Our Water Treatment Range
A fantastic range of high quality water softeners, electronic water conditioners and drinking filter kits. All items come with a manufacturers warranty and are brand new and securely packaged, delivery times vary depending upon the item. If you need help with your purchase, please call our dedicated sales team on 01843 842727 Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, email us or use the live chat facility on our site.
About Tapworks
We are the world's largest manufacturer of domestic water treatment products and part of the globally renowned Berkshire Hathaway Organisation. With over 80 years' design, manufacturing and marketing experience, we are universally recognised as one of the leaders in our highly specialist field. Our clever technology and high quality, value-for-money water softeners and water filters can be found in over two million households and our commercial products are relied upon by businesses and organisations of all sizes in many countries
About BWT Culligan Waterside
With our ongoing commitment to delivering the very best water treatment solutions, we are leading the UK in household water treatment technology.We also have a team of dedicated service engineers located throughout many of the UK’s hard water areas. Conversant with our complete product range and also the local water supply, they are able to tackle any concerns you may have regarding the operation of your unit. This is just some of the reasons BWT Waterside are a leading brand name in the UK for over 20 years.
How Do Water Softeners Work?
You can combat hard water in various ways, including filtering it by distillation or reverse osmosis, adding a packaged chemical softener such as powdered borax or washing soda (sodium carbonate), or running it through a water softener. With all this in mind, it's clear why water softeners are so popular as they remain the least costly and most effective way to rid your water of troublesome minerals. Water softeners operate on a simple principle, calcium and magnesium ions in the water switch places with more desirable ions, usually sodium. The exchange eliminates both of the problems of hard water because sodium doesn't precipitate out in pipes or react badly with soap. The amount of sodium this process adds to your water is quite small, less than 12.5 milligrams, well below the standard set by the Food and Drug Administration for "very low sodium. The ion replacement takes place within a tank full of small polystyrene beads also known as resin, the negatively charged beads are bonded to positively charged sodium ions. As the water flows past the beads the sodium ions swap places with the calcium and magnesium ions, which carry a stronger positive charge. So why do you load up water softeners with salt if the plastic beads do all the work? Over several cycles, calcium and magnesium replace all of the sodium in the beads, after which the unit can no longer soften water. To fix this problem, the softener enters a regeneration cycle during which it soaks the beads in a strong solution of water and salt. The sheer amount of sodium in the brine solution causes the calcium and magnesium ions in the beads to give way, and the beads are recharged with sodium. After regeneration, the water softener flushes the remaining brine, plus all of the calcium and magnesium through a drainpipe, regeneration creates a lot of salty water. Most home water softeners use the plastic bead and salt approach. The main difference between them is how they decide when to regenerate, some softeners use electric timers that flush and recharge based on a regular schedule. Others use a computer that judges bead depletion based on water use.
How Easy Are Water Softeners To Install?
Modern water softeners are small enough to fit easily into any kitchen or utiltiy room and ideally near to the incoming mains water supply with access to a drain and electricity. We would recommend you use a plumber who is affilliated to a recognised Trade Association such as The Institute of Plumbing.
How Do Electronic Softeners Work?
The Wrappa is an electronic scale inhibiting device that uses radio frequencies to alter the characteristics of hard water. Once conditioned by the Wrappa, limescale simply passes through a domestic hot water system without sticking to heat exchange surfaces. Magnetic water softeners work by changing the electrical charge of the ions in the hard water such that the minerals cannot form lime scale. As water passes through an electromagnetic field, the mineral ions in it fracture into micro mineral particles, a process which destroys algae and harmful bacteria.
