Angel asked:
“Shopping around for salt-less systems and found Pelican™ NaturSoft System has been tested and fulfilled the requirements of the W512. I pulled this statement off there website, what do you think between Pelician and USwatersystems (GreenWave)?
The Water Doctor Replied:
Well, the fact that we (US Water) sell the GreenWave and not Pelican™ should say enough about it. I also believe that DVGW-512 is of no value. The Pelican™ system is “Third Party-Tested.” What does that mean? It could mean that they gave someone some money to test it and they said it was great. As it stands right now, there is no Certification, Testing or Validation of Salt-less or Salt-free water conditioning systems by any credible testing facility. The DVGW-512 standard is dubious, at best. (See previous post)
* – Pelican™ is a registered trademark of Pelican Water Technologies. US Water Systems has no affiliation with the company.
Sounds like Mark might be a little jealous of the soaring pelican. My friend has a greenwave and I have a pelican and he likes the operation of my system better then his?
John,
Soaring Pelican?
OK, give me some info:
1. What model Pelican do you have?
2. What model Green Wave does your friend have?
3. Is the water identical?
4. What does he like better about yours?
You started this, so give me more information so that I can answer, or I will consider this a “drive-by shooting.”
This blog is about “full disclosure.” Give me the facts!
By the way, I notice you live in Florida, near Winter Park, which is near Deland, which is where Pelican has their home.
Coincidence?
We have had a pelican for 3 + years now. Our water tastes great, but it absolutely does NOT soften our water. Our showers heads clog, we have scale on the facets, etc. We have a hardness of about 15-17. If I could have the perfect solution it would be to have the salt water softener on all my hot water and the pelican on only my drinking water. I think the pelican is misleading when it says it ‘softens’.
Jennifer,
You are correct in that the Pelican does not soften the water and I also feel that it is VERY misleading to call it a softener.
At US Water, we have a hybrid water softener that acts as a carbon filter and water softener as well.
http://www.uswatersystems.com/shop/categories/Water-Softeners/Fusion-Hybrid-Water-Softeners/
Then you can add a reverse osmosis system for drinking.
I will agree with Mark, and I do not sell either one of them. I know Mark is very honest with his answer, that there is no certification, validation, testing standards, or credentials for the Salt Free Pelican, GreenWave, or any other physical water treatment devices. I have seen them all, and removed them all after customers learned the hard way that they did not work. Mark is also stating even his is not approved. Why do water treatment professionals sell them? Because consumers want to buy this type of crap, and we can sell them for less, and get the sale again after they do not work. But we are honest and tell you they dont work