Overview
The University of Notre Dame was founded in 1842. The Catholic character of the campus is reflected in its explicit commitment to the Catholic faith and is constantly ranked as one of the top universities in the world. There are more than 11,700 students currently and 120,000 alumni. It’s athletic teams are known as the “Fighting Irish.”
Challenges
Located in a very hard water area, the dormitory’s on the campus were experiencing issues with their domestic water supply. The showers, toilets and sinks were all experiencing serious lime scaling issues as well as low water flow rates.
Solution
One SB-350 was installed on the incoming main water line going to the building.
Installed
May 15, 2013
Outcome
ScaleBlaster has solved the hard water issues without the need of an expensive water softener. The water flow pressure has returned to normal and there are no longer scaling issues with their showers, toilets and sinks.

Founder and Co-Owner of Clearwater Enviro Technologies
Jeff Conway is the founder and co-owner of Clearwater Enviro Technologies, which opened in 1989 from the city it started from – Clearwater, Florida. The first product line was the Clearwater Pool Systems with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as it’s company spokesman. In 1995, the electronic water conditioner ScaleBlaster was added to the product line. Jeff was born in Auburn, Indiana but grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is a graduate of Florida Southern College in 1978 and has resided in the Tampa Bay area ever since. Several products have evolved over the years, making the company the largest manufacturer of mineral ionization equipment and electronic water conditioners in the world.