Water softeners and filtration

Plumbing Doctor installs and services water softeners and water filtration systems for homes in Central New Jersey. A softener protects pipes, water heaters and fixtures from hard-water scale. A filter improves taste and removes specific contaminants. We'll help you pick what your water actually needs.

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Signs it's time to call

Any of these? Call Mike. He'll tell you on the phone whether it needs a visit today.

White crust on faucets, shower heads and glass doorsCall now Spots on dishes and glasses after washingCall now The water heater is noisy or needs flushing oftenCall Mike Water that tastes or smells of chlorineCall Mike A private well, or water you'd like testedCall Mike

Hard water and your plumbing

Hard water carries calcium and magnesium. When it's heated, those minerals drop out as scale inside water heaters, on faucet aerators and shower heads, and inside pipes. Scale makes water heaters work harder and wear out sooner. Mike explains how hard water hurts plumbing.

Softeners

A water softener swaps hardness minerals out of the water before it reaches your fixtures. It sits on the main line, usually in the basement, and needs salt topped up periodically.

Filtration

Filters range from an under-sink unit for drinking water to a whole-house system on the main line. The right choice depends on what you want removed. For well water, start with a lab test.

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Water softener

Best for: Scale and spotty dishes

Removes the hardness minerals that build up in water heaters, pipes and fixtures.

Whole-house filter

Best for: Taste, chlorine, sediment

Filters every tap in the house from the main line.

Under-sink filter

Best for: Better drinking water

A filter at the kitchen sink for drinking and cooking water.

Well water treatment

Best for: Private wells

Matched to a lab test of your well, for problems like iron or arsenic.

Water Treatment Systems

Pick what your water needs

Not sure which you need? Mike checks first and tells you honestly, with a flat price for each option before any work starts.

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How we handle it

Every water treatment systems job follows the same four steps, and you know the price before step three.

Step 01Water Treatment Systems

Look at your water

We check hardness and talk about what you're seeing, and whether a lab test makes sense.

Step 02Water Treatment Systems

Recommend a system

Softener, whole-house filter, under-sink filter or a combination, sized for your household.

Step 03Water Treatment Systems

Install

Installed on your main line with a bypass valve so it can be serviced without shutting the house down.

Step 04Water Treatment Systems

Service

Filter changes and softener checks keep the system working.

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Had backup and they came out in half hour on a Sunday and got the blockage resolved. They cleaned up after themselves. Very very professional people.

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They tell me what is worth doing or not doing, and won't try to upcharge me. The work is always great. They are my go-to!

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Found my outdoor cleanout that was covered up for years and no other company could find! … They use drop cloths and clean up when they are done.

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Water on the floor right now?

Call. A licensed plumber answers day or night, talks you through stopping the water, and gets on the road.

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Nights, weekends and holidays: emergency visits are an extra $250, paid upfront. We tell you on the phone before we drive out.

Do this now

Shut the main valve. Usually where the water line enters, near the meter.
Kill power to anything wet, from the breaker panel, if you can reach it dry.
Open a low faucet to drain the pipes and take pressure off the leak.

Water Treatment Systems: common questions

Do I need a water softener?

If you see scale on fixtures, spotty dishes or a water heater full of sediment, your water is likely hard. A softener removes the minerals that cause scale and protects your plumbing and appliances.

What's the difference between a softener and a filter?

A softener removes hardness minerals (calcium and magnesium). A filter removes things like chlorine taste, sediment or specific contaminants. Many homes use both.

Do you install filters for well water?

Yes. For well water we recommend a lab test first so the system matches what's actually in the water.

Where we do water treatment systems

Based in Somerset, working across Central New Jersey, and other towns within about 60 miles.

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