Bautraum201510 Aug 2015 13:39Hello dear friends of my favorite forum,
Since we have extremely hard water in our building area, I am wondering whether it would make sense to install some kind of water softener right from the start. There are various methods available, with their effectiveness being more or less verifiable. Has anyone had experience with this or even had such a system installed themselves? I would appreciate any help!
Since we have extremely hard water in our building area, I am wondering whether it would make sense to install some kind of water softener right from the start. There are various methods available, with their effectiveness being more or less verifiable. Has anyone had experience with this or even had such a system installed themselves? I would appreciate any help!
In our work, we always install equipment from Grünbeck. BWT or Judo systems are also recommended. Although they are not exactly cheap to purchase, they deliver on their promises. Definitely avoid anything with magnets, cartridges, or similar gimmicks. That is wasted money and does not provide any real water softening.
Bautraum201510 Aug 2015 13:55Thanks in advance, AlexR20!
Do you know how the ones you mentioned work? Are the ongoing costs manageable?
Do you know how the ones you mentioned work? Are the ongoing costs manageable?
Hello,
In our area, the water hardness is about 17 °dH, so we decided to install a duplex water softener system. It has two columns, so that one is always in operation while the other regenerates. We were told that the process is based on ion exchange.
The system reduces our domestic water hardness to about 8 °dH (we measured it ourselves). The difference is clearly noticeable, and I wouldn’t want to go without it anymore. None of our appliances have had to be descaled even once, the coffee tastes (subjectively) better than our neighbor’s without a softener, and showering or bathing in such soft water is a dream.
The only thing we need to check regularly is the salt level in the unit. We keep salt in stock, which we bought cheaply at the hardware store. Apart from refilling the salt, the system maintains itself.
Best regards,
Stefan
In our area, the water hardness is about 17 °dH, so we decided to install a duplex water softener system. It has two columns, so that one is always in operation while the other regenerates. We were told that the process is based on ion exchange.
The system reduces our domestic water hardness to about 8 °dH (we measured it ourselves). The difference is clearly noticeable, and I wouldn’t want to go without it anymore. None of our appliances have had to be descaled even once, the coffee tastes (subjectively) better than our neighbor’s without a softener, and showering or bathing in such soft water is a dream.
The only thing we need to check regularly is the salt level in the unit. We keep salt in stock, which we bought cheaply at the hardware store. Apart from refilling the salt, the system maintains itself.
Best regards,
Stefan