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Worth knowing
A softener and a filter are not the same thing.
People use the words interchangeably and then end up with the wrong box on the wall. They solve two different problems, and plenty of houses around here want both.
Water softener
Removes hardness minerals
Where it wins
- Stops scale building up in your water heater, fixtures and tankless unit
- Soap and shampoo actually rinse off
- Glassware and shower doors stop spotting
- Extends the life of every appliance that heats water
What to know
- Does not improve taste or smell on its own
- Uses salt, so there is a tank to keep topped up
- Needs a drain and a loop plumbed properly to be serviceable
- Does not remove sediment or chlorine
Water filtration
Removes what you can taste, smell or see
Where it wins
- Takes out chlorine, so the water tastes and smells better
- Catches sediment before it reaches fixtures and valves
- Can target specific contaminants once the water is tested
- Often pairs with a softener on the same loop
What to know
- Does nothing about hardness, so scale carries on
- Cartridges or media need changing on a schedule
- Sizing matters, an undersized filter chokes your flow
- Whole-house and under-sink do different jobs
Water around San Antonio and the Hill Country is genuinely hard, so most houses here want softening. Whether you also want filtration depends on what you are tasting. We will tell you which one your water actually calls for.
Call (726) 227-4569Water around San Antonio and the Hill Country is genuinely hard, and it is why water heaters here fail early, fixtures scale up and soap never quite rinses. A softener and a filter do two different jobs: a softener removes the calcium and magnesium that cause scale, and a filter removes what affects taste, smell and clarity, such as chlorine or sediment. Plenty of houses want both and plenty only need one. Pawsome Plumbing sizes, installs and sets up whole-house softeners and filtration, plumbs the loop properly with a bypass so the system can be serviced, and tells you honestly which of the two your water actually calls for.
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