Reduction of Calcium Scale

The Australian Water Quality Centre tested several Grundfos circulator pumps, UP15-14B, using water with very high calcium content. One pump used untreated water while the other pump used the same water but treated through an Ecovortek treatment unit. The results pictured below are quite amazing.

A new pump after nine days pumping untreated water.

A new pump after nine days pumping the same water but treated through an Ecovortek treatment unit. Continued pumping over several months showed no scale development.

Cowell Laundromat

Ground water in Eyre Peninsula, South Australia has relatively high volumes of calcium and magnesium which impacts on water hardness. "Water quality on Eyre peninsula has remained relatively constant over the past few years." "Overall the water has typical levels of hardness of 250-450 mg/L with averages of the order of 290-320 mg/L." (source SA Water). Water 210 to 320 mg/L is regarded as moderately hard and hard water scale is likely to occur.

The residents of many townships use salt water softeners to reduce the hardness of mains water. When the Cowell Laundromat's salt water softener failed it was replaced with an Ecovortek water treatment unit. Calcium levels are high in Cowell and the Laundromat can not operate without some sort of water softening. The Ecovortek unit was about the same price as the salt water softener but needed no maintenance or power to run it. After several months hard water scale that had built up during the use of the salt water softener use, and before, started to flake off the inside of the pipes & was caught by a filter, see below. The Ecovortek treated water kept all the washing machines clean.

The Ecovortek Unit was easily fitted at the back of the laundromat into existing pipe work. No power is needed and no ongoing maintenance is required as is needed for the old salt water softener.

A filter collected the finger nail sized hard water scale that was dislodged by the Ecovortek treated water, below. The pipes and washing machines are left clean and completely free of scale.

Reduced Calcium in Hot Water System

Just a few lines in regard to the installation of Ecovortek at Thuruna Camp Site.

Prior to installation there had been trouble with Calcium build up in the Hot Water System, which proved an inconvenience and a costly situation.

We have now overcome the situation of Calcium especially during summer time. We are using rain water during the Winter.

So frankly, we have obtained the best of two worlds. Really with my experience I cannot understand why your product is not installed on all houses on Eyre Peninsular.

Robin D-T, Pt Lincoln SA, 2009

Hard water build-up in a toilet cistern before installation of Ecovortek Unit.

Since fitting the Ecovortek unit the shower heads have remained free of scale and the toilets have remained operational. The hard water scale shown here in the toilet cisterns has softened and the sludge fellen to the bottom.

Hard Water Scale Reduction
“amazing maintenance free solution”

Mains water on Eyre Peninsular, South Australia is classified as moderately hard “with averages of the order of 290-320 mg/L” (source SA Water). Keeping appliances clean and scale free requires regular maintenance and is costly. Ecovortek provides a solution to reduce maintenance and put profits back in your pocket.

Motel owner reports:

“I have owned and managed the First Landing Motel in Port Lincoln for 10 years and have had to constantly replace hot water elements, clean shower heads and replace parts in the toilet cisterns.

In August 2010 I installed an Ecovortek universal unit in the mains line which feeds all 8 units. I knew the water heater element was on its last legs after its normal 9 month period of dealing with the hard Port Lincoln water. I expected the element to be completely encrusted with scale. To my absolute amazement the heater element was perfectly clean. My plumber and I could not believe that the Ecovortek unit had achieved this in only 2 weeks. Further, in just those 2 weeks the shower head in my unit had de-scaled. I look forward to a reduced maintenance budget from now on for the Motel. It is an amazing maintenance free solution to the long term problem hard water has caused for us on the Eyre Peninsular. The Ecovortek unit will pay for itself many times over.

Thank you Ecovortek, I strongly recommend your product.”

Peter Tonkin
Proprietor
First Landing Motel
11 Shaen St
Port Lincoln SA 5606
Ph (08) 8682 2344

September 2010

Find Out More

Hard Water Scale Reduction