Scale Blaster, water softener

Can't remember how I Googled this to run across this guy, but it sounds most interesting.

Have you guys ever heard of a "ScaleBlaster". Their web site is here.

Googling "ScaleBlaster" some more actually found some very positive results.

I found one place wanting $300 for the smallest unit. Seems pricey and I am sure the mark up is huge.

They essentially claim that by passing an electrical field around the water it prevents lime build up and even removes existing buildup. It sounds a little like hocus pocus to me ... but their information, references, and even the Google results actually seem to suggest the thing actually works.

Anyone run into these?

http://www.scaleblaster.com/

I can see one problem with it immediately. It cannot soften your water (soap won't lather) if it leaves the minerals dissolved in it. Period. Or it would need to change the ions of the hardness minerals to potassium or sodium ones, like a salt water softeners do.

The process of furring actually softens the water coming out of your pipes. For example, calcium hydrogen carbonate, often present in hard water, can be boiled in a kettle to remove the hardness. In the process, a scale forms on the inside of the kettle. This scale is composed of calcium carbonate.

And then:

Our product utilizes frequencies far wider and with more energy levels than any other competitor.

But it uses the same amount of power as a nightlight.

softener

Those companies NEVER furnish independent laboratory proof. They rely on testimonials from satisfied users who often believe that it should be working, therefore it must be doing the job.

The anti-scale, descaling devices and magnets don't work except to pull money out of you.

Buy a real correctly sized softener with a Clack WS-1 control valve on it.

They do provide this PDF and this PDF. They also have this power point. Interesting reads.

You are right, it does not take the minerals out. To put it in terms I understand ... basically forces all the "hard" stuff in the water to clump together, therefore allowing you to feel more water over a given area. Thus the water "feels" softer.

I am not saying this thing works ... nor am I a sales man for these guys ... just was wondering if anyone ran across them and their opinions ... thanks for the feedback thus far.

I installed one of these for a home owner. Told him it would not do anything but raise his electric bill. That was a year ago. And when I check back with him, he says the same thing, "Damn things a POS.

[video=youtube;1jm9Lgx-p0U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jm9Lgx-p0U[/video]

Oh boy here we go again....
Almost like that bent quarter that the soda machine won't take...
Reach in your pocket when your buying a soda and guess which coin comes up every time...

See also: Zeta Rod residential water treatment
https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10487

It's like when had to explain to investors why the "media fusion" concept would not work as planed and not to invest in the company. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1101348.html
I can see where the maser effect could exist, but the equipment they were building was not going to work.

I can see where it might work, but... there is a big difference between demonstrating an effect in the lab and having a product that works.

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From what I understand you need either, enormous field strengths, lots of time, or high energy levels to demonstrate this kind of water effect in a lab.

And then you see a product that...
1. Uses little or no power.
2. Is just cheep enough to buy.
3. Is small and easy to install.
4. Only handles the water for a very brief amount of time.
5. Has hard to compare results.

I'll have to reserve judgment for now since My expertise is in Electronics, Utility system Power line signals, and big power electronics.

PS: I have a device that will save you 5% on your gas mileage. It looks like wall-mart has started selling it too, but mine is better. Want to buy one?
*giggles* It's called a tire pressure gauge.

I'm still waiting to hear back from the Zeta Rod guy. So far the phone's been real quiet.

The only way I see it it might work is that if you would coil the entire piping with that green wire, And that only protects the pipes from scale buildup, They still need to figure out how to eliminate water hardness.

Check out this one too:

I asked the Zeta rod salesman how I could tell it was working and he said I couldn't, at least not without their semi trailer of testing equipment.