Hi,
There seems to be conflicting advice on this forum as to whether or not artificially softened water should be used in a central heating system.
It strikes me that softened water would be best as it avoids the issue of limescale build up within the boiler.
But lots of people on here say that that benefit is outweighed by the fact that the softened water will corrode the radiators faster.
However, the Sentinel website says that as long as you use the right amount if X100 then it is fine to use softened water. See http://www.sentinel-solutions.net/en/heating/X100/questions
So, what's the definitive answer (if there is one)?
If it makes any difference I've got a sealed system and the filling loop is connected to a softened supply. But I can easily bypass the softener whilst filling the system if I want to use hard water.
The boiler is a Potterton Kingfisher that is about 8 years old.
David.
There seems to be conflicting advice on this forum as to whether or not artificially softened water should be used in a central heating system.
It strikes me that softened water would be best as it avoids the issue of limescale build up within the boiler.
But lots of people on here say that that benefit is outweighed by the fact that the softened water will corrode the radiators faster.
However, the Sentinel website says that as long as you use the right amount if X100 then it is fine to use softened water. See http://www.sentinel-solutions.net/en/heating/X100/questions
So, what's the definitive answer (if there is one)?
If it makes any difference I've got a sealed system and the filling loop is connected to a softened supply. But I can easily bypass the softener whilst filling the system if I want to use hard water.
The boiler is a Potterton Kingfisher that is about 8 years old.
David.