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As an alternative to a conventional salt-gobbling, kitchen-cabinet filling, water-wasting softener, I'm planning on installing a whole-house Combimate (made by Cistermiser). This is one of those polyphosphate micro-dosing thingies (it adds about 2–3 ppm of food-grade polyphosphate, which sequesters the dissolved calcium, so reducing scale). @JSHarris almost certainly knows about the idea, but I thought of him when I read the claim that it's also good for red/brown water from boreholes. I was going to get a BWT Combicare from ScrewFix, but was put off by DIYnot denizens saying they often plug up with scale, which is kinda ironic. Or there's a similar Italian product I found on FleaBay. So anyone got experience of these things? Do they work? Do they keep working after a few years?
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Just after a bit of advice from people who do their own upstairs windows. I have just purchased a roof cleaning accessory for my Nilfisk pressure washer. The max length is 4.2m, and seems fine. It is also suitable for windows. My local tap water is moderately hard, to the extent that I need to pay attention to the shower screen regularly. I do not want that on my upstairs windows, and I do not have a water softening system in the house (can get one if needed, perhaps, when I extend my utility room). I will, however, have a rainwater storage setup for watering the container plants. Q: Is this rainwater suitable for window washing, without leaving any noticeable residue on the windows? Thanks for any thoughts. Ferdinand
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I live in a very hard water area. Was going to install a water softener, but saw a presentation on the Halcyon conditioner system and it looks impressive. Anyone used this or have any experience or views on that?
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Thought I would drag out the 31 year old elements from my old cylinder. They came out easier than expected. The one on the right is the lower 'night' element and lasted 30 years before it went, the one of the left is the top element and is still good. What is that jelly though, have I created a new life form.
