Water Treatment
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Do you smell or taste the chlorine in your tap water? Worried about your bathing water quality, brown water, dirty water, rusty water or smelly water? Does your pet think you're trying to give it poison every time it drinks water. Pickett Plumbing can provide chlorine, chemical free water to your whole house. We're just a phone call away at 713-896-9700.
Do you like the taste of water from your regfrigerator?
How would you like to shower in that same chlorine free water? Does your family think your drinking water is useful only for cooking water?
Are you part of the 84% of Americans who don’t currently drink tap water because of health or safety concerns. Water quality is certainly a growing concern in many of today’s households. We all know water is precious. And clean, clear and safe water is on the minds of more and more Americans every day. Part of a plumber's job is to assure your water remains safe.
The EPA has strict regulations for the allowable levels of various contaminants that can be present in drinking water, check the report you get from your water purveyor. More and more families are turning to water filtration solutions for their water needs.
There are many different types of water treatment systems available to assure you of clean, clear & safe water all through your home. Let’s take a brief look at each.
Carbon Filters
Carbon filters, like those found in water filtration pitchers and other home filtration systems, are an affordable and commonly used home water treatment device. Carbon filters use granular-activated carbon and resins to bond with and trap contaminants. These filters are effective at improving the taste of water, and many will also reduce lead and other contaminants, but can be short term and inhibit bacteria growth.
Sediment Filters:
Much like your car engine's oil filter, a sediment filter removes suspended particles, like sand. They do not remove chemicals or hardness from the water. Like your engine oil filter, the cartridge must be replaced frequently.
Distillers
Distillers heat water to the boiling point, and then collect the water vapor as it condenses, killing disease-causing microbes and leaving most chemical contaminants behind.
Reverse Osmosis
Reverse osmosis units force water through a semi-permeable membrane under pressure, leaving contaminants behind. In a home, these are usually used for one fixture only.
Water Softeners
Water softeners use a cation exchange resin, regenerated with sodium chloride or potassium chloride, to remove the hardness (calcium, magnesium) in the water. The hardness ions in the water are replaced with sodium or potassium ions.
Water treatment systems Provide many benefits to consumers. Here are just a few.
GAC Water filtration:
- Removes chlorine, chloramine and many other contaminants
- Provides better tasting and better smelling water
- Costs much less and is more convenient than bottled water
- Protects and extends life of plumbing fixtures and water using appliances
- Enhances flavor of food
Water softeners:
- Contributes to softer skin and shinier, more manageable hair
- Allow for brighter and softer clothes
- Reduce hard water spots & stains
- Sodium free units are available
- Produce virtually spot-free dishes
- Prolong the life of your water heater by reducing scale buildup
- Prolong the life of your faucets, plumbing fixtures and pipes
There are many treatment options available to Americans. Whether it’s a carbon filter to make drinking water taste and smell better or water softening system to help them look and live better, water treatment is no longer something consumers want, it’s something they need.
Here's what J. D. Maxwell said after his water issues were solved:
“I LOVE MY WATER FILTER! My showers are free from chlorine and odors and my tap water now has a pleasant taste with no odors. I now carry a gallon of “free” tap water to my office for daily consumption.”
