Electronic water descaler

[mckegney]

I'm looking for information on domestic water descalers.
In particular the type that drives a coil which is wound round the cold water inlet to a ploperty. An info on the theory of operation or the building of such a device.
I found one project in an electronics mag but it was published back in 1997 and is not available in reprint.

Kev.

[Guest]

If the 'electronic mag' is Elektor then send an email to their customer services dept. and ask for a photocopy on paper of the said article.

Gonzo

[fgmarshall]

No matter what you wind round a copper pipe (Faraday says) NOTHING will get inside the pipe - except for DC which creates a steady magnetic field.

I am not aware of any peer reviewed scientific paper that says these things work. Please give me an explanation if I am wrong!