{"id":1803,"date":"2023-08-04T10:35:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/the-integroa%c2%a2-or-water-softening\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T11:55:29","slug":"the-integroa%c2%a2-or-water-softening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/the-integroa%c2%a2-or-water-softening\/","title":{"rendered":"The Integro\u2122 or Water Softening?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1803\" class=\"elementor elementor-1803 elementor-414\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3da09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8f3da09\" 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-fad2555 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"fad2555\" 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-4cf7787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf7787\" 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\">The Integro\u2122 or Water Softening?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90b10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90b10f\" 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>When it comes to resolving hard water problems there is no such thing as a perfect solution, and so understanding the challenges you are trying to resolve and what your priorities are is critical.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4082b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea4082b\" 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\">The Integro\u2122:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01910e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01910e0\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-Pipe-Pic-with-Water-background-1-1024x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-Pipe-Pic-with-Water-background-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-Pipe-Pic-with-Water-background-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-Pipe-Pic-with-Water-background-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-Pipe-Pic-with-Water-background-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60827ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60827ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike a softener, the Integro\u2122 does not remove minerals from the water. It restructures them in a way that prevents them from binding to form limescale. In the case of an already scaled-up system, the Integro\u2122 will remove the historical build-up over the first couple of months of use, leaving your water system and equipment clean, clear and operating more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>In open-air environments where water is left to evaporate (shower screens, dishwashers etc.) mineral deposits can be easily wiped off without the use of chemicals, making cleaning significantly quicker. The Integro\u2122 will prevent and remove all hard limescale, as well as significantly reducing rust and corrosion, irrespective of water hardness.<\/p>\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-b27a910 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"b27a910\" 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-b110185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b110185\" 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\">Water Softening:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d1d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09d1d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-softener.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-softener.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-softener-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-softener-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbfc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbfc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A commonly used solution is water softeners (ions exchange units). In this case you must ensure they are topped up with salt (which can be costly, both financially and to the environment), switched on and operating effectively and that they are serviced as they get older. Fail to do any of these and you will get limescale throughout your system and equipment. The resulting build-up will not be removed when your softener comes back online and can lead to equipment breakdowns and increased energy costs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065acce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"065acce\" 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\">Summary <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d4d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d4d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Integro\u2122 can be used as an alternative to, or alongside, water softeners. The key difference is that as well as preventing future limescale build-up the Integro\u2122 will remove old limescale from your water systems and equipment (something that softeners do not), and this is where the greatest savings and benefits are realized.<\/p>\n\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>The Integro\u2122 or Water Softening? When it comes to resolving hard water problems there is no such thing as a perfect solution, and so understanding the challenges you are trying to resolve and what your priorities are is critical. The Integro\u2122: Unlike a softener, the Integro\u2122 does not remove minerals from the water. It restructures &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/the-integroa%c2%a2-or-water-softening\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Integro\u2122 or Water Softening?<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3155,"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1803\/revisions\/3155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sw.umatter.gr\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}