Hard water can lead to the following problems:

• Blocked showers
• Scaled-up pipes, boilers and hot water systems
• Unsightly scale on baths, sinks and taps
• 'Tide' lines on baths and sinks
• Scaled-up washing machines and dishwashers, dull cutlery, crockery and glasses
• Dripping taps with reduced flow
• Itchy, dry skin
• High usage of soaps, shampoos, detergents and cleaning agents.

Scale build-up in your system also leads to unnecessarily high fuel bills as you have to heat the scale before you heat the water. Just ¼" of scale in your hot water cylinder will increase your fuel costs by 40%!

Monarch offer a range of compact, fully automatic water softeners, which will descale your existing system, prevent new scale from forming and save you money from the moment of installation. A Monarch water softener will protect your whole house from hard water and can save you money too.

Features:

Whist reliability is important, Monarch believe space is also an important consideration and have produced a water softener as compact as possible. From the slide-on rear cover to the high-capacity resin vessels, every Monarch softener has been built without compromise.

All the models are meter controlled, with the added features of a clock and the unique Self Protect Programme (SPP). They measure the water used and regenerate to individual household requirements. The intelligent 'SPP' chip and the clock ensure there is enough soft water available to delay the regeneration until a time when little, if any, water is being used. This time can be set according to individual requirements. 

Choosing Your Model

To identify the right model for you, simply apply your family size to the chart below and cross-reference to either hard or very hard water.

Water-King operates by inducing a specially selected range of electro-magnetic signals into the water through aerials wrapped around the pipes. These signals are carefully controlled by pre-programmed micro-chips. The combination of frequencies and amplitudes is unique (patent pending), and these interact with the dissolved salts present in hard water, whether it is flowing or static, causing the formation of sub-microscopic clusters. These clusters act as nucleation seeds for the precipitation of calcium carbonate when the water is heated. Precipitation, in the form of larger crystals, occurs on these seeds in the body of the water and not as a hard deposit of lime scale on the inside of the pipes.

Since the presence of nucleation seeds encourages the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the form of crystals in suspension, lime scale encrustation in hot water cylinders, on heating elements and other surfaces in contact with the water is substantially reduced. The crystals will either settle as a soft sludgy deposit, or be carried away with the flowing water. New appliances such as showers, hot water cylinders and combi boilers will remain clear. If the appliance is already encrusted, existing deposits will become soft and will either break off or be washed away in the flowing water.

To users, the treated water which contains less dissolved free calcium appears to behave much like chemically softened water. There is reduced encrustation, better lathering and less scum formation in the hot water. At the same time, but unlike chemically softened water where all the minerals are removed, the cold water from the tap can be safely used for drinking. There is no need for a separate "hard water tap" and no health risks whatsoever.