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The glass in our master shower screen has gone permanently cloudy — a whitish, slightly rough film that used to wipe off but now won't, whatever spray I use. A couple of the villa…
Our tap water is hard — scale on everything, and honestly we don't love the taste, so we buy a lot of bottled water. Someone suggested a whole-home RO system; someone else said ju…
Our combi oven (the steam function especially) keeps scaling up, throws descale warnings, and steam performance is dropping. I'm sure Dubai's hard water is behind it. - How much d…
Our electric water heater has started making rumbling, popping and crackling noises when it heats up. I've read this can be sediment/scale building up in the tank. - Is that what…
Our bathroom health faucet (shattaf/bidet spray) drips constantly from the head and the hose connection leaks at the wall. - Why do these leak — the head, the hose, the diverter/v…
Our cafe's espresso machine keeps furring up with scale, needs descaling constantly, and the coffee quality is slipping. I'm sure Dubai's hard water is behind it. - How much does…
A mixer tap keeps dripping even fully closed, and turning it feels a bit gritty. I gather modern mixers use a cartridge rather than washers. - Can a dripping mixer usually be fixe…
My electric water heater takes longer to heat and runs out faster than it used to. I've read about the heating element scaling up and an anode rod that protects the tank. - What d…
Dubai's water leaves limescale on everything — taps, glass, kettle — and seems to shorten the life of the water heater and washing machine. I keep seeing "water softener" recommen…