EDDY Inductive No Salt Water Softener Alternative | Electronic Water Descaler for Whole House | Reduces Limescale | Electromagnetic Water Conditioner

I bought this device because I installed a new continuous pressure well pump. This pump is controlled by a transducer and an expansion tank. These components are before my existing water softener and exposed to the hard water. I have been noticing a fluctuation in the pressure so I can only guess it is being affected by the scale buildup in the transducer. This is the main reason I bought this device. It has been a little over 2 weeks since I installed the Eddy Descaler. Let's get one thing straight from the beginning for all you skeptics; it is a descaler not a water softener. I have an existing water softener that came with the house and I hate the slick feeling you get when you take a shower. My well water is extremely hard at 20 grains. The existing softener adds sodium to the drinking water and that has been proven to be harmful to people. The Eddy device treats the calcium and magnesium minerals and lets them pass through your pipes, shower heads and faucets without sticking to them. We take calcium and magnesium in vitamins so getting more is a plus.To give this test a real workout I shut the existing water softener off. I inspected all the shower heads and faucets and if necessary cleaned them if I saw any scale buildup. As I said it has been over 2 weeks and I have absolutely no build up. I use a coffee maker with a clear plastic side reservoir. One time I ran out of salt for the water softener and it ran 2 weeks without treating the water. At that time I saw lime scale build up on the reservoir. With the Eddy Device on I just notice today there was absolutely no scale build up anywhere on the coffee reservoir. I was quite pleased. My wife complained that some of the glass in the dishwasher were coated but I told her that was done a months before I placed the Eddy Descaler on. To prove her wrong I placed a glass bowl in the dishwasher and after it was cleaned and sitting in the washer for a period of time we saw nothing.I am sure some of you will comment that I did not give it very long so I will come back in a few weeks and update my findings. Just keep in mind that my water's hardness is 20 grains which is at the high end of the Eddy Device's capability so not seeing anything at this point is very promising.PS: I am a mechanical engineer so I am very methodical when it comes to testing a product.

The water is very hard in my area and I do not like salt based water softeners. In the past, I have tried permanent magnet based de-scalers, with limited success. Since these have a static magnetic field then their effect seems to be determined by water velocity and, therefore, do not perform well when water flow is low. The EDDY, however, is based on an AC field and does not have this problem.I have had the EDDY for two months now and it has performed flawlessly. When I first received it, for example, I cleaned a small nozzle based shower head and recommissioned it. This unit had been set aside because it always clogged with calcium deposits. I also cleaned the glass shower doors and dishwasher. Now, after two months of use, none of these items show any evidence of calcium deposits. The water also seems softer when using shampoos, etc.I believe there may be several reasons for some reviewers to not have a good experience. These are all easy mistakes to make during the installation, especially if the instructions are not carefully followed. Of course, too many of us fall into that category.1. It is very easy to make a mistake in winding the coils and, therefore, end up with opposing coils.2. It is very easy to get the coil wires mixed up and this can have the same effect as a wrong winding3. As stated in the instructions, this unit will not work on iron pipe, but how many homeowners know the difference and most water supply lines are iron pipe.4. The electronics unit is best when it is located close to the coils5. Expectations are too often tied to a water softener instead of a de-scaler and this occurs because customers often do not understand the difference6. As stated in the manual, existing water pipes may have significant hard water build up in them from the past. If this is the case, then it will take some time for this to be descaled out by the conditioned water and this may initially delay optimum results.Lastly, I believe the price is reasonable and the unit is a good value. So far, the quality seems to be there as I have had zero problems.Update:It's now been almost 5 months since I installed the Eddy and my "rain shower" still does not show any issues with hard water deposits. This is one of the older shower heads with metal, not rubber, nozzles so deposits normally show quickly. Also, my glass shower doors stay clear with normal cleaning and my 15 year old water heater has been performing better. Additionally, my dishwasher is still clean. Obviously, there have not been any problems with the Eddy, either, so my report is all positive.