Water filters/ conditioners as alternative to salt-based softeners

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We live in a v. hard water area. For various reasons I cannot fit the conventional salt-based softener I would prefer.

Looking for next best alternative - looking at Aquabion or the EcoPlus Whole House Water filter. I recognise they won't give me same results as a softener but hoping for minimised cleaning/ reduced furring of pipes and appliances. Anyone had any experiences of either - proving difficult to access unbiased reviews. Thank you!

They work in the same way that a copper bracelet cures rheumatism.

Using the phrase "unbiased reviews" is a big clue. They're nonsense; you're looking for reviews that lie in order to promote nonsense, and have you pay for that nonsense.

They will not keep the calcium and magnesium carbonate out of your pipes, because the inorganic chemicals calcium and magnesium carbonate only believe in facts.

Go back and look again at the conventional - ie science based - water softeners. You may be able to fit them by doing more pipework. Better to spend the money on that than waste it on woowoo and still have hard water.

The previous owners of our house were told it was not possible to fit a salt based water softener here, they fitted an alternative type softener which, judging by the state of the shower and taps, obviously didn’t work. We found a company that could fit a traditional softener here, well worth it.

A salt based softener is really an Ion exchange bed, the salt is used to regenerate the bed, the two you mentioned are not Ion exchange so wont work as well. Just look in industry they all use Ion Exchange. Would it not fit in shed?

A reverse osmosis system works well. It is salt based but they are small enough to fit under a sink.

www.fitnessmadesimple.co.uk/top-reverse-osmosis-water-filters-in-uk/

RO is better still but you shouldn't drink RO water and its costly to run as 25% goes down the drain and you have to run pump

You can drink RO water. There are islands that use RO to desalinate sea water for their drinking water supply.

Sorry - I know this is an old thread but I'd love to know if you ever got either of your options? And did it work??