Abstract: An electronic water treating device comprising a brass body from which projects a graphite anode and to which is secured a stainless steel canister which functions as a cathode. The device includes an electronic power head connected to an external power supply. A 115 volt AC house current is transformed into two 6.3 volt circuits. The first anode powered circuit receives 6.3 volts which is rectified through a diode bridge and powers the anode through a biased resistance. The second 6.3 volt circuit is rectified through a diode and passes through a condenser and resistance through a transistor and resister to the anode. This latter circuit is a voltage measuring circuit interconnected through a relay to a warning light which is energized and lighted if substantial variation in the current being transmitted occurs. This usually arises when an accumulation of sludge-like calcium carbonate, calcium sulphate and magnesium collects in the canister.