Russell griffiths Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 We have funny water, I don’t know if you call it hard or limescale but our kettle fills up with stuff you would normally find in an underground cave. Im interested in protecting our water system in the house and stopping staining on things, the staining on taps I can live with it just means we need to clean more. The wife personally hates softened water as it does weird stuff to her shampoo and other girly stuff im more looking at the protection side of things, all ufh is in plastic and all pipework in house will be plastic it’s the cylinder and manifolds and ASHP I’m worried about, is there another way to protect stuff. Ta very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyshouse Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 There are two types of hard water mostly calcium carbonate (chalk) is the white stuff heating pipes should not fur up as there is only one lot of water in the heating system and it is rarely changed. Tony’s tips for kettle -only boil the exact amount needed, fully empty and brush out the element after each use - no scale it forms as water cools down hot cylinder, keep on 24/7 at lowest possible temperature. Change fitting and pipe at the top every ten years, immersion every 5 hot water pipes will be ok , tap delivery gauzes and sinters/plastic bits and shower heads, soak in vinegar monthly should not be a problem for the ashp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Laslett Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 29/10/2020 at 15:43, Russell griffiths said: We have funny water, I don’t know if you call it hard or limescale but our kettle fills up with stuff you would normally find in an underground cave. Im interested in protecting our water system in the house and stopping staining on things, the staining on taps I can live with it just means we need to clean more. The wife personally hates softened water as it does weird stuff to her shampoo and other girly stuff im more looking at the protection side of things, all ufh is in plastic and all pipework in house will be plastic it’s the cylinder and manifolds and ASHP I’m worried about, is there another way to protect stuff. Ta very much. Hello @Russell griffiths, I’m just getting to this stage with the water softener. Did you use softened water with your ASHP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Still not fitted, getting there, but I’m a bit slow. 🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On my jobs, we retain a hard cold for human consumption at the kitchen sink, and another to use as the filling point for the heating system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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