7 rumors about LAGUR

Over time, we have encountered many strange misunderstandings and misconceptions about how LAGUR works, and what effect the system has. Here we collect seven of the most common myths about LAGUR and explains why they don't hold water!

Story 1: LAGUR is water softening !

No, LAGUR fundamentally different from water softening plants by not reducing the lime content of the water. This lowers LAGUR nor the hardness of the water, even if it is experienced that way.

You only get softer water with a water softening plants by using salt in the process. The correct term for water softening plants are ion exchange systems. They work by means of ion exchange, as the water runs down over an ion exchange mass, which attracts and binds calcium. This process requires the use of salt for regeneration and increases the water's sodium (salt) content, which we already consume too much of according to health recommendations.

LAGUR does not require the addition of salt and thus does not increase the sodium content, but preserves the taste and natural chemical composition of natural water.

Story 2: One LAGUR -plants are expensive to operate!

No, we don't think so! LAGUR HOME uses 12W, equivalent to approx. 250 DKK per year and comes with a five-year warranty. If you rent the system, ownership automatically passes to you after five years. The system is maintenance-free, as, unlike conventional water softening plants does not require cleaning or refilling with salt, and you do not need a service agreement.

In comparison, a regular ion exchange system, in addition to electricity, typically uses one kilogram of salt per 1,000 liters of water. That doesn't sound like much, but an average apartment uses 80 cubic meters of water per year, so that works out to 80 kilograms of salt per apartment. If there are 50 apartments, that works out to 4 tons of salt.

IN LAGUR PRO for housing associations and companies, where one system can treat water for the entire building, the control box uses approximately 1 kW per day, corresponding to approximately DKK 900 per year.

Myth 3: You can't minimize limescale problems without chemistry!

Yes, you can! It is LAGUR a proof of. LAGUR breaks down the ability of limescale to deposit. With electrical frequencies, it transforms LAGUR the structure of the lime grains from calcite to aragonite. In this process, the lime changes form from sharp crystals (calcite), which adhere easily to surfaces and in installations, to a granular, rounded form (aragonite). It takes on a powder-like character when it dries, and is easier to wipe away with a cloth.

In some places, LAGUR mentioned in connection with other water treatment methods. Methods that may use chemistry or ultrasound and are referred to as limescale splitters or as something that directly crushes the lime. But that is not what takes place in LAGUR 's case.

A grain of lime is already very small – much, much smaller than a grain of sand and so small that no filter can remove it from water. That is why LAGUR not at all focus on the size of the lime particles, but only on their shape. And as the effect of our many installed systems shows, the structure of limescale crucial importance for the lime's ability to set.

Story 4: water treatment changes the taste of water!

No, not if you use LAGUR . LAGUR does not change the chemical composition of the water, but only changes the the structure of limescale Therefore, the taste of your drinking water from the tap is exactly the same as it usually is.

On the contrary, it is correct that water softening using ion exchange can change the taste of the water. Among other things, because the water's content of limescale is reduced, while the sodium content increases. In addition, the water chemistry also changes in several other parameters. But it is of course individual whether a change in the taste of the water is experienced negatively or positively.

Story 5: LAGUR makes the water unnatural and less healthy!

No, nothing could be more wrong! LAGUR On the contrary, it is your guarantee that your water is as natural and healthy as ever – and you get rid of your limescale problems .

LAGUR is put into place to minimize limescale problems for private and professional use without burdening our common planet. And without compromising the healthy properties of the water.

Story 6: When LAGUR retains the lime content, the deposits are the same!

No, because LAGUR changes the structure of limescale , so that the lime does not stick to surfaces and in installations to nearly the same extent as untreated water. In addition, the new, rounder shape of the lime grains is retained long enough to make a practical difference.

Instead of settling, the limescale settles on the surface without binding and can be wiped away more easily. This reduces the need for harsh cleaning agents if, for example, you wipe down the tiles in the shower regularly.

Story 7: LAGUR increases the risk of pipe bursting!

No! It is quite correct that limescale has a sealing effect, but water pipes do not become more leaky when a LAGUR -system is switched on. The effect is the opposite, because LAGUR This usually primarily removes the irregularities on the inside of the pipe. This reduces turbulence in the water and ensures smoother flow and better water pressure.

Many pipe bursts are caused by turbulence and increased pressure in places with large irregularities tearing loose larger limescale plugs. This exposes holes in the pipe created by galvanic corrosion and causes further bursting. Due to the changed structure of the lime from crystals to granules, the lime settles in LAGUR -water does not settle on the inside of the pipe, as the untreated water did.

Instead, the flow of LAGUR -treated water acts like fine sandpaper against the limescale formations on the inside of the pipe. The most prominent irregularities are slowly sanded away first, and the more the irregularities are removed, the better and more stable the water flow becomes. And thus even more is sanded away limescale away on the inside.

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