RE: [OT] Water Conditioners...

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne,

Collect your rainwater and plumb your washing machine into that? That'll
save you the cost of the water *and* the softener/salt. Rainwater
collection can be done on the cheap but you generally need somewhere to
hide the tank. You can also use it for watering the garden and flushing
the loo, probably run the dishwasher on it too...

See http://www.betterbuild.com/266.htm
for one system, Googling for
"Rainwater Harvesting" brings up loads more :-)

HTH,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne
>
> Thanks everyone for your replies...
> Basically I have reached the following...
>
> 1/ 'Washing machines live longer with calgon!' = Hogwash!!
> (the 'empty cycle' would do the trick here!) 2/ I think the
> jurys still out on the water conditioners (the electronic
> gismo's) although I am kinda edging to not bothering with
> those now, just doesn't 'feel' right.
> 3/ 'Proper' fitted water filter, If I understand this
> correctly then, not only do you need to get this fitted
> professionally (I'm not allowed to do plumbing :)), you also
> need to have a 'drinking' feed fitted that isn't softened.
> Don't think SWMBO will go for that - the kitchens not been
> done /that/ long ago!
>
> Anyways thanks again to all!
>
> Wayne.