Limescale - Some Facts

As people that live in hard water areas may be aware limescale build-up reduces the life and increases maintenance costs of appliances, such as, electric showers, kettles, washing machines, dishwashers, boilers etc. Research has shown that renewals and repairs on these appliances can cost the consumer double in a hard water region, when compared to that of a soft water area.

Heating your water through limescale build-up translates into lower heat transfer. The result is the water will take longer to heat using more power/expense costing dearly, both in terms of your pocket the environment. see - Savings page.

Regardless of whether your pipe work is plastic, lead, copper or steel it has a greater potential than that of water and thereby attracts the limescale forming minerals in what is referred to as seeding.

The Clear Answer to Limescale

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