Date: 22 Aug 2006 02:30:19
From: rockbeer
Subject: Water softener turns water yellow
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HI there all,
I recently bought one of these:
http://www.siliconweb.ie/softener/
My German's not that great (read: non-existant) but it's clearly a
small inlilne water softener for tank espresso machines at a
ridiculously cheap price.
All well and good, but it's turning my water yellow. When it arrived I
dumped it straight in Silvia's tank and a yellow cloud started to
emanate around. So I figured I should pre-soak it in salt water, which
I did. It's alittle less severe now but it still turns any water it
comes incontact with a pale shade of yellow.
So now I'm wondering whether this behaviour is a normal feature of
these small softeners. Or should I steer clear of these cheap ones, buy
a proper Rancilio one, and remind myself once again that you get what
you pay for?
Many thanks for any insight.
Bruce
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