Hello dear home builders,
Do you have a water softening system? Is it really worth it, or is it just a money-making scheme?
Our architect recommended one to us, but the question is whether the 3000 euros really justify it.
I think that’s a lot of money.
Do you have a water softening system? Is it really worth it, or is it just a money-making scheme?
Our architect recommended one to us, but the question is whether the 3000 euros really justify it.
I think that’s a lot of money.
I am always glad that we have such soft water here and do not need a system like that. Yesterday, by chance, I checked with our local utility to find out the hardness level so I could set the new dishwasher correctly.
It is 7.1 here.
It’s amazing, when you look at the water hardness map of Germany, how high it is in other regions... people in the south don’t really have much to envy here!
It is 7.1 here.
It’s amazing, when you look at the water hardness map of Germany, how high it is in other regions... people in the south don’t really have much to envy here!
One might wonder why water softening is not done centrally at the water treatment plant and its cost included in the water price, instead of distributing hard water through the entire infrastructure, resulting in thousands of decentralized softening units at the consumer level.
We have moderately hard water around 12.5 dh. It's acceptable. Not quite hard enough to complain about or justify the investment, but it’s not exactly ideal either.
We have moderately hard water around 12.5 dh. It's acceptable. Not quite hard enough to complain about or justify the investment, but it’s not exactly ideal either.
Alex85 schrieb:
One might wonder why water softening is not done centrally at the water treatment plant and included in the water price, instead of passing hard water through the entire infrastructure and having thousands of decentralized units at the consumer’s end. Central water softening is already implemented in some new water treatment plants. In our area, such a system has recently started operating. A heating engineer mentioned that some people might experience problems with their old plumbing. The accumulated scale often sealed old pipes, and if this layer gradually breaks down over time, leaks could occur.
munger71 schrieb:
Belongs to the family of crystallizers and promotes the formation of larger calcium carbonate crystals in the water Now I see the light. Honeywell manufactured and sold something similar or the same until the early 2000s. The crystallization seeds in their system were macroscopic polymer beads—what is now referred to as "microplastics." When the issue of microplastics gained attention, including media coverage, Honeywell effectively withdrew the technology from the market overnight.
Now this technology is being sold under the label "bio"-cat. Hmm. Whether you prefer to add microplastics or salt to your drinking water is a personal choice. Both methods certainly work.