Calgon

Calgon comes in small tablets. At http://www.calgon.co.uk/ users are advised to use one tablet of Calgon to each wash. Theoretically Calgon eliminates lime scale which builds up in hard water. Hard water is water rich in minerals. When washing machine is used some of these minerals stay in the machine in form of lime scale (chalky deposit). Washing powders contain ingredients which soften the water. Calgon is a product formulated to prevent limescale in washing machines. The tablets are commonly used in washing machines. Calgon recommends one tablet in each wash. Calgon recommends people living in hard water areas should follow this to ...

Calgon is marketed as a product which protects your washing machine and prolongs its life. I live in an extremely hardwater area and although I had not noticed a problem with my washing machine I have had problems with limescale deposits hardening round cloth fibres and pet hairs which have been washed out of the machine and caused blockages in the waste pipe from the machine. On frequent occasions I had to dismantle the waste pipe and clear out calcified deposits. More recently I found that the exterior drain pipe to the main drain had blocked. After trying many of the drain cleaning products I realised that the problem was again calcified deposits. A very strong ...