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• Hard Water Causes Pipe Scale

  Posted on Tuesday February 24th, 2009 at 04:58 in business, energy conservation, united kingdom, piping, water softener, water softening, limescale, heating central

  Image via WikipediaMost residents in the United Kingdom have a problem with hard water. Hard water contains abnormally high and difficult levels of minerals and ions that are not found in "soft" water. Magnesium and Calcium are the minerals that worr...

• Hard water problems in UK

  Posted on Tuesday February 24th, 2009 at 04:52 in energy, plumbing, energy conservation, Water resources, water treatment, water softener, hard water, calcium carbonate

  Image via WikipediaCalcite, the main cause of scale, is the most common form of calcium carbonate and occurs naturally as a natural ingredient of chalk, limestone and marble. Water passing over and permeating through such rocks dissolves calcite when...