and take the hardness out of H2O

budget, but if I were wealthy I’d have snapped this up, too. The taps would be furred up in months without a water softener, so you can see why the two go hand in hand.

Tom has a boiling water tap at his home in Frampton. He said: “As soon as a I got a water softener I got a boiling water tap and I’ve never looked back, I love it.” Demonstrating the convenience of this by making me a cuppa straight from the tap, I am impressed. But one of those will have to wait till I am a publishing magnate…

Meanwhile, I am overwhelmed to have found something relatively cheap that will save me lots of money running the home. Businesses also stand to save fortunes, especially food and drink businesses and those using a lot of water.

“You use 12% efficiency for every millimetre of scale,” says Tom. “Some appliances and boilers can completely cut out if the scale has built up too much. dorsetwatercentre.co.uk

“When I go somewhere without a water softener I can really feel it in my hair and skin. I’d never be without one now. I don’t even have to use washing machine liquid – I use an Eco Egg from Robert Dyas, which even gets oil out without detergent.” It all sounds so exciting I can hardly wait for mine to be fitted. See? I am OLD. n Dorset Water Centre is open 9am-1pm Monday to Friday, and offers salt delivery and collection across Dorset and South Somerset.