Comments on: ScaleBlaster Review: Why It Is NOT Worth The Investment

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 13 May 2024 14:21:31 +0000

In reply to Luke George (Mr Water Geek). We had well water and I did see a difference. It wasn't soft but at least better and I could at least use my dishwasher if I added a teaspoon of Dawn. Before a scale buster everything came out white and spotted. I could visually wipe the white off the glasses and everything was chalky. Our water softener went out and was causing issues with our septic. Couldn't drain it anywhere else because of being on a lake and would damage environment. We chose the Scale Buster. Even though we had the hardest of hard water it helped. After a year it was much better because I believe the pipes and water heater and all the other stuff was getting flushed out. Plus! no salt and no maintenance! I would recommend it if you don't or can't have a softener because it does help on all types of water just less the harder the water is.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 13 May 2024 14:12:43 +0000

I had a softener for years. We retired in Florida and only came back for 5 mo in the summer. Our softener stopped working so bought the Scale Blaster. We are in Michigan and the water was Really Hard and I couldn’t use my dishwasher because everything came out with spots and everything was getting ruined. I bought the cheapest scale buster to just see if it did anything! It took a couple weeks but it did make a difference. I could actually use my dishwasher because no more spots. (Note! I added a teaspoon of Dawn which helped). It’s like the water heater needed to get rid of all the old lime. I have to say the water was not soft but it did not stick on anything like it did before. If you don’t care about really soft and just want better water IT WORKS! but takes time to get the old stuff out of your water heater and pipes! A more expensive one might work better but I didn’t need it for just the short time we were there. Better than leaving a softener idle for 7 months a year.

By: Luke George (Mr Water Geek)

Luke George (Mr Water Geek) — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:21:35 +0000

In reply to Cynthia White.

Hi Cynthia

Unlikely. In the few instances where I have seen the ScaleBlaster work it has been on very low to medium hard water not water like yours which is very hard and comes from an ageing municipal water supply.

You are better off with the cheapest whole house water softener and filter combo you can find or simply get an under-the-sink reverse osmosis filter if money is tight and you just want to make the water scale free and drinkable from your kitchen.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

By: Cynthia White

Cynthia White — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:10:35 +0000

Costco has the ScaleBlaster SB-30 on sale for $239 right now. Would this be a good investment for our hard water scale with aging municipal water supply?

By: David

David — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:58:43 +0000

Hi: Our house was built in 1952. We’ve lived here 50 continuous years with no soft water conditioning. Yes, we have hard water. The original pipes are galvanized metal (and magnetic), so does this mean No ScaleBlaster model will help ?

By: Lorrie N Beno

Lorrie N Beno — Sun, 30 May 2021 16:11:59 +0000

I have scale build up on the tile in my in-ground pool. Would the scale blaster correct this if installed into the filtration system?

By: Luke George

Luke George — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:02:14 +0000

In reply to joel bauserman.

I calculate 250 PPM to be 14.59 GPG (approx) which is still well below the 19 GPG threshold.
Glad you got a resolution!
Stay hydrated,
Luke

By: joel bauserman

joel bauserman — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 21:30:28 +0000

Ok I just called the city and was told that city water is 12 PPG so thank you for your help and expertise.

By: joel bauserman

joel bauserman — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:58:32 +0000

Thank you for your quick response. I got a test kit that measures in PPM and it says around 250 ppm. Would that system work if my water is at that level? Do I need to also test for GPG?

By: Luke George

Luke George — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:07:56 +0000

In reply to joel bauserman. Hi Joel It depends on how hard the water is. The SB-75 can treat hard water up to 19 GPG (grains per gallon) so you should perform a hard water test if you're unsure how hard your water is. Yes, your sprinkler can benefit from SB-75 treated water if you correctly place it at the water mains point. Stay hydrated, Luke

By: joel bauserman

joel bauserman — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:52:10 +0000

Hi, I’m wondering if the SB-75 would be effective in a newer home with 2 adults and 2 children? We have pex pipe throughout and are only worried about the hard water damaging our appliences. Also would it be ok if the water went through the SB-75 before it goes out to the sprinkler system?

By: Luke George

Luke George — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:03:19 +0000

In reply to Frank Goo.

Hi Frank

Thanks for this correction, the article has been updated.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

By: Frank Goo

Frank Goo — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:54:17 +0000

According to specification, SB-75 can treat hard water up to 19 grains per gallon (gpg, not 19 ppm is your review) or 325 parts per million (ppm) and SB-175 can treat hard water up to 35 grains per gallon (gpg, 25 ppm in your review) or 600 parts per million (ppm)

By: Luke George

Luke George — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 06:26:05 +0000

In reply to Dipak Patel.

Hi Dipak

Yes you can but you don’t need a scale blaster if you’re going to use a traditional water softener too.

This is because the softener is guaranteed to treat hard water so there isn’t really anything for the scale blaster to do.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

By: Dipak Patel

Dipak Patel — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:35:08 +0000

Hello Can you use a scale blaster device in line with a traditional water softener?