Does anyone with very hard water use one of these? If so how is it working for you?
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Mineral hardness is usually the result of magnesium and calcium being present in your water. The WaterChef big block technology leaves beneficial trace minerals such as magnesium and calcium in your water while taking out the contaminants and substances that may be present in your water that are shown on the Performance Data Sheet that accompanied the sale of each system. If you have bad water that is a concern to you, we recommend purchasing a whole house water softener in conjunction with the WaterChef Drinking System
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I don't know about the hard water issue. I had to return the filter that I purchased. I could not stop the unit from leaking around the top. VERY disappointed.
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Reviews indicate it does pretty well with hard water. Many people utilize this device to lenghthen the life of their coffee pot. Where I live, there is heavy chlorine and lime in the water, but it is much more refreshing now.
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Hi Peter,So far I haven't had any problems with it, I have only had water in mine and I was it on a regular basis.
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Been in service 4 months and no problem, either. But, no hard water either. This has been the best shower head we've had in nearly 10 years. Just a nice full steam of water
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I have not had any problems with mine but I use a filtered water! Suggest you try that first!
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I reviewed the other answers, they are spot on, my only other advice is to make sure your water is very cold and add an additive to take out hard water minerals if you aren't using filtered water.
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We have extremely hard water. We use Bubble Bandit Dishwasher Detergent and add TSP. This combination has worked well for us. Plus Bubble Bandit has a clean smell! :)
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I know, very frustrating!!! Trying to pour water out with water still in the top is ridiculous. At the risk of sounding like a spokesperson, the Clear2O pitcher is wonderful!! You attach an aerator to your faucet and the pitcher has a hose to force water through. Cleaner water quickly and no water sitting unfiltered in the pitcher. Inexpensive filters on their website (sometimes here too). 100% better and also nice not to give extra $ to P&G; who practices animal testing.
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Mine works fine, also. I only use distilled water because it is "highly recommended" in the manual.
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Yes it has a cylinder of material that takes out the hard part of water. If you live in an area with hard water, you really need to use bottled water or the filter will soon get overloaded. That means uing a lot of bottles, about one a day. Changing out the material is a bit of a pain, but the problem I had was with the electrical sensing system. The filter unit gets taken in and out every time you add water, and somehow this triggered the breakdown in the electronic sensor.
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I'm not sure about hard water, but it is the best stuff we have ever used on diapers. I made a recipe that we used and it broke the baby out. So back to country save we went. I will always buy it for my diaper laundering.
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I have hard water also but do have a softner on my system. So far the inside is shiny and bright as new. Not sure, of course, if it is the softner or the material the kettle is made from.
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I have never had to replace it that often. Is your water extremely hard? Are there many contaminants in it?
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Yes, I have it on my well system, hooked it up last week, and everything appears normal, no drop in pressure or volume. We have extremely hard water (24 gpg), and we have a water softener on the hot water side of our supply The shower walls appear better already, water appears to bead more, and drinking water has no smell or off tastes. If you're not handy with plumbing, I would recommend that you hire someone to do the install.
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I use tap water which is hard water and not distilled water. Had no problems so far. But I don't use the humidifier frequently. Might probably want to clean with vinegar if prolonged use results in sediments or residue.
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In my system I have had no problems with reduction in water pressure, and I also have a water softner inline after the filter. I know that water continues to flow although Abundant flow recommends not using water while the backwash is taking place and setting the cycle when not using water. Our system is set for midnight.
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I don't currently have that problem here but at my previous residence I used vinegar to clean the top and the tool to scale the tank input if you have very hard water you may want to use a filter.