Re: [GBlist] hard water scale in toilets

[Sacie H Lambertson <dlambert@grasshoppernet.com>]

Probably a lot of calcium in the C. River water.  We have similar problems
with rural water here in Kansas.  We think we've had good success with
something called 'Clear Wave'--it's a gadget you wrap around your copper
incoming water pipe and plug into an electrical outlet.  Frankly don't
understand how it works, but there are fewer deposits left now.  I've read
that they don't last but don't know what wears out; costs over $200 a pop.
Maybe someone on the list has better information than this.  I would very
much like to find a way, other than using the traditional water softener,
to create clearer water without the calcium and other mineral deposits.
	If hard water is only a bother in the toilet, I suppose you could rig up
some way to have a regular flow of acid (vinegar) sitting in the toilet water.
						Sacie Lambertson



At 10:03 PM 25-03-01 -0800, dkerr wrote:
>We live in Los Angeles and we have hard Colorado River water.  It leaves 
>deposits in our toilet that eventually effect flow.  I know of three methods 
>to combat it, 1. whole house water softener, 2. toilet tank chemical 
>dispensers, 3. periodic acidic scrubs.  All three have some negative 
>consequences. Whole house softener has salt loads that get disposed of 
>periodically. Tank dispensers send chemicals downstream as does an acidic 
>scrub.  Anyone care to weigh in on which is least objectionable and/or
suggest 
>another method?
>    Doug Kerr
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