East Bay tap water meets every safety standard. What it also does — quietly, for years — is carry chlorine, chloramine, sediment and hardness minerals through every pipe, fixture and appliance you own.
Your water is safe. Your pipes aren't.
Hard water leaves scale inside your water heater, your dishwasher, your washing machine and every valve in the house. It doesn't announce itself. It just makes everything fail earlier than it should — and most people replace the appliance without ever knowing why it went.
Where you live decides how bad it is. EBMUD water on the Oakland and Hayward side is moderate. Zone 7 water in Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and San Ramon is considerably harder, and it's the single biggest reason water heaters out there die young.
Installed where water enters the house, so every tap and shower is treated. Handles chlorine and chloramine taste and smell.
Catches grit and particulate before it reaches fixtures and appliances. Worth it in older neighborhoods with aging mains.
The most thorough residential filtration available, installed at one tap — usually the kitchen.
The usual recommendation on Zone 7 water, where hardness is the bigger problem and filtration alone won't fix it.
An undersized whole-house filter restricts flow and you'll notice it in the shower. We size on your home's fixture count and actual demand. If you're not sure what you need, we'll test what's coming out of your tap before recommending anything.
Every price covers a standard installation — equipment installed or replaced where the existing water, gas, electrical and venting are already in place and to code.
Special-order equipment is ordered specifically for you, so cancellations after it ships may carry the supplier's restocking fee. We'll tell you before ordering if that applies.
Short version: no surprises from us, no surprises from you.
Buy online
Online ordering opening shortly. For now, call (510) 626-9773 for a firm price — same pricing, we just take it over the phone. The estimate is free and there's no trip fee.
Under-sink handles drinking water. Whole-house handles showers, laundry and every tap. Most people who care about chlorine smell in the shower want whole-house.
Typically every 6 to 12 months depending on the system and your usage. Members get it handled at the annual visit.
No — filtration and softening are different jobs. If you're in the Tri-Valley, you likely want both.
Yes. We'd rather test than sell you a system for a problem you don't have.
Questions first?
Tell us where you are and what your water tastes like. We'll test it before recommending anything — and if you don't need a system, we'll say so.