How does a Physical Water Conditioner work?
The various types of Physical Water Conditioners operate in different ways. Some solutions are fitted externally onto pipework but these are generally deemed less effective than the conditioners that are installed as part of the water system. Other conditioners produce electric fields that repeatedly cross the water flow, causing the physical change to the hard water crystals, while some do the same using an electrostatic charge. Ultimately, all types of conditioner aim to change the structure of the hard water crystals. With water treated by a physical water conditioner, ions – previously separate positive and negative ions – are brought together into clusters of at least one positive and one negative ion. These clusters of ions (or nucleation points) attract and hold the hardness minerals, meaning that most are discharged with the water. Those that remain form the softer, far less problematic type of scale that can be wiped away without difficulty. To achieve maximum benefit, the wat
