WATER SOFTENERS IN JOLIET

Joliet water is very hard.
A softener fixes that.

Joliet pumps from wells 1,000 feet down and the city rates its own water at up to 22 grains per gallon. A salt-based softener at the main line takes the calcium and magnesium out before it reaches a single faucet.

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$2,999 INSTALLED*

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What hard water does to a Joliet home

Hardness is dissolved calcium and magnesium. At 22 grains per gallon it is not a taste problem, it is a bill. Scale coats the inside of the water heater, crusts the faucet aerators, spots every glass in the dishwasher and leaves towels stiff. Skin and hair feel dry because soap never fully rinses.

22grains per gallon east of Midland Ave

25%efficiency a gas water heater can lose to scale

50%less detergent needed with softened water

In the Battelle Memorial Institute study of hard versus softened water, every water heater run on hard water failed before the test ended. Every heater on softened water finished. That is the difference between replacing a heater at eight years and at fifteen.

How the softener works

A salt-based softener passes your incoming water through a resin bed that swaps hardness minerals for sodium. When the resin fills up, the unit regenerates overnight with brine from the salt tank and flushes the minerals to the drain. You add salt. It does the rest.

We install it at the main line after the meter, so every tap, the water heater, the dishwasher and the washing machine all get softened water. Outdoor spigots can be left on hard water for the lawn.

Why we do not sell a softener alone

Joliet water has three separate problems and a softener solves one of them. It does nothing about the chloramine the city uses to disinfect, and nothing about radium, which the 2023 city report showed as high as 7.18 pCi/L against a legal limit of 5. So the bundle is three parts:

Softener at the main line for hardness.
Whole-home carbon tank for chloramine taste, odor and the harshness on skin and hair.
Under-sink reverse osmosis for the water you actually drink and cook with, including radium.

All three installed for $2,999. See how the reverse osmosis system works and what is actually in Joliet water.

Softeners on private wells

Well water around Joliet is often harder than city water and can carry iron and hydrogen sulfide. A softener handles low iron but not a lot of it. Bring a recent test, or get a hardness test for $18 at the Will County Health Department lab, and we size the equipment to what is in your well. Iron or sulfur treatment is quoted on top of the bundle.

What happens after you request a quote

You send your ZIP code, water source and phone number.
We pull the water report for your exact system and confirm the equipment, installation scope and price in writing.
You book the install and get a walkthrough of salt and filter care.

STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Common questions.

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How hard is Joliet water?

The City of Joliet rates its own water at about 22 grains per gallon east of Midland Avenue and 12 west of it. Anything over 10.5 grains is "very hard" on the USGS scale, so both sides of town qualify.

What size softener does a Joliet home need?

Sizing depends on your hardness number, how many people live in the home, and your plumbing. We confirm the grain capacity in your written quote. Most Joliet single-family homes fall into a standard residential size that is included in the $2,999 bundle.

Will I still need a softener after Joliet switches to Lake Michigan water in 2030?

Lake Michigan water runs around 8 grains per gallon, which is still moderately hard, and it is chlorinated. Scale will be lighter than today but not gone. The softener and carbon tank keep doing their jobs after the switch.

Does a softener remove radium or chlorine?

A softener reduces hardness minerals. It is not the right tool for chloramine taste or for radium in drinking water. That is why the bundle pairs it with whole-home carbon and an under-sink reverse osmosis system.

What does the softener cost to run?

Salt refills and a small amount of water used during regeneration. Most homes add a bag or two of salt a month. Your system walkthrough covers the schedule.

Joliet water is very hard.A softener fixes that.