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Water changes street by street and season by season. Before we recommend anything, we test yours — then we walk you through what the results say and what each option is designed to do.
Not sure what your water needs yet? Start with the Homeowner Water Quality Guide →
Where a system goes
Where a system goes
Two choices sit behind everything below: treat all the water coming into the house, or treat the water at one tap.
Point-of-Entry (POE) — the whole house
Point-of-Entry (POE) — the whole house
Installed where your main water line comes into the house, so every tap, shower and appliance gets treated water.
Usually: softeners, sediment filters, whole-house carbon.
Point-of-Use (POU) — one tap
Point-of-Use (POU) — one tap
Installed at a single fixture, usually the kitchen sink, for the water you drink and cook with.
Usually: carbon filters, reverse osmosis, multi-stage units
The systems we install most
The systems we install most
Whole-Home Filtration (Point of Entry)
Whole-Home Filtration (Point of Entry)
Best for: treating all the water entering the house.
These install where your main water line comes into the house. Depending on the media, they're designed to reduce sediment, chlorine and chlorine taste, and other contaminants the media is certified for - at every tap, including the shower. The build can be matched to what your test actually shows, whether that's PFAS, iron or sulfur.
Suited to homes on well water, or where testing has found a specific problem
Treats every tap in the house, not just the kitchen
Often paired with a pre-filter or a softener
Reverse Osmosis
Reverse Osmosis
Best for: the most thorough treatment at a single tap.
Reverse osmosis pushes water through a semipermeable membrane. Units certified to NSF/ANSI 58 are designed to reduce a long list of contaminants, and we'll tell you exactly which ones the unit we're quoting is certified for. Usually installed under a sink, though it can be built into a whole-home setup.
Most households notice the difference in taste
Often paired with a remineralizer
Sends some water to the drain - worth knowing before you choose it
Specialty Media
Specialty Media
Best for: one specific thing your test found - PFAS, iron, sulfur, or low pH.
Some problems need a dedicated media. These can be added to an existing system or stand on their own, for issues like odor, taste, staining, or an emerging contaminant. We only say a system reduces something when the media is certified for it, and we'll show you the certification.
Under-Sink Filtration (Point of Use)
Under-Sink Filtration (Point of Use)
Best for: drinking and cooking water at one location.
Installed under the kitchen sink, these treat the water from a single faucet. Options include carbon filters, reverse osmosis, and multi-stage units. What each one is designed to reduce depends on the media and its certification, and we'll show you that certification for whatever we quote.
A sensible fit on municipal water
Compact, and the filters are easy to change
Lower cost to install and to maintain
Water Softeners
Water Softeners
Best for: hard water - calcium and magnesium.
Hard water leaves scale in water heaters, on fixtures and inside pipes, and it makes soap work harder than it should. Softeners use ion exchange to reduce the minerals that cause it.
Helps water heaters and appliances last longer
Less scale on fixtures and in the lines
Can be paired with filtration
Not Sure What You Need?
Not Sure What You Need?
Water varies from house to house, which is why we start with a test rather than a quote. We'll test your water, explain what the results say, and recommend the smallest system that addresses what we found - not the biggest one on the truck. Ask us and we'll show you the certification for anything we recommend. Three generations of plumbers, and we still answer our own phone.
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