Cost & Environmental Impact Caused By Hard Water

These days most of us try to conserve energy, reduce waste and thus our carbon footprint and if we can save money at the same time, so much the better! With the Scale Manager 2 this is possible. In a hard water area without the use of Scale Manager 2, heating your water causes limescale build-up which translates into lower heat transfer. The result is the water will take longer to heat, using more energy and costing dearly.

Heating water through 6 millimetres of limescale means you are wasting around 35% of the energy to heat your water. With Scale Manager 2 installed you could be saving 35% - not only good for your pocket but very good for the environment.

The graph below shows how limescale build-up can increase your water heating costs and through increased use of energy your carbon footprint also increases.

Energy consumption figures supplied by East Midlands Electricity 1995

Thickness of Limescale

A conservative efficiency loss is shown above. Different minerals have varying insulation properties. The loss can be even higher up to 8% per millimetre

For an example many households heating water through 6 mm of limescale could save £400 per year with Scale Manager 2 installed. With fossil fuel prices set to rise even faster Scale manager 2 is a sound investment for you and the environment.

Reduced use of soaps, detergents and cleaning materials also provide environmental benefits and with fewer purchases of appliances necessary Scale Manager 2 helps reduce your carbon footprint.

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