Whole-house water filters and reverse osmosis in Austin
Austin's water is safe, and treated with chloramine to keep it that way. If you don't love the taste or smell, filtration is the fix, not a softener.
What filtration actually fixes
Chlorine-like taste or smell
That's chloramine, which Austin Water uses at about 2.3 ppm on average. Carbon filtration takes it out.
Drinking water you'd buy bottled
A reverse osmosis system at the kitchen sink gives you filtered water on tap.
Spots and scale
That's hardness, not something a filter removes. Pair with a softener if your city's water is hard.
From your call to a comfortable house
- Whole-house carbon filtration
- Reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink
- Filter changes on a schedule
- Licensed water treatment install
Tell us what bugs you
Taste, smell, spots or all three. Each one has a different fix.
Match the system
Whole-house carbon, under-sink RO, or both, sized to your house.
Install and schedule
Installed by a licensed installer, with filter changes on your calendar.
Filter, softener or reverse osmosis?
Whole-house filter
Treats every tap and shower. Best for chloramine taste and smell throughout the house.
Reverse osmosis
A small system under the kitchen sink for drinking and cooking water. It removes far more than a carbon filter, at a slower flow.
Softener
Removes hardness minerals only. Worth it where water is hard, like Round Rock and much of Georgetown.
Is Austin tap water safe to drink?
Austin Water publishes an annual water quality report showing its results against EPA limits. Filtration is mostly about taste, smell and preference.
Will a filter remove chloramine?
A carbon filter designed for chloramine will. Standard pitcher filters and softeners generally don't do much against it.
Who can install a reverse osmosis system?
In Texas, installing water treatment equipment for a customer requires a TCEQ water treatment license, or a plumbing license.
Better water starts with a call.
Book a visit online or call. You'll hear the diagnostic fee before we come and the price before we start.