Ah yes, the old magnetic water conditioner. Now they have made a model that can electrify your entire plumbing system so you can get fried while in the bathtub. I like that.
I have a very wealthy customer who wanted a softener installed at his dock so he could wash off his 40 some odd foot boat. Before I was called to do the install, he called me and asked what I thought of magnetic softeners. I told him! He said a good friend of his wanted to sell him one for only $850.00. He even brought it to me to have a look at the thing. I was impressed, it was 1" fitted, was made of all brass and stainless, had a powerful permanent magnet in it and weighed around 12 lbs. Of coarse it did absolutely nothing for his water problem but it sure did look nice all plumbed into his PVC plumbing out at the dock. He now has a 1 cu. ft. unit with a Fleck 5600 metered head to actually soften his water.
bob...