Scalewatcher 4 Original Electronic Descaler | USA Made & Patented Hard Water Softener/Conditioner Alternative | 700mA Chemical and Salt-Free Electric Limescale Preventer and Remover

Worked great for just under 2 years. Now it's DOA. Over the last few months I've seen a scale build up on the faucets, need to put CLR down the toilet so it will flush I've sent emails to Scalewatcher to see what the problem is and not even a whisper.For the amount of money I spent on this thing, I expected a longer life, and a better response - check that, A response from the manufacturer. Nothing has changed in the installation, the meter is still pulsing, and the unbroken wiring is attached nice and snugly.After reading all the negative press on this, I wasn't sure. However, I did a lot of research on my own and found out this is a proven technology in industrial and commercial settings and I read the reviews on the Los Angeles county website...LA has illegalized salt based water softeners due to the increased salination of the water table killing crops and a few other things. Read about if you're interested. The point is, this is NOT voodoo science, as all the negative reviews would lead you to believe...I can only assume that those reviews are provided courtesy of the salt water softener folks.Here is what happened to me since I installed it per instructions myself a bit over 3 months ago.I have stopped using CLR to get my toilet to flush. I needed to pour CLR down the plastic spout inside the tank twice a month on average to keep the toilet flushing. Even then, it wasn't great. A few weeks after I installed the Scalewatcher, I noticed I hadn't needed to put any CLR in and it was still flushing well. To date, I have not put anything into my toilet and it roars when it flushes. One flush per use and I've been able to decrease the amount of water I need to use per flush.Water pressure has increased throughout the whole house. It used to be if the kitchen sink was on, the bathroom tap had minimal water pressure...like a trickle. Now, I can flush the toilet, run the bathroom tap and the kitchen with only a slight drop in pressure.My washing machine works much better and my clothes are not stiff. Also, the rough feeling inside the tub is gone. What I mean is, when you'd run your fingers inside the tub of the washing machine, there was a slight roughness to the touch. Now it's smooth and you can make it squeak.My dishwasher has never worked better. Ever. My glassware is clear, not cloudy. My dogs ceramic water dish is loosing the scale build up inside. Not as fast as the washing machine, but I don't wash it often. The rest of the dishes have a squeak when it's done washing and the flatware doesn't have any deposits on it like it used to.My coffee maker hasn't dinged me to run the descale cycle in 2 months. 2 months. I had to run the cycle with vinegar every few weeks. The carafe stays clear now. I just rinse it out and put it in the rack to dry. Done. My ice cubes don't taste weird, and when I put them into my coffee, they don't leave scummy rings in the cup (it's black) like before.I mentioned the ice cubes, but I should also mention that the filtered water from the fridge no long leave deposits in the catch tray or the spout and the pressure there has increased considerably.The faucet screens and shower head haven't needed to be cleaned out in a couple of months; the faucets were a fairly regular cleaning exercise and the shower head was a weekly performance. Again, the water pressure is outstanding.I am just a mook who got tired of the constant maintenance and upkeep, and still having super hard water. I hauled out my Mr. Softee and took a chance. I am very happy I did.Don't take my word for it. Information is available, there are links posted in a few of these reviews for you to review. LA county has a site devoted to alternative water treatment solutions. This is NOT a softener, it is a descaler. Whatever you want to call it, the only thing that matters is that it WORKS.3 months in and I am never going back to salt, or the slimy feel of the shower water.

We have purchased this product for our full house well water when our traditional water softener stopped working. We’ve had it installed about 2 months ago and I should say that we really like it! The water is harder than before when we used salt, but I like that it doesn’t take forever to wash the soap off. We didn’t have too much of the descaling process since we did have a softener in the house. I can definitely see the difference in the water and am very happy with it. It doesn’t smell like anything, just very clean water. The installation took about an hour that included wrapping the wire around the pipe and attaching the unit to the beam in the basement. No brainer at all. My husband, who has very traditional views, was very skeptical about purchasing it but now is very happy that he cancelled new softener installation and saved hundreds of dollars. And the best part that we don’t have to drag those 40 lbs bags of salt to the basement every month! Overall we are very happy with the purchase and I would highly recommend it to everyone!

I was surprised. This really does work. I did not want a water softener. We have well water. The water is a lot clearer, and flows out of the faucets a lot better. I have noticed the water no longer leaves mineral deposits in the cats water bowl. I would rate my water at least 80% better as a result of this product.

There is nothing amazing about it. It does his job and hasnt fail until now.the result are not visible to human eyes easily, so the is nothing much to say.

I bought this unit for it's ease of install. Unfortunately, after two months of use, with no change in my association water's hardness. I had to accept the fact it was worthless, and buy a salt based water softener. Of course, by the time I had to accept it was a waste of time, the date of being able to return it had passed.