Does EasyWater work

Answer 1

Opinions on EasyWaterOpinion 1: Easywater can't replace a water softenerEasywater is yet another Non-Chemical Device (NCD). It does not replace a softener, as the TV ads would have you believe. These have been around for years, are sold by many (short life) companies that come and go and are ALL scams. I am in the commercial cooling tower service business. I have seen many customers try NCDs. Each one has spent thousands of dollars, however, I have yet to see even one that was not a miserable failure. They are all ripped out and sent to the dump after a year or two. Google "non-chemical device" to find several papers by chemical and industry experts who all say NCDs do not work. If you buy an Easywater, or any other NCD, you are being duped.

First, the Easywater system does not claim to soften water. If you want something to soften water, it will NOT work. In order to soften the hard water, you have to somehow remove these chemicals. What they claim is you will see a reduction in the buildup of scale on your pipes and Plumbing fixtures. They say the chemicals stay in the water in the form of microscopic crystals too small to see. If I were trying to create "electronic frequencies" in water, I would make absolutely sure to not block ANY of them with copper shielding. But the Easywater system works just as well with copper pipes as PVC or PEX? I don't think so.

Unfortunately, the hydrogen bond is the sticky force that keeps water liquid. Most chemical compounds with a molecular weight as light as water are gaseous at room temperature. You need heat or microwaves to break these hydrogen bonds--in other words, you boil the water. In fact, increasing molecular agitation MEANS the water gets hotter. If the water molecule clusters ALL become individual molecules, the water has turned to steam. Does the Easywater remove scale by heating the water? I don't think so.

Second, Easywater's website says, "The EasyWater signal wire is wrapped around a copper, PVC or PEX pipe. Electronic frequencies (not actual electricity) pass through the pipe and cause molecular agitation in the water (Faraday's Law)."

Unfortunately, a copper pipe would serve very nicely as a Faraday cage for the contents of the pipe. Copper is an excellent conductor, and most plumbing systems are electrically grounded simply due to the ground contact of the metal pipes. Not that grounding matters, because easy water doesn't use electric currents through the pipe.

Third, under "Removing Existing Scale", the website goes on to say, "About 80% of water exists as water molecule clusters held together by hydrogen bonds. EasyWater breaks these hydrogen bonds and causes the water molecule clusters to become individual molecules, which redissolve the existing scale deposits."

Now, I don't have an Easywater system, but in my opinion, until they replace their website techno-babble with references to peer-reviewed scientific journals, I am unlikely to try one.

Opinion #2: Easywater works, just differently than a water softenerI work for a company that sells Easywater and water softeners. Both have pros and cons. when you look into which option to go with understand each do different things and the best option for you is based on what you are looking for from the product. just remember, Easywater is a water conditioner. It's not that is doesn't work, it's that it works differently.

Easywater is a water conditioner. First, Many people will argue that easy water is a scam because it does not soften water. Well, in part they are correct. The Easywater system is not a water softener. It doesn't soften water. It is a water conditioner. The difference is, a water softener removes the calcium from the water to make soft water. You add salt and through ion exchange it softens water. Where a water conditioner does not add or remove any chemicals. Instead it physically alters the molecules with electronic frequencies.

Water is hard because it contains calcium and magnesium carbonates and other dissolved compounds. Truth be told, calcium and other minerals in your water is a good thing for you. That can't be said for your plumbing. Easywater does not remove anything from the water. Before Easywater, minerals in water are in the form of crystals. These minerals look like tree branches, have an electrostatic charge on their surface and want to stick to other objects like your pipes. Once the water is conditioned the minerals look like discs, lose their electrostatic surface charge, and no longer stick.

As the previous poster wrote, "Easywater's website says, 'The EasyWater signal wire is wrapped around a copper, PVC or PEX pipe. Electronic frequencies (not actual electricity) pass through the pipe and cause molecular agitation in the water (Faraday's Law).' Unfortunately, a copper pipe would serve very nicely as a Faraday cage for the contents of the pipe." This is not true. If you read the article on Wikipedia there's mention to how this does not affect magnetic fields. The wire wrapped around the piping would create an electromagnetic field. The Faraday cage would not stop it from working. Not that grounding matters, because easy water doesn't use electric currents through the pipe.

Personal experience with Easywater:

I wanted to add something from my own experience buying the Easywater unit. The sales person on the phone or online chat is not qualified to give you the correct assessment on what unit you need. They just asked me if we have tank water heater and recommended the $900 unit (the cheapest one).

When we received we had no idea how to install it. Yes there were instructions but how can we be sure we'll do it correctly? When I called the same sales person she sounded a little frustrated and reminded me that there are clear instructions on how to install it. At the end she contacted a local dealer in my area who came out and looked at our water system and told us because we have hot water recirculation line we need a second unit ($1900 one this time) to place outside also and we need some pipes redone so that the units can be installed properly! Our pipes were too short. The installation estimate was $4000 total! So if I just listened to the sales person and installed the unit improperly by myself I would have had no results...

For over a week I am trying to contact customer service to return the $900 unit we purchased. They close early, 2 pm my time (5 pm eastern time) and are closed on the weekends. I left several messages but no one is returning my call. Every time I tried to call the customer service extension they redirect me to a sales person who asks my name and address from the start. I tell them I do not want to buy anything I want to return an item! They tell me the Customer Service person is busy (of course) or the office is closed.

I got very frustrated and told the sales person who answered last time that it seems to me they have 100 sales people and only 1 Customer Service guy? He answered: "No we have 40 sales people and 2 customer service.." The whole company and product sounds like a big scam.