Water softeners and filters, tested first.
Water softener installation and filters for Naples homes. We test your water first and tell you what it really has in it, then suggest a softener or filter only if it will make a difference you can see or taste.
Signs you need it
When to call.
- White crust on faucets and shower heads.
- Spotty glasses out of the dishwasher.
- Cloudy shower glass that won't come clean.
- Soap that won't lather.
- Orange or brown stains (often iron, more common on wells).
- A rotten-egg smell from the hot tap or a well.
Know your water
How hard is your water?
It depends where it comes from. Collier County's water utility reported hardness of 42 to 94 mg/L in 2024, an average of 67 mg/L. On the report's own scale, that's moderately hard. City of Naples, Marco Island and other utilities publish their own yearly report. Moderately hard water still leaves scale on glass and inside heaters over time. On a private well, it can be much harder, and only a test will tell you.
Sources: Collier County 2024 Water Quality Report (scale: 0–60 soft, 61–120 moderately hard, 121–180 hard, over 180 very hard); every community water system publishes a yearly report (EPA).
On a private well?
The Florida Department of Health recommends testing a private well for bacteria and nitrate at least once a year. That's a safety test, separate from hardness. We test for hardness, iron and smell; your county health department or a certified lab handles the safety test.
Three tools, three jobs.
Softener
Removes the minerals that make scale. Protects glass, fixtures and your heater.
Whole-home filter
Changes taste and smell, and catches sediment.
Drinking-water filter
Reverse osmosis under the sink. For the glass you drink.
A softener doesn't make water safe to drink, and a filter doesn't soften it. We match the tool to what bothers you.
What we do
What we do.
Test it.
At your kitchen tap, in front of you, [free or price: the shop's real policy].
Explain it.
What the numbers mean, and whether a softener is worth it for you.
Fit it.
Sized to your household, near the main line, with a bypass so you can switch it off.
Show you.
How to add salt and when, and what to do before you leave for the summer.
Cost and time
What changes the price.
Size, type, where it goes, and whether you want filtering too.
- Water test[price or free]
- Softener fitted[time][price range]
- Whole-home filter[time][price range]
- Under-sink drinking filter[time][price range]
- Service visits[price]
Placeholders: the real shop's own prices go here. We never guess.
Hard water questions
Is Naples water hard?
Collier County's 2024 report calls its water moderately hard: 42 to 94 mg/L, 67 on average. Your own tap depends on your utility, or on your well. A test at your sink answers it.
Will softened water taste salty?
Most people don't notice, but a salt softener adds a little sodium. If you're watching sodium, use potassium instead of salt, or drink from a filtered tap.
How often does it need salt?
[The real shop's guidance by household size].
Does my HOA need to approve it?
Some associations have rules about equipment outside. Check yours; we'll fit it inside the garage where we can.
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