Water Treatment Services - Oakwood GA

Are you concerned about the chemicals and other toxic substances potentially present in your water? Do you have hard water and worry that it may affect your pipes and appliances? The team of expert plumbers at BlueFlow All-Service Plumbing can ease these concerns through our water treatment services in Oakwood, GA.

We offer all-in-one solutions through our reverse osmosis configurations. You can focus on your drinking water with a water filtration system. If hard water is the main concern, opt for a personalized water softener system.

Residential Reverse Osmosis Filtration Solutions

Some households may need both filtration and softening, and that makes reverse osmosis (RO) an attractive solution. An RO system is a type of water filter that works differently than a traditional water purifier. It uses high water pressure to reverse the natural process of osmosis, which is where water moves from a low to a high concentration. In doing so, it leaves behind nearly 100% of the substances that negatively impact water quality.

All whole-home RO solutions, water filters, and water softeners are point-of-entry (POE) systems. That means they function between your water main and your home’s plumbing. This approach assures that the system purifies all your water before it enters your household.

There are two important considerations for any POE system: flow rate and volume. The industry measures flow rate in gallons per minute (GPM). Most homes will need about 5 GPM, and there are systems that provide double that and more. A high enough volume ensures the system meets the overall needs of the household. This is crucial for RO and water softener systems that must treat the water in advance rather than on demand.

Water Filtration for Healthier Water

The typical POE water filtration system provides filtered water on demand. That means GPM is the main concern, and volume generally doesn’t matter. If the flow rate isn’t high enough, you can experience low water pressure and other plumbing issues.

One of the advantages of a traditional water purifier is that you can customize the filtration. These systems function by forcing water through various filter media stages. The stages within a water purifier determine what it can trap and neutralize and how much.

The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certifies water purifiers for the home. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends looking for the NSF label. That label gives you peace of mind because you know the NSF has tested the product. The label will also detail what the system can handle. If you’re concerned about cysts, for instance, you’ll know if the sediment filter pore size is fine enough to capture them.

Whole-House Water Softener System Installation

Rather than filtering your water, a water softener system conditions it. It does this by exchanging certain minerals in your water with salt. The problematic minerals are calcium and magnesium. In overabundance, those minerals can form limescale. That scale can decrease energy efficiency, lower water pressure, corrode pipes, and reduce appliance life span.

The typical water softener for the home functions through ion exchange. It achieves that exchange through resin beads saturated with sodium or potassium chloride. The process exhausts that salt over time, at which point the system needs to regenerate.

Most systems can regenerate within two hours. For single-tank systems, it’s typical to set them to regenerate when everyone is sleeping. The potential drawback to this approach is that you can run out of soft water on days of unusually high demand. To avoid this, you can opt for a dual-tank system, which will never go offline. One tank can regenerate while the other continues to soften your water.

Protect your drinking water and plumbing systems with our water treatment services in Oakwood. Call BlueFlow All-Service Plumbing today or contact us online to schedule an appointment.

Don’t have an issue with your water? We also offer expert drain cleaning, water heater, and household plumbing services!

Water Treatment Services in Oakwood, GA

Residential Reverse Osmosis Filtration Solutions

Water Filtration for Healthier Water

Whole-House Water Softener System Installation