Is a water softener worth it if you have district heating?

If you have district heating, then a water softener It’s slightly different from a standard central heating boiler or water heater. Whether you can make the most of it depends on the type of district heating you have: individual or communal. In this blog, you can read about the difference between the two, and find out when you might still be able to install a water softener.

How can you find out whether you have individual or district heating?

It’s very easy to check: turn off the main tap near your water meter. If you can still get hot water after that, you have district heating. If you can no longer get hot water, you have individual district heating.

What’s the point of a water softener if you have individual district heating?

If you have an individual district heating system, a water softener from Mooiwater will soften all your water, so you’ll have 100% softened water. With this district heating system, you’ll therefore get the most out of a water softener. 

What’s the point of a water softener if you’re on a district heating scheme?

With district heating, only the cold water is softened, as the hot water is supplied centrally via a separate pipe. That hot water enters via two pipes: one for your heating and one for your taps, such as the shower and washbasins. The water from these taps is therefore a mixture of hard (the hot part) and soft (the cold part) water, and is thus only partially softened.

So, in this situation, you won’t benefit from the full 100%, but you will benefit to a significant extent. Appliances that heat cold water themselves, such as your coffee machine, washing machine and dishwasher, run entirely on softened water and benefit fully from it. You can read more about the benefits this brings on our page featuring the benefits of a water softener.