Hi folks, at my daughters new home today, installing odds & ends & sheasked me to install an "Electronic scale remover". Being a skepticalperson, I had a look at this device ($500.00) & decided not to instalit until I knew more about it. Hopeing that someone reading this willbe able to prove me wrong & tell me that it really does work. It issupposed to remove scale & prevent it's reformation in pipes, valves,plumbing, hot water systems etc. It consists of a plastic box,plug-pack (Wall Wart?) & some hook up wire to wind around a waterpipe. The wire is wound around a water pipe for 25 turns, then alongthe pipe for 100 to 150 mm (4" to 6") then another 25 turns in thesame direction then back to the unit. The plug pack is 12 Vdc @ 500mA. The box has a well made p.c.b. with a voltage reg. a couple ofLM358N's 2 transistors & a 16 pin I.C. that has had the type No.removed by abrasive paper & some passive components. Having 2 coils ofwire wrapped around the pipe would seem to me to be using some form ofmagnetic field, but the instructions say "Applicable to all pipes,Copper, Ferrous & Polymer pipes" I would have thought that with thepower levels available, there wouldn't be much of a field inside aferrous pipe.Not wishing to disparage any organisation, I would be interested tohear comments from anyone who has used, come across or knows anythingabout these units. I hope that I can be convinced that it does work. Cheer's, Ian Sutherland.

This thing? "I hae me doots" as the Scotsman said.

I can't comment about whether they work but I just came back from the local builders merchant Wickes and they sell an "electronic water conditioner" for £39.99 ($70). Seems to be what you are talkng about, wall wart, white box with LEDs and some wire to wrap around the pipe. Are they similarly avasilable in the US at such outlets.Ian Sutherland wrote:

SNAKE OIL ?

May 26, 2004 22 Replies

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Dan Caster 22 years ago

I wouldn't have suggested a test to Ian's daughter, but Ian sounds like he wants to know if it works.

Grandkid is scheduled for early July. Looks like it will be a Ceasarian, so not likely to be " born on the Fourth of July ".

Dan

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David Billington 22 years ago

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Gary Coffman 22 years ago

Yes, it is snake oil.

Gary

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