Forever Clean Water Conditioners....do they work?

[Guest]

Has anyone ever used the Forever Clean Water Conditioner instead of a regular water softener? If so what did you like or dislike about it???

 

[alazo1]

My tm came with one. The water is very hard around here and I don't ever see a calcium buildup anywhere. I've never used a regular water softener though.

Albert

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Junk science. A marketing gimmick.

The water professionals agree.

 

[dgardner]

Junk science. A marketing gimmick.

The water professionals agree.

Exactly. The only thing they remove is money from your wallet.

http://www.nmsr.org/magnetic.htm

 

[alazo1]

I've always heard they were junk as well. But I've talked to a few CC's in my area that say before they got a regular water softener that they were always having a lot of calcium build up. One guy told me to constantly clean the pump bypass jets.

I don't get any on my qd's or the jets. I've tested the water here (San Jose, Ca.) to have up to 500 on a TDS meter. Apparantley Hydramaster suggests them on their install.

How do explain that?.



Albert

 

[hogjowl]

I don't have any insight into your question, but I have noticed over the years that it is normally popular to take the negative view when attempting to appear intelligent.

Especially on the boards.

 

[Steve in Omaha]

Have one on the shelf I replaced with a "real" water softener. make me an offer

 

[J Scott W]

I would not buy one or sell one to a friend. I have never been convinced of the "science" behind the claims.

(Yes, we do stock these. I will sell you one if you are not my friend. )

 

[steve frasier]

I know of one cleaner that put one on his truck, after install he had problems with stuff plugging up for a while

kind of like Watson's foot bath thing

you either believe it works or you don't

 

[Desk Jockey]

We use to use them and they seemed to work, then so many people said they didn't work we took them off. Not sure what happened to them, we have such a grave yard of cast off products and equipment. ???

I don't have any insight into your question, but I have noticed over the years that it is normally popular to take the negative view when attempting to appear intelligent.

Well, that explains why you're such a negative nellie!

 

[GeneMiller]

I have 8000hrs and that magnet since day one and I have never had to clean out my bypass. commercial ice makers use them to prevent clogging of the jets so what ever that tells you.


gene

 

[alazo1]

Well, there's no denying that at least for me and one other this thing seems to work.

What kind of water test would prove this though.

Does the water actually get softer in a regular water softener?. If it does a TDS (total dissolved solids) meter measured at the entrance and exit would determine this. If not, what kind of simple water tests?.

Albert