Hard water ideas

[halau]

any ideas on dealing with hard water, my kettle are lasting less than 6 months because of build up i hate toi think what the washing machine is like

[zaphodbb]

any ideas on dealing with hard water, my kettle are lasting less than 6 months because of build up i hate toi think what the washing machine is like

well you could always use a brita filter for the kettle and boil up some vinegar in it every few weeks to descale it but other than that, use calgon in yer washing machine or just move somewhere where the water is soft... sorted
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[opsmonkey]

excellent ideas from the zapmister..! A cheaper alternative than Calgon though is to use 1kg of Soda Crystals every 6 months on hottest wash setting to keep it sweet (no clothes though just an empty wash)..

As for your kettle, britta filter or use cheap bottled water (5p a bottle from Tesco)..

If its a real problem think about installing a water softener.. about ?700 though

[halau]

Thanks for replys

just been having a google time and come accross these devices Water Softeners | Electronic Descaler | Scale Inhibitor | Hard Water

what you guys reckon anybody useing these??

[halau]

Kettles are cheap enough these days but after reading up it has suddenly dawned on me this has a big impact on the boiler now they are not cheap product to replace

getting more depressed reading up on it

[on_the_jazz]

Kettles are cheap enough these days but after reading up it has suddenly dawned on me this has a big impact on the boiler now they are not cheap product to replace

getting more depressed reading up on it

You can buy boiler inhibitor and put it in the system yourself. There are services which drain the whole system and then use a pump to clean it before applying the inhibitor but it'll probably cost a few hundred for that.
We had something similar to the Eddy link about a decade ago. It did nothing. They might have improved now though.