Service
Water Filtration Installation
Installing water filtration, from a single drinking water filter to a whole-house system, chosen against what a test shows is actually in the water.
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Test first, buy second
This is the step that gets skipped and it determines whether the money is well spent.
Filters are specific. Activated carbon removes chlorine, taste and odour, and does little for dissolved minerals. A sediment filter removes particulates and nothing chemical. Reverse osmosis removes a great deal and wastes water doing it. Specific contaminants need specific media.
Buying a system before knowing what is actually in the water means selecting on marketing rather than on need, and it is entirely possible to install something expensive that does nothing about the problem that prompted it.
A water test costs very little and turns the decision into a straightforward one.
Where the filter goes changes the cost
Point of use. A filter at the kitchen tap treats the few litres a day you actually drink and cook with. Small cartridge, cheap replacements, and it can be a much more thorough filter precisely because the volume is small.
Whole house. Everything entering the property is treated. This is the right answer when the problem affects fixtures and appliances rather than taste: sediment wearing out valves, chlorine affecting showers and laundry.
Whole house has one trap worth knowing about: a filter sized on capacity rather than flow will restrict the supply, and every fixture in the property gets worse. It has to be sized against peak simultaneous demand, not against how long the cartridge lasts.
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Problems this service solves
- Water with a noticeable taste or smell
- Chlorine taste from the municipal supply
- Sediment coming through from an old main or a well
- Concern about specific contaminants after a test
- Wanting better drinking water without buying bottles
Signs you need water filtration installation
If more than one of these is true, the problem is usually past the point a plunger or a store-bought cleaner will fix.
- The water tastes or smells of chlorine
- There is sediment in the aerators or the kettle
- A water test has identified something specific
- The supply is a private well
What to expect
How the visit works
Test before choosing anything
Different filters remove different things. Buying a system before knowing what is in the water is how people end up filtering for the wrong contaminant.
Decide point of use or whole house
Drinking water quality is a point of use problem. Sediment and chlorine affecting every fixture and appliance is a whole house one.
Size for flow, not just capacity
A whole-house filter that restricts flow makes every fixture in the property worse, so it is sized against the peak demand.
Install with bypass and serviceable access
A bypass and accessible housings mean filter changes take minutes rather than requiring the house to be shut off.
What's included
What you get on every job, whoever we send.
- Chosen from a water test rather than a sales pitch
- Point of use and whole house separated properly
- Sized so it does not restrict flow to the property
- Bypass and access planned for the filter changes to come
Questions
Water Filtration Installation questions
Should I test the water before buying a filter?
Yes, and it is the step most often skipped. Filters are not general purpose: activated carbon deals with chlorine, taste and odour, sediment filters deal with particulates, and specific contaminants may need reverse osmosis or a specialist media. Buying a system first means choosing without knowing what the problem is, and it is entirely possible to install an expensive filter that does nothing about the thing that prompted it.
Whole house or just the kitchen?
It depends what you are trying to fix. If the goal is better drinking water, a point of use filter at the kitchen tap is far cheaper and more effective, because you are treating a few litres a day rather than everything that enters the building. Whole house makes sense where the issue affects every fixture and appliance, such as sediment damaging valves or chlorine affecting showers and laundry.
How often do filters need changing?
It depends on the filter and on how much water passes through it, and the manufacturer's interval is a starting point rather than a rule. A filter left in past its life stops working and can become worse than no filter at all, since trapped material sits in the flow path. This is why accessible housings and a bypass matter: a filter change that is easy actually gets done, and one that requires shutting off the house tends not to.
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