Ok - before there's a collective groan and everyone dives in and says there's no evidence that these work.. i wanted to run this by you all
so - i came across this article from Southern Water (http://www.southernwater.co.uk/pdf/Environment/drinkWaterQuality/SoftenersWRCnote.pdf) which refers to the "German DVGW test (W512) procedure as being the only reliable test on various water conditioners. Of these, only 1 worked - AQATotal, which no one seems to sell and the company doesn't have a website.
However, when i googled the German DVGW test, there appears to be a more recent test on another conditioner
http://www.thescalesolution.com/pdf/DVGW-report-OneFlow.pdf
which appears to confirm that the Watts One Flow system is effective.
so my question is - why are people so critical of these systems - in light of this and why can't i find a single online review of the watts system? it is sold online, apparently 12 sold this year, but no online reviews..
(ps - asking because i'm about to renovate entire kitchen and would really like a whole house non salt water conditioner. I don't want all the benefits of softened water, i just want a reduction in limescale)
so - i came across this article from Southern Water (http://www.southernwater.co.uk/pdf/Environment/drinkWaterQuality/SoftenersWRCnote.pdf) which refers to the "German DVGW test (W512) procedure as being the only reliable test on various water conditioners. Of these, only 1 worked - AQATotal, which no one seems to sell and the company doesn't have a website.
However, when i googled the German DVGW test, there appears to be a more recent test on another conditioner
http://www.thescalesolution.com/pdf/DVGW-report-OneFlow.pdf
which appears to confirm that the Watts One Flow system is effective.
so my question is - why are people so critical of these systems - in light of this and why can't i find a single online review of the watts system? it is sold online, apparently 12 sold this year, but no online reviews..
(ps - asking because i'm about to renovate entire kitchen and would really like a whole house non salt water conditioner. I don't want all the benefits of softened water, i just want a reduction in limescale)