Enter four things. Get an honest annual cost for your specific household — and a realistic estimate of what a softener would save you.
Numbers based on Thames Water hardness data and average UK appliance lifecycle costs. Your actual figures will vary – book a free home survey for a personalised quote.
Your Home
Please enter a valid postcode for our service areas (Oxfordshire).
Your Annual Hard-Water Cost
£897
across boiler, appliances, detergent and time
Boiler Inefficiency:£420
Appliance Wear:£280
Detergents & Cleaning:£197
With a Softener, You'd Save
~£650
per year, every year*
Over the next 5 years, doing nothing costs you £4,485. A Purer Aqua softener at £1,695 pays for itself in 2.6 years.
Your hard-water cost: £897/yr. Purer Aqua finance: £47.08/mo (£565/yr). You save £332 in year one, then £897 every year after that.
The calculator combines four inputs to estimate your annual cost of hard water: your postcode (which gives us your local hardness reading from Thames Water), household size, number of bathrooms, and boiler age. It then estimates your annual saving with a softener installed.
Postcode → hardness
Live Thames Water data gives us your actual hardness in ppm. Oxfordshire averages 300+.
Household → water usage
Larger households use more hot water — and pay more in boiler scale damage and detergent waste.
Bathrooms → appliance load
More bathrooms = more taps, showers, glass surfaces accumulating limescale. Each adds to the annual cost.
Boiler age → efficiency loss
Older boilers have more scale build-up. Younger boilers have more future damage to prevent — both add cost.
ILLUSTRATIVE OXFORDSHIRE SCENARIOS
Three illustrative Oxfordshire households at typical hardness levels.
Yours will vary – the calculator above gives you your personal estimate
OX26 BICESTER · 320 PPM
Family of four
3-bed semi, 2 bathrooms, 6-year-old combi boiler
Annual hard-water cost
£960
Purer Aqua install (Standard)
£1,695
Annual saving with softener
£650
PAYBACK PERIOD
2.6 yrs
OX14 ABINGDON · 305 PPM
Couple, no children
2-bed terrace, 1 bathroom, new boiler
Annual hard-water cost
£620
Purer Aqua install (Standard)
£1,695
Annual saving with softener
£420
PAYBACK PERIOD
4.0 yrs
OX28 WITNEY · 295 PPM
Family of five
4-bed detached, 3 bathrooms, 8-year-old boiler
Annual hard-water cost
£1,120
Purer Aqua install (Standard)
£1,695
Annual saving with softener
£790
PAYBACK PERIOD
1.9 yrs
Figures based on Thames Water hardness data and average household consumption. Not based on individual surveys.