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New Thu 8 Oct 20 17:14 
 Why no limescale ? - CGNorwich
Ah I didn't notice it was an electric shower.

As T juncion says the water in a shower does not reach particularly high temperatures unlike a kettle. Calcium carbonate does not precicitate from water until it reaches somewhere around 35 to 40 degrees C and precipitation does not become significant until a temperature of 60C is reached.

Thus a shower heater which probably does not exceed 35C in use will not be subject to scalng whilst a kettle boiling the same water will be.
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 Why no limescale ? new hawkeye 8 Oct 20 12:08
 Why no limescale ? new Duncan 8 Oct 20 12:13
 Why no limescale ? new CGNorwich 8 Oct 20 13:48
 Why no limescale ? new hawkeye 8 Oct 20 14:04
 Why no limescale ? new Zero 8 Oct 20 12:46
 Why no limescale ? new Dog 8 Oct 20 13:38
 Why no limescale ? new Bromptonaut 8 Oct 20 14:11
 Why no limescale ? new T junction 8 Oct 20 16:09
 Why no limescale ? new CGNorwich 8 Oct 20 17:14
 Why no limescale ? new hawkeye 8 Oct 20 23:37
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