Water Softener Reviews

If you are in the market for a water softener you may be having trouble deciding on the appropriate model and type of water softener. This article will discuss several types of water softeners and give water softener reviews for models in the UK. A water softener can help reduce the amount of lime scale in your water pipes, hot water heater and appliances that use water. The build up of this lime scale can be one of the causes of leaky pipes, the shorter life span of your appliances and the use of more energy than is necessary.

A look at water softener reviews will let you see how the various types differ and help you decide on the right one for your needs. This article will look at four water softeners. One is a salt free softener that uses nano technology and the second will be a salt based water softener that does an ion exchange. Number three uses reverse osmosis and the last model uses magnetics.

The models in the water softener reviews span all price ranges with the least expensive usually being the magnetic water softener to the higher cost reverse osmosis. The salt based ion exchange and the reverse osmosis water softeners will require some maintenance. Some may be daily, weekly or periodically. It could require that you have a technician come to the house to do the maintenance.

A salt free and magnetic water softener doesn't require electricity to run them. The other two water softeners need electricity. The salt free nano technology water softener generally has a warranty of ten years on the tank, head and valve. The salt based ion exchange water softener is ten years on the tank and five years on the electric head. Reverse osmosis has a ten year on the tank only and the magnetic water softener has a lifetime warranty in the models reviewed.

In the models used for the water softener reviews the salt based ion exchange softener is the only one that required a professional installation for the warranty to be valid. All four models can be used on well or city water. The salt based and reverse osmosis models are not as easy to use. The other two methods are considered easy to operate. Water pressure was deemed to be lost on the salt based and reverse osmosis water softeners as well. The only method that didn't provide scale removal was the salt based ion exchange water softener.

The reviews for each type of water softener also gave recommendations on where they would perform the best. The salt free can be used anywhere for people who don't wish to have salt used. Some people prefer to have their water softened by using salt. It really is just a preference. If there is salt in the water supply a reverse osmosis system works well and the magnetic water softener is best for apartments or homes where space is a problem. The water softener reviews used Pelican, Raindance and Clearwater water softeners.