scale inhibitor

I need to change my scalemaster magnetic scale inhibitor as it is leaking but I cannot work out how to take it off! I ordered a new one the same so I could see how it's fitted but have received a completely different one!! Help please

I live in an especially hard water area, (Basingstoke). I have just installed a new Hot Water and Central Heat system. I had a Fernox electrolytic descaler fitted in line to my water supply. I am also aware of magnetic descaler units and mains powered magnetic field/electronic descalers. Is...

My magnetic scale inhibitor is coming to the end of its 10 year life and needs replacing. This is attached to the pipework just before the combi boiler. I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone will be able to answer. Should I replace it with another magnetic inhibitor or change it to a...

Hi all, i have fitted a 22mm scale inhibitor today( due to very hard water) and have lost pressure to all the cold taps in my property bar the outside tap and the washer valve feed . I have also lost around 4L a minute on the flow rate on all the affected taps . Property is a new build MDPE...

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Hello lovely plumbers, I'm moved in to a flat and the boiler has a scale inhibitor attached. However, around the ends of the inhibitor are some weird, what I can only describe as, spiky spores. Don't think mould as nowhere else so can can only think the inhibitor is leaking or something or...

Have been asked what I would recommend for a inline scale inhibitor? Not really my specialist subject area & would be interested to know for my own information too. Thanks all.

Just over two years ago my daughter had a new combi boiler fitted. At the same time a Scalemaster speedfit magnetic scale inhibitor was fitted to the boiler cold water inlet pipe. On Sunday my daughter woke to find her kitchen flooded. After turning the house water supply at the stopcock she...

Installing an electronic scale inhibitor, done plenty of in-line ones but the question I have is with the electronic ones can I wrap the wires around the hot cylinder outlet or can it only go on cold feeds? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I have a Potterton Combi 80 boiler which has been working perfectly until few weeks ago. It started to lock itself out which meant that I had to reset the boiler. Since I have the boiler cover from British Gas, I called them to investigate the issue. What the guy suggested was that it is...

Hi all, As you may know i have no hot water from Tribune Premier tank and as i checked the pressure reducing valve & strainer and now think its got to be the cylinder is scaled up. I have noticed there is also a Aqua dial combi scale inhibitor between the pressure reducing valve and the...

Hi all Just wondering if any of you have any experience of supplying/or fitting inline magnetic or electrolytic scale inhibitors. Your experiences/opinions welcomed.

Hey guys Got and install on next week and normally I fit combimates on the cold mains in but I recently come across on the internet a Permutit Scale Inhibitor and I was wondering if any of you have had any experience with them and would recommend me go for it or steer clear of them please...

What is the preference out there on either the inline magnetic or electrolytic scale inihibitors? Would you guys recommend differently if it was for whole house protection as opposed to just boiler protection? Lets assume London so hard water. cheers

Hi All,Ive been asked to fit a inline electrolytic scale inhibitor by a mate.i know they are meant to be fitted after the stopcock for the property and before the system branches but the poles who did the renovation to the flat removed the old one and never fitted a new stopcock! and where the...