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Postby BRIDGY » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:52 pm

:( Ex tenant has left severe water leak problem in kitchen seems to be caused by an unknown device attached to cold water pipe , it a small cylinder with "lime clear" printed on it attached to pipe badly or incorrectly and spewing out water, any one tell me what its for, thanks
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Postby stevenc1603 » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:56 pm

Sounds like a water softener?
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Postby htg engineer » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:31 pm

It'll be a water softener/limescale reducer.

They are installed to stop appliances that heat water from becoming furred up with limescale. Such as washing machines, dishwashers and boilers.

Shouldn't be too hard to fix - or remove and replace 15mm pipe.
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