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Does anyone have experience with these nozzles and calcareous water? We get chalky deposits on the kitchen sink, electric kettle, even the surface edge of the f
by _Microft 7y ago
Does anyone have experience with these nozzles and calcareous water? We get chalky deposits on the kitchen sink, electric kettle, even the surface edge of the fish tank (and that after blending the water for the fishes 1:1 with collected rainwater) in no time and need to remove it frequently. The nozzles look like as if they would be clogged after a few uses, especially as the problem gets worse with warm/hot water. Anyone has experience with that?
- Jamwinner 7y agoIt will be an issue indeed. Get a filter system. There are small in-line ones for just before your showerhead, or larger whole-home systems. Many options exist, start with a water analysis, and go from there. You may benefit from a 'softener' more than a filter system. I find a cheap cleanable particulate filter placed before any media type filter to increase efficiency and lifespan.
- Filligree 7y agoHuh, I've never had to deal with hard water in my fishtank(s). Usually I'm adding hardness, not removing it. What sort of fish do you keep? I imagine tetras wouldn't do too well in that, so that's my favorite setup out the door.
- _Microft 7y agoI can't say for sure, they are not mine personally. A few are a kind of catfish (small, no longer than 10-12cm). Having such hard water is not great but it would be difficult to do otherwise. They are thriving, in case you were concerned.
- Filligree 7y agoI'm not doubting that, mostly just curious. There are entire groups of fish which I cannot keep because I'd need continuous hardness monitoring(, and water replacements would get expensive).
- bloopernova 7y agoWhen I owned my own house, I installed a set of filters that removed hardness and various "bad things". Fix the problem upstream, so to speak. In rented accommodation, it would depend on the landlord, unfortunately. (I'm sure there are many great landlords out there, but there are also a lot of bad ones who do the absolute minimum to avoid judicial penalties)
- 0xffff2 7y agoIs it possible to install a system that leaves you with "neutral" water? I've looked a bit at filtering systems for my well, but they all seem to involve a water softener and I'd much rather deal with the slight annoyance of hard water than the infinite frustration of showing with soft water.
- bloopernova 7y agoYes, you can definitely tweak the composition of the water your filtration system outputs.
- bloopernova 7y agoAdding: My filter system also had a Reverse Osmosis output for drinking water. Our water was slightly soft to neutral for all other uses.