Water Treatment Services - Duluth GA

Whether you have municipal or well water, your water quality may not be as high as you like. You can test the water, but testing does not guarantee its quality weeks or months from now. For peace of mind, BlueFlow All-Service Plumbing recommends our water treatment services in Duluth, GA.

Households with hard water can opt for a water softener system. Those concerned about their drinking water can benefit from a water filtration solution. Homeowners who want both protections may want to consider a point-of-entry (POE) reverse osmosis system.

Duluth Water Softener System Installation

Water has minerals in it, and the level of calcium carbonate, in particular, dictates how hard it is. Hard water can wreak havoc on pipes, water heaters, and dishwashers. It is not ideal for cooking and can make showering a less pleasant experience.

In Georgia, water ranges from very soft to very hard, whether you have well or municipal water. If you have hard water, a home-wide water softener system will rectify the situation by exchanging the calcium carbonate with salt.

With any POE water treatment system, you must ensure a high enough flow rate in gallons per minute. Too low a flow rate will cause low water pressure and other issues. For water softeners, you also have to consider the gallons provided between regeneration cycles. If you exceed that amount, you’ll run out of softened water until the system recharges. An alternative is to choose a water softener with two tanks.

Water Filtration for Drinking Water

Hardness can make drinking water less pleasant, but it’s generally safe to consume. This isn’t the case with other substances possibly in your water, such as cysts or pesticides. A whole-house water filtration system removes those substances. It does that by pushing your water through a sequence of stages that clean it.

Most water purifiers will have one or more sediment filters. There’s often a prefilter that’s necessary for well water but also useful for municipal water, as it preserves the primary filter. The main filter can trap dust, silt, heavy metals, and many other particles. What it can filter exactly depends on the filter’s largest pore size.

Manufacturers usually include activated charcoal in their water. Charcoal makes drinking water that tastes and smells great. It is also very effective at removing chemicals and gases, including pharmaceuticals and volatile organic compounds. You can also opt for an ultraviolet (UV) light stage. UV light provides the best protection against bacteria and other pathogens.

Whole-Home Reverse Osmosis Systems

If you need water softening and purification, you can install a water softener and a water purifier and have them work together. However, a more cost-effective solution may be to install a reverse osmosis (RO) system instead. RO systems reverse the natural process of osmosis to separate water molecules from most other substances, including impurities and calcium carbonate.

When adding RO to your home, you must consider several factors. First, it is crucial to size the system accurately. As with a water softener, you need a high enough capacity and flow rate. Another consideration is the removal of minerals from your water. RO removes almost all of them, but you need some for optimal health. The usual solution is a filter that remineralizes the water at the end of the RO process.

Another consideration is water waste, and you should target a system that wastes as little as possible. WaterSense RO systems are notable because they only use up to 2.3 gallons per 1 gallon delivered.

BlueFlow All-Service Plumbing is the plumbing company to trust for water treatment services in Duluth. Call today or contact us online to learn more about installing a reverse osmosis, water filtration, or water softener system.

Water Treatment Services in Duluth, GA

Duluth Water Softener System Installation

Water Filtration for Drinking Water

Whole-Home Reverse Osmosis Systems