Hard water, sulfur smell and well systems
Water softeners and whole-house filtration in Jacksonville
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(904) 932-0002If your glasses come out of the dishwasher spotted, the shower door will not stay clean, and the hot water smells faintly of eggs, you are living with the two things Jacksonville water is known for: hardness and sulfur. Both are fixable, and neither requires guessing.
- Free onsite hardness and iron test
- Water softener sizing, installation and service
- Whole-house carbon and sediment filtration
- Sulfur and iron removal systems for well water
- Reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink
- Salt-free anti-scale options where softening is not wanted
Start with the free test
We test hardness, iron, pH and chlorine at your tap, and on well systems we look at sulfur and sediment too. It takes about fifteen minutes and it tells us whether you need softening, filtration, both, or honestly neither.
City water on the JEA system and private well water out toward Middleburg or Callahan are different problems with different equipment. Anyone quoting you a system before testing your water is selling from a truck inventory, not solving your problem.
What a softener actually changes
- Scale stops building inside the water heater, so it lasts longer
- Faucet aerators and shower heads stop crusting over
- Soap and detergent lather, so you use less of both
- Laundry stays softer and dishes come out without spots
- Skin and hair stop feeling filmy after a shower
We size the unit by household size and measured hardness, install it on a bypass so service never means shutting off the house, and set the regeneration schedule so you are not wasting salt.
Filtration, sulfur and well systems
Carbon filtration takes out chlorine, taste and odor on city water. On wells, an aeration or catalytic system handles sulfur and iron before it ever reaches a softener, which is the order most people get backwards.
For drinking water specifically, a reverse osmosis unit under the kitchen sink is the cheapest real upgrade in the house, and it feeds the refrigerator ice line too.
What the visit looks like
No mystery pricing and no surprise invoice at the end.
Test
Free onsite water test: hardness, iron, pH, chlorine, sulfur on wells.
Size
Equipment sized to your household and your measured numbers, not a package tier.
Install
Clean install on a bypass loop with proper drain and permits where required.
Service
Salt, filter changes and annual checks on a schedule so you never think about it.
Water quality questions we get every week
Hydrogen sulfide, and it is extremely common on private wells in Clay, Nassau and Baker counties. If the smell is only on hot water, it is usually the anode rod in the heater. If it is hot and cold both, it is in the well water and needs treatment at the point of entry.
Yes. The regional supply comes from the Floridan aquifer and carries significant calcium and magnesium. It is safe to drink and it is hard on your plumbing and appliances at the same time. Those are two different questions and both answers are true.
No. Ion exchange swaps the calcium and magnesium for a very small amount of sodium, well below what you would taste. If sodium intake is a medical concern, we can install a potassium chloride system instead.
Requirements vary by county and by whether new drain or supply piping is involved. We check and pull whatever is required for your address.
Need a plumber in Jacksonville today?
We answer the phone live, quote before we start, and carry the parts for most repairs on the truck.