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Date: 10 Aug 2006 17:38:17
From: jim schulman
Subject: Re: Rancilio water softeners
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On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:58:23 GMT, "Robert Harmon"
<r_h_harmon@Zhotmail.com > wrote:
>Do these things do any good? I had one with my Silvia but never used it
>since I filtered my water twice. But I can see where they could be
>indispensable for someone living in an area with a high level of minerals
>suspended in the drinking water. I'm just not convinced that these little
>things will do anything worthwhile but if I'm wrong why isn't one included
>with every espresso machine sold?
In the water heated to tank levels, they remove about 2/3rds of the
calcium if kept charged. They also last about 2 years, and have seemed
less prone to choking the machine than some other hose-end models. I'd
give them a thumbs up.
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