Eddy Electronic Water Descaler - Water Softener Alternative - UK/EU model

Update: three years later we still have our Eddy and it's still brilliant. My neighbors have way more limescale in their flats than we do and it's all down to the Eddy. Highly recommended. Original review: Supposedly it can take a while (even months) to have an effect as pipes can have a lot of scale build up. Perhaps because our flat is new, we IMMEDIATELY saw a SIGNIFICANT effect. It's most obvious on the shower screen. My first shower after installing the Eddy, the screen was actually CLEANER after the shower! The water from my Eddy shower was washing away the scale from previous showers! After scrubbing the screens properly, the new water splatter was virtually invisible (compared to before). The kitchen basin stays cleaner, too. These are just the differences we can see. I expect less scale will be good for our appliances in the long term. We've had the Eddy installed for over six months, and while I haven't seen additional improvement over that time, the immediate effects have remained. (Again, I wouldn't expect any additional improvement since our pipes were brand new so didn't have long-term build up). Installation was relatively simple. We got the extension wires so that we could wrap the hot and cold pipes separately (we have two intake pipes). The Eddy doesn't actually soften the water, it just uses magnetism to make scale less likely to stick to surfaces. Before purchasing the product, I read a lot of articles who say this method hasn't been proven to work. Well, maybe it hasn't been scientifically proven, but our results are amazing, so much better than I was expecting, so I don't care! I have no reservations about recommending this product. I will certainly never be without it as long as I live in an area with hard water.

I have had this installed for almost 6 months. It took approximately 3 months for the full effect to be realised due to the large storage tank in the loft (only a small percentage water change each day). I live in a very hard water area near to chalk downs. Prior to installing my Eddy I was having to descale my kettle and shower head every month plus removing calcite from around taps, toilet bowls, etc regularly. For the past 3-4 months I have not had to descale anything, any chalk build up in the kettle wipes off with a cloth/finger (i.e. it does not stick to the metal or element). All I have to do is rinse out the kettle every week or so to remove the loose chalk sediment from the base of the kettle. There is no calcite build up evident around the shower head, taps, toilet bowl or any other plumbing installation. Plus, like other previous feedback comments, the water seems softer to the touch - no, I didn't believe the comments at first either! But I can assure you it does. - and soap seems to lather more. Overall I am over the moon with the performance results of what is a very simple installation for such effective hard water softening. With the 12 months guarantee promise of a full refund from Eddy it is a no brainer. If you are fed up with the effects of hard water give one of these a try I doubt very much you will be disappointed.

Our water is supplied from chalk downs in the south of england. Consequently it's very very hard water. The main problem we have is that the water leaves heavy limescale everywhere and this includes on your skin and hair. Heating the water makes no difference. Applying chemicals would cost a fortune regularly and be tedious. Ironically the water itself tastes fine, and when we go to soft water areas we have stomach problems when drinking the soft water. So, we decided to give this a go. They offer a years refund if you don't find it helps. On that basis we tried it. Here is what we have personally experienced... 1) The water feels smoother in your hands and on your skin. 2) The water flows more freely and smoothly compared to before. 3) Washed hair no longer feels scaly. 4) Washed skin feels smoother. 5) Hardly any limescale build on appliances and sinks. 6) Taste - the water tastes smoother and does not give any stomach aches as when we tried softened water. The manufacturer explains that this item does not filter the water but rather affects the deposits in the water. So it's still 'hard water', but the chalk or whatever minerals it's affecting no longer sticks to surfaces. We hardly need to clean any off since using this. And as regards electricity used - frankly it's virtually nothing and a lot cheaper than using loads of softening chemicals at silly prices. Would we recommend - yes. But make sure you carefully follow the installation instructions - take the time to do it properly.

We have very hard water in our area and limescale has always been a problem for us. I fitted this unit on the 3rd of December 2017, so, it's been running for nearly two months now, and my wife and I are very pleased with it; we're getting good results. I fitted it to the pipe just above the mains stop cock (the tap that shuts off the water supply). I did follow the fitting instructions very carefully. You should do this too if you want it to work. The two coiled wires around the pipe must have the same direction of rotation, the coils must have at least 30 turns and the gap between the two coils must be 5 centimetres as specified in the instructions. Our dishwasher is working much better now. Glasses, crockery and cutlery are coming out cleaner and we don't get a build up of chalky deposits around the inside of the machine. The kettle doesn't fur up so much either. It has also helped in the bathroom, Soap and shampoo lather up more easily; the shower head is no longer getting clogged with limescale and the glass shower panel has a lot less limescale splatter on it. There is still a bit, but it's much easier to wipe off. I wish I had fitted one of these devices years ago.

Only had for a couple of months. I was really happy but I have now noticed my kettle furring up like before. As I have a condensing boiler I was hoping this would stop the scale. I do think it has helped though

The product does not live up to its marketing promises. The water in the part of North East of England where I live is not particular hard but limescale does build in kettles and around taps so based on the information I thought this product would be effective in minimising the problem. Having now had it in operation for 4 months I can say conclusively it has not made any diference to the limescale problem whatsoever. I thought the direction of the water flow might be an issue and changed the cables round but again this has made no diference. In summary I have wasted £140 purchasing it and the electricity used to run itWhilst eas

