{"id":1784,"date":"2023-08-07T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/how-hard-water-increases-energy-consumption\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T12:36:17","slug":"how-hard-water-increases-energy-consumption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/how-hard-water-increases-energy-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hard Water Increases Energy Consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1784\" class=\"elementor elementor-1784 elementor-603\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824595f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"824595f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92dc62 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"a92dc62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6a54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f6a54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Hard Water Increases Energy Consumption<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209709e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"209709e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How The Integro\u2122 Reduces Your Energy Consumption<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c89df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0c89df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Limescale Build-up Leads to Increased Energy Consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Even in soft water areas, limescale forms in heating and hot water systems creating a layer of insulation between the heat source and water, effectively slowing down the heating process and increasing energy consumption!<\/p>\n<p>Unlike a water softener, the Integro\u2122 technology will not only prevent future scale formation but will remove all existing build-up from your water systems and equipment over the first 1-3 months of use. So whether installed as a standalone system or used alongside your softeners, the Integro\u2122 will significantly reduce your energy consumption by up to 40%!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the Carbon Trust, just a 1mm layer of limescale on the heating element causes a 7% increase in energy used by your boiler.<\/li>\n<li>British Water estimate that for every 1.6mm of scale built up in your heating system, there is a 12% loss in heating efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>6mm of limescale throughout your pipework and heating system can lead to a staggering 40% increase in energy bills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af25db e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"5af25db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127b73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"127b73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sidon-water-energy-consumption.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sidon-water-energy-consumption.png 570w, https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sidon-water-energy-consumption-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Hard Water Increases Energy Consumption How The Integro\u2122 Reduces Your Energy Consumption Limescale Build-up Leads to Increased Energy Consumption. Even in soft water areas, limescale forms in heating and hot water systems creating a layer of insulation between the heat source and water, effectively slowing down the heating process and increasing energy consumption! 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