Digital scale reducer to combi boiler

[Redhotferrari]

Hi guys,

House with a combi boiler fitted pretty close to the rising main which enters the house in galvanised steel, and are looking for some kind of scale reducer to protect the boiler.

There is next to no room to put a canister type inline reducer (Aquadial?) type one.

My question is, would the digital scale reducers (electric) do any good? I am sure the debate as to if the do what the manufacturers say is endless, but lets say they do, would it protect the boiler if installed quite close to where the cold feed to it is?

I am talking about the kind that a coil wraps around the copper.

Many thanks

 

[Redhotferrari]

Any thoughts on this one guys?

Would really appreciate some advice on this, if this will not work, can anyone suggest an alternative?

Many thanks

 

[GasMan1965]

They say fit most of these units as close to the boiler as possible

 

[oilman]

Electric ones don't work. Nor do magnetic ones.

 

[Redhotferrari]

Thanks GasMan, I would be able to fit it on the cold supply to the boiler, and could fit it literally before the compression fittings on the boiler if required.

More wondering if they are suitable for this application?

Many thanks

 

[Bahco]

I've got one of these

From here

Seems to do something.

 

[Redhotferrari]

The only problem with one of these, or that type is that the cold feeding the boiler is in old galvanised steel S*** right up to below the boiler where it has been changed to copper, there is only about 6 or 7" before the copper double has a double bend in it to go to the compression fitting, basically, no room to fit one

Was thinking of the wrap round wire type as it would be easy to install

 

[GasMan1965]

Its all subjective if any of these things work and the only way to be sure is fit a proper water softener

 

[JohnD]

if you are trying to magnetise the water, it will not work through a steel pipe, since the magnetic flux will not penetrate the pipe.

I don't see any evidence that magnetising the water works anyway.

 

[Redhotferrari]

I would be able to fit this type onto the copper that is after the steel, and before the boiler.

 

[seco services]

i always use these.
http://www.inspiredheating.co.uk/acatalog/Sentinel_Combiguards.html