| Hard water is a issue for the vast majority of | | | | white sludge found at the bottom of kettles and |
| homeowners in the United Kingdom and it has already | | | | other heating appliances such as heating systems. |
| been projected by the major water authorities that | | | | The pipes leading to these heating systems ultimately |
| as much as 60-70% of UK homes have hardened | | | | become clogged up with limescale resulting in |
| water piped in to their systems leading to major | | | | decreased water pressure and greater energy costs |
| problems to home appliances and heating systems. | | | | in order to pressure the water through the heating |
| So exactly what is hard water and why is it so much | | | | system. |
| of a challenge as mineral water is recognized to have | | | | A possible remedy to resolving hard water problems |
| numerous health advantages! | | | | is to transform the hardened mineral crystals of |
| In a nutshell, hard water occurs from rain water that | | | | calcium and magnesium into smaller softer crystals |
| has made contact with either limestone or chalk rock | | | | known as nano crystals which stay suspended in the |
| which attracts the minerals, calcium and magnesium | | | | water. This is a revolutionary concept that is done by |
| away from the limestone and chalk. These minerals | | | | using a ceramet granular ceramic media which forces |
| have many advantages for human health but not in | | | | hard water to travel through the ceramet media in |
| its existing form as the minerals harden especially | | | | an up-flow direction changing the crystals into nano |
| when the water is heated over 55 degrees | | | | crystals. |
| centigrade. | | | | Furthermore, there is no sodium added to the water |
| In reality the water can be an irritant to the skin for | | | | which is a normal practice in current water softening |
| many individuals as it can make the pores and skin | | | | systems and this process is looking likely to getting |
| dry and flaky possibly leading to causing eczema. Rain | | | | prohibited under new European Legislation. Aquatiere, |
| water coming off land that is made up of limestone | | | | is a UK registered company that is leading the way |
| typically has a higher than average mineral content of | | | | to filtering hardened and chlorinated water safely |
| solid crystals which when heated and cooled forms a | | | | with ceramet granular ceramic media. |