Water Filtration Installed in Hayward

Name: Water Filtration — supplied and installed
Brand: Friendly Services East Bay
Availability: InStock

Signs your water could use filtration

A chlorine or chemical taste or smell from the tap

Buying bottled water because the tap water doesn't taste right

Grit or sediment in aerators, showerheads or the toilet tank

Dry skin or hair after showering

Older galvanized or mixed plumbing in the house

Most East Bay water utilities disinfect with chloramine, which keeps the water safe on its way to you but affects taste and smell. The right filter takes care of that at your home.

Which system fits your home

Whole-house carbon and sediment

Installed where the water enters the house, so every tap, shower and appliance gets filtered water. A sediment stage catches grit; a carbon stage (catalytic carbon for chloramine) reduces taste, odor and disinfectant byproducts.

Under-sink reverse osmosis

The highest level of filtration for drinking and cooking water, with its own faucet at the kitchen sink. It reduces a wide range of dissolved contaminants. It can also feed the refrigerator's water and ice.

Filtration plus softening

In the Tri-Valley, where the water is harder, a filter and a water softener are often installed together to handle both taste and scale.

Our installation promise

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.

What we commit to

If your setup needs work beyond the standard install, we tell you before we start — the difference in writing, for you to approve
If you'd rather not proceed at that point, you cancel and we refund in full
Five-year warranty on our workmanship
Full manufacturer warranty on the equipment — we're an authorized dealer, and we handle the claims for you
Permit pulled and inspection met where the work requires it
Old equipment hauled away and the area left clean

What we ask from you

Accurate information about your setup when you order — fuel type, location, and anything unusual about access
Clear access to the work area, with pets secured, on the scheduled day
Someone 18 or over at the property to approve the work and accept the install
At least 24 hours' notice to reschedule, so the slot can go to someone else
Payment on completion, as agreed before we started

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.

Water Filtration questions

Do I need whole-house or under-sink?

If you mainly care about drinking and cooking water, an under-sink reverse osmosis system is the efficient choice. If you want better water at every tap and shower, go whole-house. Many homes do both.

Does filtration remove chloramine?

Most East Bay water is disinfected with chloramine. A catalytic carbon whole-house system is designed to reduce it; standard carbon filters are less effective against it.

How often do filters need changing?

Sediment and carbon cartridges are usually every 6 to 12 months; whole-house carbon media lasts several years. RO membranes typically last two to three years. We tell you the schedule for your system at install.

Is a filter the same as a water softener?

No. Filtration reduces taste, odor and contaminants; a softener removes hardness minerals. In the Tri-Valley, where the water is harder, the two are often installed together.

Cleaner water at every tap.