Descalers

[Tristar]

I am currently using combi-mate descalers. What is the expert opinion about the electrical ones on the market

 

[kevplumb]

combi mate aint a descaler
its a scale reducer
the electric ones dont work up ere

 

[ChrisR]

Some of them work partially some of the time!

 

[kevplumb]

as long as the water is moving apparently they do some good as soon as it hits a storage tank it wears off

 

[Tristar]

Apologies from an amateur for the incorrect terminology Kev. Sounds a bit like powerflushing, they may be useful, sometimes

 

[kevplumb]

never had much to do with them
water here is one of the hardest in the country
read the bumph but thats about all
combi mate works for me

 

[oilman]

Combimate works by a known chemical process, nobody knows how the electrical or magnetic ones work (in domestic situations anyway). That is, except the manufacturers, who know they work well enough at getting money out of peoples pockets and into their bank accounts. Don't waste your money on them.

 

[kevplumb]

 

[Tristar]

Thanks Oilman, at least I seem to be using the right one.

 

[ChrisR]

Maybe - ask your combi manufacturer. Apparently the polyphosphate type can block things up!

 

[kevplumb]

only if you forget to change the balls they break up and block flow restrictors /filters /etc

 

[namsag]

mmm