Fecking Limescale!

[golders]

Moved into my house back in March this year, and found the water is fecking full of Limescale. Have had to use a Britta Water filter for all drinks, including tea & coffee. (have found the Kenwood filter fit Britta Filter Jugs and are 2/3 of the price :thumbs: ).

Unfortunatley the filter needs replacing (each month), last changed 6 weeks ago - my cup-o-char is riddled with white turned black-limescale mank! :cry:

I have to de-scale the KETTLE each month too as it gets caked in LimeMank!

Anyone else suffer from the evils of Limescale?

[Woody]

Yep .
It has killed my electric shower :(
I have to empty the shower head weekly as it gets blocked with huge chunks of the stuff. :down:

and the water tastes like shite too :furious:

[Dave_S]

Get yourself an in-line water softener thing. Our landlord had one put in, it's full of like little marbles and catches limescale / softens the water nicely :)

Dave

[RohanC]

I live in a chalk valley, so yes!!

Doesnt bother me too much, i like the taste of the water here too. Got an inline filter on the cold water feed to the boiler. Think the kit costs about £40 and the cartidges (should replace every year) cost £10 each.

[Girlracer]

On the positive side tho', lime is very good for your teeth. Much better than flouride ;)

[ATrull]

it's awful for tea/coffee and washing :(

[Pauly_Boy]

On the positive side tho', lime is very good for your teeth. Much better than flouride ;)


Is it? :confused:

[Girlracer]

From this site:- (http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/magazine/magazine_home_water.html)

"Hard or soft?

The terms hard water and soft water refer to the amount of minerals in the water. Hard water contains high levels of minerals such as calcium and magnesium. These minerals are good for the development of teeth and bones. Hard water containing chalk leaves fur on the elements in irons or kettles. When the water boils and evaporates it leaves the mineral behind.

Rainwater is naturally soft, and if it falls on peat bogs or hard rock and doesn't pick up any minerals, it remains so. Soft water is also easier to use with soap or washing products, it allows you to produce a good lather, unlike hard water.

The taste and content of water can change depending on which area you live in, the mineral content of the water and where the water comes from."

:thumbs:


We have soft water here and after spending a lot of time at the dentist, my teeth SUDDENLY improved. :D After my dentist questioned me, we realised it coincided with a change to a mineral rich bottled drinking water which we use for all our consumed water.
I even cook the veg. in it :nod:

[PsYcHeS]

Or move down here to Devon coz have fukall of it :D

No scale in the kettle, shower, bath, taps anywhere...

I gre up in Suffolk and can say that's one thing i dont miss. I have a Britta filtre to help with the usual crap but other than that, nothing. They ran an ad campaign down here a few years ago for Viacal, we just pissed ourself, wonder why it didnt sell well....