Water conditioning
Our water conditioners have been supplied to the commercial industry for over 10 years. Easy to install they offer years of care free maintenance without the use of chemicals.
Hard water causes scaling, which is the precipitation of minerals to form a deposit called lime scale. Scale can clog pipes and decrease the life of appliances such as kettles, dishwashers, washing machines & clog and ruin water heaters. Similarly the insoluble salts that get left behind from using regular shampoo in hard water tend to leave hair rougher and harder to detangle. In industry, hard water contributes to scaling in boilers, cooling towers and other industrial equipment. In these industrial settings, water hardness must be constantly monitored to avoid costly breakdowns.
What are the benefits of the scale prevention
- Reduce energy costs, 1.5mm of scale reduces heat transfer by about 15%
- No harmful discharge into the environment.
- Prolongs life expectancy of equipment such as kettle elements, dishwashers.
Water-Tec offers a range of high performance scale prevention systems
We are confident our water conditioning systems offer a very affective way to control limescale build up that we offer a money back guarantee of up to 3 months if your not entirely satisfied, this does not compromise your 12 months statuary guarantee.
Installation
For best results the Water-Tec unit should be placed near the mains cold water in. The aerials are then wound round the pipe work and secured using cable ties, then simply plug the mains cable in and switch on. To check the unit is working correctly the LED display will scan across.
| Pipe size | Average flow rate litres per min | Water-Tec unit required |
|---|---|---|
| Upto 1½ inch | 240 LPM | Water-Tec 1 |
| Upto 2 inch | 450 LPM | Water-Tec 2 |
| Upto 4 inch | 1,702 LPM | Water-Tec 3 |
| Upto 8 inch | 6,150 LPM | Water-Tec 3 |
How it works
In a simple explanation: Coiling the aerials round the pipe work creates an electrical field. The Water-Tec system with its Digital Filter enables both fundamental and useful harmonics frequencies up to a predetermined level to pass. When the calcium crystals are passed through this electric field, the particles become charged and aggregate. Their crystalline form is modified such that hard scale is no longer formed on surfaces. Due to a change in potential, the scale already present in the system is gradually transposed to the aggregate and is removed from the water flow.
Electromagnetic field created by the Water-tec system
Hard water in England and Wales
The water from our taps is not pure. Water is a good solvent and picks up impurities easily. Water described as "hard" is high in dissolved minerals, specifically calcium and magnesium. Hard water is not a health risk, but can be a nuisance because of mineral build-up on heating elements of household products - thereby affecting their performance and service life. Hard water can also affect detergent performance. A simple way to see if you live in a hard water area is to look in your kettle and see if there are deposits on the heating element.
http://www.dwi.gov.uk/pubs/hardness/
England & Wales
The level of hardness tends to increase the further southeast you go. Most of Devon and Cornwall in the south, North Yorkshire and Cumbria in the north and the western counties of Wales have soft to moderately soft water with levels between 0-100mg/l of calcium carbonate equivalent. Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, and Lancashire down through the Midlands tend to have slightly hard to moderately hard water with levels between 100-200mg/l. Lincolnshire, right through the Home Counties and London to the South Coast, have hard to very hard levels above 200mg/l.
Scotland
The majority of Scotland has soft to moderately soft levels of hardness, although some areas have levels of varying hardness.
Northern Ireland
- Northern Division - soft to moderately soft
- Eastern Division - soft to slightly hard
- Southern Division - soft to very hard
- Western Division - soft to moderately hard
The following map indicates regions of the UK and the hardness of water supplies.