We live in Cyprus and our mains water is heavily processed and during the summer after a dry winter it can often be from desalination plants which has even more processing and is far from salty soft! After living in our house for 15 years deposits must have built up in our water fixtures which has an effect on the amount of water that flows through taps and showers so I thought we would try an Eddy. All the water pipes in our house are PVC but the fixtures and fittings are all regular limescale attracting stainless steel and copper Our water supply enters our property in a 20mm polyethylene (PE) pipe which is perfectly suitable for installing the Eddy on. The mains water pipe happens to run right beside my shed which meant it was an ideal place for a quick and easy installation. The coils that wrap around the pipe are OK to be outdoors (as confirmed with the manufacturer) but obviously the Eddy itself needs to be protected from rain. I coiled the two supplied lengths of wire around the pipe leaving round 20-30cm spare and drilled two holes in my shed wall to feed the wire inside. The Eddy was fixed to the inside of the shed using the adhesive pads already applied to the back of the unit, which after a month is still holding firm in temperatures up to 40C and looks like its going to remain well stuck on. All in all a very easy installation which took around 20 minutes. Now for the results. Our mains water feeds a 2 tonne water tank on our roof which then feeds all the outlets in the house with the exception of one mains tap in the kitchen. Because of this the descaled water generated by the Eddy would not have been replaced in the tank immediately. It would have slowly diluted the original water in the tank over time but I believe we've now probably near 100% 'Eddy-ied' water in the tank. The Eddy has been installed and running 24hrs a day for just over a month. It's too early to say if it has improved water flow by reducing limescale deposits but there is a definite softening of the crusty bits that form on the tap outlets which are beginning to reduce during regular cleaning. The effect on the water when washing and showering which others have commented on is also very apparent. Soaps and shampoo lather up much more giving an overall softer feel (even though this is not technically a water softening device). Granted, the changes we've noticed are not dramatic but that's not what we expected. Hopefully over time this little box is going to keep softening limescale deposits and keep the insides of our pipework and fixtures trouble free.

I have had this item for about two years now and it was dead easy to install. The problem I had was the heat exchanger on my boiler was completely blocked with lime scale and I have had to have a new one installed which was a real pain to do so I need to avoid it happening again. We have also suffered from a kettle which needed weekly descaling and a shower head which was forever blocking up. Now, I cannot say if the water tastes better (not a big water drinker!) but I do think the soap lathers easier these days, the shower head is not blocked and the kettle is simply wiped clean each week. The truth is I have no real idea if it is doing what I really need it to do and keeping the heat exchanger clear (need to take it out to find out) but on the face of it there is definitely an improvement on the small items and I hope this translates into the major item. After nearly 2 years I still have not had to unblock the shower head or remove scale form the taps and the kettle is just wipe clean (I think the soft deposit is just what comes out as a result of boiling). I cannot actually tell for certain that my heat exchanging is clean but there has not been a reduction in flow to the bath and looking at the other items I think all is well. I am pretty certain it is doing what it is meant to be and such I am happy to recommend.

Les traces de calcaire n’ont pas disparu mais elles se transforment en une sorte de poudre très facile à essuyer et qui n’abîme plus du tout les tuyaux et les robinets

Ho ricevuto questo sistema anti calcare con qualche giorno di anticipo rispetto ai tempi indicati (come normalmente avviene con Amazon) ed installato con estrema facilità su un tubo di mandata dell'acqua di un gruppo di tre appartamenti che venivano serviti da un addolcitore di acqua. Ho atteso alcuni mesi per ricavare un giudizio ed una comparazione adeguata rispetto al metodo che usavo in precedenza. Lo strumento non modifica la composizione dell' acqua trattata, non riduce la durezza, ma non altera le qualità minerali lasciandola perfettamente potabile e funzionale al corpo umano ed alle piante, ma la riduzione della formazione del calcare è buona e la rimozione degli aloni che si formano nei vetri della doccia e sulle ceramiche ed i rubinetti risulta assolutamente migliorati e questo è una delle ragioni per cui ho scelto di comperarlo. In precedenza disponevo di un addolcitore a sale che riduceva la formazione del calcare ma sottraendo tutti gli elementi salini e minerali faceva in modo che l'acqua se ne riappropriasse in seguito danneggiando col tempo tubi e caldaie oltre che avere un costo per il sale ed uno spreco di 300 litri di riciclo ogni 2000 trattati. Con questo semplice strumento ho potuto ottenere una grande razionalizzazione e se lo avessi conosciuto prima non avrei certo steso la grossa cifra che ho pagato per l'addolcitore che ora ho felicemente dismesso. Aggiungo che proprio in questi giorni ne ho ordinato un'altro per casa di mio figlio per poter togliere anche lì l'addolcitore che di buono toglie solo il calcare ma con tante negatività.

Anni fa avevo acquistato un sistema anticalcare come questo ed avevo notato i suoi effetti positivi. Ho acquistato questo sistema che sembra sia prodotto in Inghilterra ed è sempre applicabile con filamenti che generano un campo magnetico…. credo. Ora io non sono un tecnico che con strumenti od esami può verificare se l'acqua in effetti viene modificata e migliorata. Ma alle persone di "casa" come me, posso testimoniare che sono quasi 4 o 5 mesi che non devo decalcificare i filtrini dei rubinetti di casa. E questo è un effetto evidente di questo sistema

Estremamente facile l'installazione, istruzioni complete, furbo fornire nel kit 1 fascetta in più per avvolgimento. Furbo anche il biadesivo per fissare la scatola elettrica, anche se avrei preferito una staffa per poter scegliere se fissarlo con viti, ma, almeno per ora il biadesivo tiene bene. Tutti i cavi sono sufficientemente lunghi per permettere l'installazione anche un po' distante dai tubi. Ottimo il rapporto qualità/prezzo

Montaggio veloce, ottima la confezione e i prodotti contenuti. Montato da una settimana e l'acqua da la sensazione di morbidezza. I filtri ai rubinetti, già sono privi di detriti di calcare. 5 star