Does the EVA fountain reduce limescale?
The main function of the EVA fountain is not to reduce limescale. It can slightly reduce some of it thanks to its filtration system, but it does not replace a real softener of water.
To remember:
- Filtration : mainly improves water quality (taste, odor, certain undesirable substances).
- Softening : specifically aims to reduce hardness (calcium and magnesium).
Why can limescale suddenly increase ?
If you notice more rapid formation of scale in your kettle or coffee maker, this may be linked to a variation in the hardness of the water in your network.
The quality of town water is not completely stable over the course of the year. It can vary depending on:
- supply sources (groundwater, surface water),
- periods of drought or heavy rain,
- work on the network,
- temporary mixtures between different resources.
An increase in calcium and magnesium can therefore explain a higher deposition fast, even if your filtration system is functioning normally.
Is limestone bad for your health?
Limestone corresponds mainly to calcium and magnesium, two minerals naturally present in drinking water.
These minerals are useful to the body and contribute to nutritional intake daily. Hard water is therefore not dangerous for health.
On the other hand, when the hardness is high, it can:
- give a more “mineral” taste to the water,
- accelerate deposits in kettles and coffee makers,
- promote the scaling of heating elements and pipes long term.
It is therefore mainly a technical and practical issue technical and practical, and not a health issue.
How to check the hardness of your water?
To better understand the observed evolution, you can:
- consult the analyzes published by your supplier of water,
- use test strips TH test strips (hydrotimetric titer),
- compare the current values with those of previous months.
This makes it possible to confirm whether the variation observed is linked to a temporary change in water hardness.
