Electronic descalers for well water

[doglover]

Does anyone have experience with using an electronic descaler prior to the house for hard well water? Being that my main goal is to greatly reduce mineral scale buildup and 2nd to not pollute my land with salt is this a good option? Here is a link to products that claim to be able to do this http://www.electronicdescalerlinks.com/

So if this is a viable alternative to traditional water softening do I wrap the wire around the pipe feeding the well pump or on the pipe after the house pump? Personally, I would wrap it around the pipe feeding the well pump because if the system accomplishes what it is supposed too the minerals will be suspended and may settle in my holding tank (too be drained and rinsed at intervals) and would keep the well pump and piping free of mineral buildup. But maybe these suspended minerals could reabsorbed to a degree during delay in the holding tank and be less effective at keeping the main objective, the appliances in the home, free of buildup.

Thoughts and experience appreciated.

[Crossy]

I have yet to see a scientifically valid test that demonstrates that these devices and their magnetic stable mates actually do anything.

[doglover]

Well here is a link to some empirical scientific evidence http://dirtytruthreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/03/eddy-electronic-water-descaler-review.html

Could it be she just bought an under rated unit that was meant for city water rather than well water? The cost of the unit says so. That she is treating well water is an assumption (and we know what they say about assuming).

Any one else want to toss in their two satang?

[reflectionx]

Looks pretty much the same as the Maxxi unit discussed here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673873-de-scaling-on-demand-water-heaters-with-calcium-build-up/

They are in the same family as this one:

http://www.lifescience.co.uk/domestic_conditioners_works.htm

The WaterKing has published some test results that are supposed to be sourced from University of Oxford, but who know ...

http://www.lifescience.co.uk/PDFs/Softerwater.pdf

I talked to Maxxi. Their product is made mainly for export to Scandinavia. It's cheaper than the unit you are referring to, and I might give it a try to reduce the stress on my high quality fixtures.

[doglover]

Thanks reflectionx and Arjen. Hadn't realized this was just discussed recently. Looks like I have more internet surfing.....er.. research to do.