ᐅ Water softening

It seems you are not familiar with what is included in routine maintenance, are you?

A regeneration does not clean all parts of the system.

And honestly: not everyone has such a relaxed attitude as you do – you shouldn’t assume that when giving advice like this.

But beyond a certain water hardness, such a system is definitely worth the investment. Our water has a hardness of 29.4 dH. However, in our multi-family house, there is only a filter like that, which doesn't help at all.

When I see how the kettle shows limescale buildup after just two uses or how the sink immediately gets limescale stains, not to mention the condition of the plumbing, I would consider it worth the cost of annual maintenance.

Lexmaul79 schrieb:
You apparently don’t know what a maintenance service includes, do you?

A regeneration does not clean all parts of the system.

And honestly: not everyone shares your relaxed attitude – you shouldn’t assume that when giving such "advice."

I wasn’t aware until recently that an annual maintenance service is required. No one mentioned that to me when I bought the system. I was only told that the system would be checked as part of the heating system maintenance "every few years."

Since the topic came up, I looked into it more carefully. For my BWT system, annual maintenance costs are expected to be between 130 and 160 €.

However, there are instructions online on how to perform maintenance yourself. Here is a brief summary: First, the system including connection pipes is visually inspected for defects. Then the salt tank is checked to see if the salt is clean and if there are any other contaminants in the tank. If so, the tank is disinfected and the salt is replaced. Afterwards, the water hardness at the outlet is measured. If everything is in order, the service interval is reset. Done. (I take no responsibility if anyone does this themselves and any problems occur ;-) )

I plan to try this myself after one year – but those who want to be on the safe side should of course call a service technician.

In systems like those from Grünbeck, it’s a bit more detailed... there is also a distinction between two types of services – one that should be performed every x months and can be done by yourself (visual inspections), and the other being the "real" maintenance, which involves replacing or cleaning certain filters or strainers.

Just to clarify once again:
What types of water softening are there?

For use throughout the entire house? None are effective!

For the kitchen sink, for example, you can use a reverse osmosis system, but the water is almost completely demineralized.