Has anyone used this in really hard water?
305100
You don't want the "soft rock" for hard water, as that is for soft water specifically. If you order the "hard rock" it works great, or any of the regular ones with two scoops per load instead of one scoop will work in hard water.
12940
Yes! I use it in water all the time. It gets some water in it some times but it doesn't affect it's use.
1234710
I used it with mine. Worked great when it was working...beware if you have very hard water.
1580506
We have hard water and have had this fountain for about a month now. I recommend using only filtered water in it and doing a thorough cleaning every couple of weeks, as I see the signs of hard water build up if I let it go any longer than that.
1279677
I was having a hard time with this and every other detergent in my hard water, but if you have hard water and have issues with washing diapers you an always use a water softener. This detergent worked better then some of the ones I tried though. I alway wash my diapers on hot (even the cheep China ones) so I'm not sure how it does in warm water. I also add a little bit of oxyclean to each load because I was having a hard time. Goodluck!
445479
I owned the shower head for about 2 years an I haven't had any problems with clogging so far. I live in Hawaii so I don't have problems with hard water. Sometimes the water from the rubber comes out at an angle instead of straight down so I tweak the rubber and it straightens out.
1476900
My experience with these type of devices shows that they become weaker and less effective over time. For me, the reason was the minerals in our hard water would eventually clog the water flow. I was able to run some Lime Away through it and cleaned it out. Of course, you need to rinse the heck out of it to make sure no Lime Away was present. Now I use strictly distilled water in my Interplak and it works as good as new.
138677
I have not submerged it completely...but I have put it through everything short of that: 1) In the shower - mostly soaked the entire unit countless times.2) By the pool (with my kids) - it got splashed, bumped, fell off of benches onto concrete.3) Can of soda exploded onto it (overheated in a truck cab) - I was able to wash it off under a weak stream of water, no marks left.4) BURNING MAN - this thing survived a week in the Black Rock Desert and managed to bump out very high-quality tunes all day long in the playa dust.Overall, I'm a VERY happy customer.
993096
The info on amazon rec. fairly frequent cleanings with hard water. We certainly have hard water since we live close to one of the largest marble producing cities in America. We have had it at least a month maybe longer and there is absolutely no hard water residue anywhere on the humidifier. My stepdaughter said it should need very little care. Oh, I forgot to say that we keep it on 24/7. Great little cool mist humidifier. How long it will last-I don`t Know.
1649857
No, not that I'm aware of but I live in Florida so the water is not hard like deep well water. But the spray is not hard on your skin. Very nice.
960636
I reviewed the other answers, they are spot on, my only other advice is to make sure your water is very cold and add an additive to take out hard water minerals if you aren't using filtered water.
1664189
I don't know about the hard water issue. I had to return the filter that I purchased. I could not stop the unit from leaking around the top. VERY disappointed.
371361
We have only used the coarse softener salt in ours and it's been working great. Our campground has extremely hard water and it's been 2 summers now using this and we love it. Hope this helps!
1510414
I`m using mine in saltwater and it seems to be working well. Of course I clean it with fresh water after each use.
886426
Yes, but it won't work well with hard water so make sure you have a shower filter if that's your water type. You can google instructions on how to on various websites.
1672224
We've had this about two years, but only use it in the winter. We have hard water and have had no trouble. Also have a Vicks unit. Haven't had any trouble with that either.
2110288
I have had this for months now and I always add EO straight to the water. I use it everyday and there are no problems. Hope this helps.