Hard Water and eczema

[Joe Fisher]

Hi looking for a bit of advise for anyone who has experience with the following.

Since moving house I have developed eczema, I have narrowed it down to me having hard water.

Does anyone have any experience with using a water filter to try and combat this.

I have seen just shower head sets up but not a fan.

The aquabion looks ideal for my situation.

Does anyone have any experience in this situation, if so can you offer some insight.

Thank you

 

[Sharp Point]

Fit a water softener

 

[Frelon]

A water filter will not help! Do some research and buy the best water softener that you can afford. Think of it as a long term investment

 

[Rob Foster]

There is a difference between temporary hardness and permenant hardness in supplied water. So things like syphos crystals and some treatments inc. the magnetic ones are good to deal with water which is immediately used for heating but not for stored water. My wife suggests
using special soap but I say wack a decent treatment unit in
and look after it, so often when lived and traded in Bath the numpties would not refill with salt...it will also make you washing of clothes better if you install it in the correct position. I would not want to drink treated water but others on here might know more....let us know what you do
Centralheatking

 

[Joe Fisher]

There is a difference between temporary hardness and permenant hardness in supplied water. So things like syphos crystals and some treatments inc. the magnetic ones are good to deal with water which is immediately used for heating but not for stored water. My wife suggests
using special soap but I say wack a decent treatment unit in
and look after it, so often when lived and traded in Bath the numpties would not refill with salt...it will also make you washing of clothes better if you install it in the correct position. I would not want to drink treated water but others on here might know more....let us know what you do
Centralheatking

Thanks for the feedback!

I have been recommended aquabion by another plumber. If you or yourself have any products they can suggest I am all ears

Joe

 

[Frelon]

Harvey's or Kinetico, using block salt, no electricity or timer. Expensive, but will last 20 years +.
Buy cheap and you buy twice

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

I'm interested in this subject also. Living in the North we've never had much issues with Hard Water or experienced it much until recently. After our local water supplier had an infection in the water two years ago I believe they are now man making hard water to treat the water, resulting in bad limescale and i've now got rather bad skin which I'm putting down to the water also.

So having never fitted a water softener before or had any experience with them, what's the best make/model and how do you go about it? Does any drinking water taps have to come before the softener, or can it come after? Also do you see a reduction in your flow rates?

In our house we have balanced supplies from the PRV on the unvented cylinder so it would be easy to fit a softener at this point. However this supplies all our drinking taps also and would be impossible to alter if needed to.

 

[Coby kenny AGUILAR]

Good quality softener about £500+

Surprised about the shower heads as my eldest suffers from eczema and was always advised a bath over a shower

 

[Sharp Point]

the magnetic ones are good to deal with water which is immediately used for heating

They’re a load of tosh and don’t work, I think the consortium of manufacturers of heating/ plumbing gadgets pat each other on the back and push each other’s products.

 

[Frelon]

Do some research, plenty out in internetland

Drinking (hard water) and garden supply must be tapped off before softener.

Preferred models use block salt, easier to handle that granular/pebble salt.

Stuff (magnetic/other) that attaches to cold water supply is like snake oil

In fact do a search on this forum

 

[teriastiles]

Hard water will damage your skin, which is causing skin conditions such as eczema, according to some reports. However, I would suggest you install a water softener in your home. Soft water does not cure eczema but it has been found to be much safer for the skin. Water softeners strip unwanted minerals from your home's water, making it more suitable for bathing and other household tasks including washing.

 

[king of pipes]

Harvey or Kinetico for me also if your budget will stretch to it, these are block salt softeners and require no electric for operation as said above the kitchen tap needs to be hard water and any outside tap for garden use, don't drink softened water ok for brushing teeth but again don't drink , second best is a tablet type softener Tapworks ad11 is a reasonable unit fitted quite a few of these both units will remove hardness, plumbing via a unvented cylinder is a good way to go use the balance cold water for the bathrooms, the cold water supply to the combination valve needs to come via the softener then all hot and colds are softened again a hard water supply is needed at the kitchen sink , a activated charcoal filter at the kitchen sink will remove bad tastes , and odours . Kop

 

[centralheatking]

Hi looking for a bit of advise for anyone who has experience with the following.

Since moving house I have developed eczema, I have narrowed it down to me having hard water.

Does anyone have any experience with using a water filter to try and combat this.

I have seen just shower head sets up but not a fan.

The aquabion looks ideal for my situation.

Does anyone have any experience in this situation, if so can you offer some insight.

Thank you

Where abouts do you live, I lived in Bath which has very hard water. There are numerous medical studies about this problem. A well maintained water softener is the only real answer. In the meantime rinse your skin with cheap bottled water as it’s the sludge that blocks the pores in your skin also visit the sports centre as they will have softened water. Centralheatking