You have two main options:
1. You can use somthing like CLR, or another similar cleaner, to remove the "hard water stains" from your bathroom stuff, which is not hard to do, nor is it expensive, but it is regular maintainance.
2. You can buy a water softener, which actually removes the excess calcium and other contaminants before the water goes into your house. A water softener is expensive to buy, expensive to put in, and you typically have to install a pump between the softener and the house water lines in order to have decent water pressure, not to mention a cistern to store softened water for more continuous flow. In addition, there is a disposable chemical used to remove the calcium from the water, either sodium chloride(table salt), or potassium chloried, for those who are on a low-sodium diet for risk of heart attach or heart disease.
De-ionized water is what car washes use for that spot free dry... I haven't been able to find a home unit I can hook to a hose... everything I have found is pretty industrial sized... but that may not stop me...
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