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Poor drinking-water taste

Water that tastes flat, metallic, salty or just not good enough to drink. Reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink is the usual answer.

Symptoms

  • Flat, metallic, salty or chemical taste
  • Buying bottled water for drinking
  • Off taste in coffee, tea and ice
  • High TDS reading
  • Salty taste on softened well water

Common causes

  • Chlorine on municipal water
  • High total dissolved solids
  • Sodium from softening or naturally salty groundwater
  • Metals from plumbing

How we treat it

  1. Test TDS and chlorine

    The reading points to the cause.

  2. Reverse osmosis at the sink

    Dedicated tap for drinking and cooking.

  3. Optional fridge line

    RO water to the fridge and ice maker.

  4. Filter schedule

    Pre-filters yearly, membrane every 2 to 3 years.

Taste complaints come from many sources: chlorine on town water, dissolved minerals and sodium on well or softened water, metals from plumbing, or simply a high level of total dissolved solids. The free in-store test measures TDS and chlorine and points to the cause.

For drinking and cooking water, an under-sink reverse osmosis system is the most effective single fix. It reduces dissolved solids, chlorine, lead, nitrates and many other contaminants, and delivers from a dedicated tap. It replaces bottled water at a fraction of the cost, and we stock every filter it needs.

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Reverse Osmosis Installation

Under-sink reverse osmosis for clean, great-tasting drinking water, with a dedicated tap and filters we stock.

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Reverse Osmosis Maintenance & Filter Changes

Annual filter changes, membrane replacement and sanitizing for any reverse osmosis system, in your home or at the store.

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