Is there any point in having a water softener if you have district heating?

With district heating, there are two options: you can have collective district heating or individual district heating. With the former, a water softener more useful than the other. 

To find out what type of district heating you have, simply turn off the main valve near the water meter. If you can still get hot water after doing so, you have communal district heating. If you can no longer get hot water, you have individual district heating.

Individual district heating

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

District heating

If you have district heating, only the cold water will be softened, as the hot water is supplied centrally. This hot water is supplied via two pipes: one for your heating system and one for your taps, such as the shower and washbasins. As a result, your hot water is not softened, and the water from your taps is only partially softened due to the mixing of hard (hot) and soft (cold) water. So, you do benefit from the water softener, but not to the full extent. All appliances that heat cold water themselves – such as your coffee machine, washing machine and dishwasher – do therefore benefit fully from softened water.

See also: The benefits of limescale-free water