ScaleBlaster SB-75 Electronic Descaler

I bought a 35 year old house and nothing had been done in all that time to stop the build up of deposits in the pipes. At first I was skeptical, but I noticed the other day that I’m getting more suds in the shower and in the laundry now, and I bought a new coffee maker and there’re no deposits in there either.Update June 22, 2019 I bought this August 2018 so it hasn’t even been a year, and I thought it’d take much, much longer until I saw any real results—I was wrong! Besides getting more suds in the shower, and laundry my hair is smoother. Until lately I’ve had to use bar soap in order to get the right amount of lather—no more. I’ve been very happily surprised by the lather I get from my liquid soap.Last year I had to get a new water heater and I was concerned about how long it’d last because of the hard water, but I’ve had the water tested and so far so good! Also, the shower is much easier to clean now because there are a minimum of deposits on the walls. I had to have a plumber install this and it was expensive, but well worth it!Update, July 2019–it’s been nearly a year and things keep getting better, so don’t listen to the reviews who and said it does nothing because maybe they haven’t waited long enough. I’m getting hot water sooner now which means the deposits are going away. The hot water tank is right across the hall from the bathroom, but I still used to have to wait and wait. I don’t anymore. It’s not immediate, but it’s only a few minutes now and it used to take much longer. I just can’t say enough good things about this—I’m so pleased with this and hope it lasts a long time.

Well, folks. I have this thing running since the first week of January of 2019. Install was easy though you must be patient. I installed it on the basement ceiling so my hand was tiring and my neck was hurt. Be prepared to have some type to help hold the wiring in place while you take a break. I used painter tape. It has been a little over two months, too early to really give a good review. As far as my showers, sinks on the 2nd floor, I see no changes in pressure, however, my kitchen sink which is closet to the Scale Blaster in the basement has much less white spot on or around the sink after drying. I see no white spot on the pull-out faucet. My electric kettle usually had a ring of hard calcium deposit on the edge of the mouth and I have to clean it once a month but now, the ring is still there but much thinner, softer and I can wipe it down with a paper towel. I will come back next year to update this review to see if my showers and sinks on the 2nd floor improve or not. For now, I am giving it 5 stars.

The unit was competitively priced, good instructions, easy to follow and seemed to work as expected. However, manufacturers would not guarantee the product if purchased from Amazon. They said too many units had been stolen or refurbished and sold as new. In fact, research revealed that my unit was originally sold to H Depot. The seller was happy to refund my purchase price, however, it cost $20 to mail it back and I paid $30 more to buy one at HD.Kind of wish I kept the unit purchased from Amazon and taken my chances on the warranty.The unit appears to be doing it’s job and water tastes better. May get rid of water softener

I attempted to register this scaleblaster at the manufacturer's website. I received a phonecall from the manufacturer telling me that serial number on the scaleblaster did not exist. The agent also told me that this is happening with a lot of online sellers. This i s important to know because if you have a problem with your scaleblaster there is no warranty for products with false serial numbers.

I reside in an area that has horribly bad hard water. The stuff that clogs shower heads, stains anything it dries on, etc. We talked about adding a water softener but space is limited and the cost is high which is why this looked so attractive. Skeptical at first, heck yeah, totally. With that being said, it was a small investment to give it a try. Wow was I surprised. About a week after installation there was a noticeable difference in the water. Showers were good, drains drained better, dishes washed in the dishwasher were cleaner than before, without having a shine booster added. I'm shocked at the difference and amazed this isn't more popular. Easy install, well except wrapping the pipe. That's a pain if you have a pipe that is a little tucked away. I would say that's most of us on a slab. It was the location and lack of space that made wrapping the pipe difficult otherwise, I wouldn't think it would be that bad. If you have hard water, buy this, you won't regret it.