Recent content by thetrvone

Agile Apart from cost why don't all manufactures use stainless steel, those that do seem to make a virtue of its use, are there down sides? P.S. in all seriousness, how do you PM somebody who asks you to but does not not allow PM's from people who are not friends, I did search for how to PM...

plumbnuts I was not allowed to PM you, apparently we are not friends, but hopefully you should have received an email from me with my details

Agile Why? the salt is not used to soften the water but regenerate the zeolite when the sodium ions have been replaced by calcium and magnesium ones and softening no longer takes place, the salt brine is flushed down the drain, isn't it?

tamz I was in no way suggesting the above. I was making the point that as with all equipment they have their quirks and peculiarities which one gets to know the more one sees and uses them. Why would I want a garage to put a new engine into say a BMW who has never worked on one? Yes he or...

Thanks Boilerman2 I have discussed this with Remeha, I have had the water PH value checked softened and unsoftened exactly the same at 7.4 pH calcium levels using a flame photometer are 0.5 mmol/l prior to softening and 0.15 mmol/l after, both are within the Remeha water quality regulations. I...

sadly nothing so amusing. It's simply a lack of responses to emails and a no show for a site visit. I am starting to loose confidence I think I need to look elsewhere.

I find that I am in need of an alternative Remeha installer to that already suggested in the Bromley/Orpington area, can anyone help?

Thanks for the speedy response D_Hailsham All of the water is softened with the exception of the the kitchen sink which has a triflow tape with a dual stage water filtering system for purified water (this is fed directly from the mains). The cold tap is also direct from the mains and...

Hello all, I have been looking at this forum for a quite sometime researching for a replacement boiler for my aging Baxi back boiler. Sadly I can't use their new replacement back boiler as they do not recommended the use of softened water, which we now have. So assuming that Broag have no...