HydroFLOW HS38 | Alternative to a Water Softener | Decreases The Risk of a waterborne pathogenic Contamination | Descaler for Small Homes, RVs & Tankless Water Heaters | Fits Pipes Up to 1" OD

There are those who reject the science that a very low frequency electromagnetic field (or powerful magnets properly situated) will deionize minerals as the water flows through the wire-wrap or magnets' location to inhibit scaling in addition to breaking up existing scale. This review is not for you.A fact only recently admitted to by some wrapped-wire manufacturers is the minerals reionize in a short period of time. In order to keep a 40-50 gallon heater treated means using lots of hot water.As well, the manual for a recently sold unit from a major manufacturer states: "When the option is available, wrap the coil on PVC, as the electric fields will be more effective in plastic than in metal pipes." And paraphrasing a lengthy paragraph: Treated water reverts to its original state after 48 hours. The water sitting in your water heater will tend to behave as untreated. We recommend a supplemental unit on the outlet of the water heater for "long periods of absence" or not using your hot water. (Some would dispute 48 hours as being overly generous.)This is why the full-time "broadcast" of a 150 kHz signal throughout any (copper, iron, PVC, PEX) household plumbing (water running or not) is considerably more effective and Hydropath technology does just that. This means, too, the water in the heater tank gets full-time treatment.Consider it a 21st Century upgrade to the 20th Century methods of electromagnetics or monster strong magnets which were upgrades to 19th century use of lodestones piled onto pipes.My HS38, installed in October 2017, is doing a great job mounted on the supply pipe on my water heater in my 1100 square foot house, far better than the premium ($300) wire-wrap unit it replaced. I live in the SW desert in the USA where the water is about as hard as it can get, so results are easy to observe.

Originally gave this product a negative review, but it was my error. I expected it to help clean up the iron stains in our shop toilet and sink, and it did not. You need to either clean stains manually, or start with new toilet to show products effectiveness. Put a new toilet in this past March and the Hydroflow is keeping it stain free! You can see tiny grains of red iron ore on bottom of tank that flush away. The sink is stain free as well.

I wish I could have been as lucky as the customers who rated this product at 5 stars but I've had no such fortune and am $300 poorer because of it. I would recommend purchasing an actual water softener to fix your household's needs rather than this. The area I live in has extremely hard water and after several months of having the HydroFlow installed I've seen literally no difference in the quality of my water. Perhaps bump this rating to 3 stars if you don't have extremely hard water but I find it hard to believe that this actually does anything. Don't get duped. The only positives of this product were the packaging and the awards.

I have a drip irrigation system for my garden, I noticed that some of my plants started drying out. Upon further inspection of the lines, some of the holes were clogged up, due to scale build up. After doing research I found hydrowflow, this product prevents minerals in the water from bonding to the inside of the plumbing. The minerals in the water simply pass through the system. The installation of this product was extremely simple. I have not had any issues with my irrigation system and would highly recommended this product.

For the price, it doesn't do nearly enough. It reduced some residue from evaporated water in sinks. Or rather, instead of having a crust line, it evenly distributes it. A whole house filter system or water softener would be much better. Granted, this takes up almost no space and is movable (though getting the pin back in is a bit tricky).

I just got the unit. I called HydroFLOW and they walked me through the entire installation which I did when I was on the phone with them. It took maybe 10 minutes. Excited to see the difference in scale build up

I’ve been in need of an effective descaler for a while and nothing I got worked as good as HydroFlow does. In addition, every other product I tried was very difficult and time consuming to install. I got my HydroFlow and within 20 minutes it was up and working. Highly recommend this product.

I just recently had my Hydroflow installed, and it’s working great. Soon after having it put in, I have been able to get rid of all the build up in my taps and showerhead. Well worth the investment

Last only 4 years, I don't know if it's can be fixed or.......