Do you need a water softener for a rain shower?

The rain shower or rain shower is becoming increasingly popular. It creates a relaxing sensation and, of course, leaves you feeling lovely and fresh and clean. The wide spray ensures the water is distributed all over your body. Naturally, you’ll want this spray to remain wide throughout the rain shower’s lifespan. That’s why many people nowadays, when buying a rain shower, also opt for a water softener purchase.

No loss of water pressure with a rain shower

A water softener ensures that the pipes in your home remain free of limescale. It will even remove any existing limescale, so that throughout the lifespan of your rain shower no pressure loss will experience. So, if you don’t have a water softener, in the long run you’ll actually find yourself increasingly affected by a slight loss of pressure due to limescale build-up in the pipes.

Benefits of a water softener with a rain shower

A non-descaled shower head If you don’t clean it regularly, it will result in a significant loss of pressure and volume. With a water softener, this will never be necessary again.

As well as ensuring you won’t experience any loss of water pressure in your rain shower, the water softener many more benefits. That way, you won’t see any limescale stains in your kitchen either, or bathroom. As the pipes remain clean, your boiler’s efficiency is also maintained. What’s more, because the water is descaled, you’ll need to use far less soap and washing powder.

Should you hold off on getting a water softener for a while?

Modern systems such as heat pumps, solar water heaters and rain showers have, in fact, been in use right from the very start limescale build-up. To keep this equipment in good condition and looking its best, we therefore recommend that you don’t put off buying a water softener for too long. What doesn’t get on there, you won’t have to take off.

Can the water softener be funded from my building savings account?

If you would like a water softener in your new-build home, it is advisable to factor this into your budget. That way, you can also fund from your building savings account.

In addition, there are various mortgage lenders that offer the option of energy-saving measures to include in the mortgage; homebuyers wishing to make their homes more sustainable can borrow up to 106% of the property’s value. For energy-saving investments that are yet to be carried out, you can borrow an additional €9,000 at most.

In addition, we also offer the option of purchasing the water softener via a hire-purchase arrangement. Click here to view the terms and conditions. 

Any more descaling tips?

What applies to your Senseo appliance applies to all the appliances in your home. See below for more tips on descaling.

– Descaling a kettle
– Descaling the Senseo unit
– Cleaning black taps
– Descaling a shower head
– Prevent limescale build-up in the bathroom
– Removing limescale from the toilet bowl

Further information on water softeners for your rain shower

Would you like to find out more about water softeners? Please contact us via 085 060 4470 or request a no-obligation quote on.