Randomly varying electric fields (120-200 KHz sine wave) are induced into the water. These fields propagate through the water in the entire plumbing systems. The result is the production of nuclei/clusters everywhere in the water system. When this water is heated, the resulting precipitate that usually deposits on the surfaces grows in suspension and develops as a crystal on the nuclei and is then washed away in the flow. Unlike other types of physical water conditioner, the HydroFLOW units do not rely on water flow to work. The field treats the water both up and down stream. The treated water is normally able to dissolve existing scale in just a few weeks.