"LlM ESCALE" DEPOSIT IN SOFTWATER AREA

[mal165]

Hi, partner's daughter, who lives in Dunfermline, Fife, a soft water area, has been having a problem with the filter on the hot water input side on her shower mixer becoming clogged with what she has called "limescale". The substance is white and hard but I have not had the chance to see it for myself since a friend of hers " had a look" and removed the filter ! She has lived in the house for a year and the problem has only recently appeared. She has had a new boiler installed six months ago and it has been suggested that the fitter has reversed the polarity on "something" and this has caused a reaction which has resulted in this "crud" forming! This seems to me a bit strange and I would appreciate any assistance you can offer
regards
Mal 165

 

[Riley]

Unless my geography is well off parts of Dunfermline are right on the cusp of hard water??

 

[townfanjon]

Pretty sure you can put your postcode into a website and it tells you your water quality/hardness , you may get a shock but its worth a go

 

[Sharp Point]

Could just check your kettle

 

[Ric2013]

Surely ANY amount of dissolved salts in the water will leave a deposit when the water evaporates? So even in a 'soft' water area, I would expect a showerhead to need descaling. On the other hand, I can't see how the inlet of a shower would suffer significant limescale even in a hard water area as there is no evaporation or heating taking place at this point.

 

[snowhead]

If the "Polarity Reversal" is just water is now flowing in the opposite direction in a pipe, it may be that depsoits have been disturbed.

 

[Chuck]

I can't see how the inlet of a shower would suffer significant limescale even in a hard water area as there is no evaporation or heating taking place at this point.

Water supplies can contain varying degrees of particulate matter such as rust, clay, very fine sand, etc. If this is the cause, it will usually also build up at the bottom of cisterns. The filter is there to protect against this and should be replaced.

 

[Ric2013]

Water supplies can contain varying degrees of particulate matter such as rust, clay, very fine sand, etc. If this is the cause, it will usually also build up at the bottom of cisterns. The filter is there to protect against this and should be replaced.

Ah, I get it. You mean it's built up on the inlet filter. That makes sense now, thanks.

 

[Rob Foster]

Just get some ds3 ..like brown sugar crystals stick in washing up bowl with water from kettle add the magic crystals and all is gone, do the kettle before throwing away , does not harm anything babies dogs or plumbers

 

[rpm]

Just get some ds3 ..like brown sugar crystals stick in washing up bowl with water from kettle add the magic crystals and all is gone, do the kettle before throwing away , does harm anything babies dogs or plumbers

It harms babies!?

 

[rpm]

Just get some ds3 ..like brown sugar crystals stick in washing up bowl with water from kettle add the magic crystals and all is gone, do the kettle before throwing away , does not harm anything babies dogs or plumbers

Thank gawd you edited it Rob. I had visions of mumsnetters from all around the world decending on this forum all up in arms about using chemicals that would harm their babies. We would be outnumbered 1000:1 and would need a police escort to change a tap washer!

 

[Ben-gee]

It is brilliant stuff but doesn't taste very nice, rinse it several times, then rinse it again - oh go on once more for luck, then enjoy a lovely scum free cuppa. You've earned it, and you'll have to do it all again in a few weeks...