Water treatment
Well water treatment, matched to the problem in your water
How the pieces fit: filters, softeners, neutralizers and disinfection, chosen from a test.
Well water in this part of New England carries what the ground gives it. Bedrock wells can bring arsenic, uranium and radon. Many wells run high in iron and manganese. Some are acidic enough to eat copper pipe, some are hard enough to scale a water heater, and a few smell of sulfur. Treatment is the set of tools that deal with those, one problem at a time.
The order matters. Sediment comes out first so it does not foul the media behind it. Oxidizing filters take care of iron and sulfur. A softener handles hardness, and a neutralizer raises pH. Specialty media or ion exchange targets arsenic and PFAS, and ultraviolet light is the last line against bacteria. We lay these out in the sequence your water needs rather than selling a standard package.
Every recommendation starts with a test. If you already have a lab report, send it over; if not, we will collect samples.
System layout
Where this equipment sits
What treatment can address
- Hard water: scale, soap that will not lather, spotty dishes
- Iron and manganese: orange or black staining
- Sulfur odor: a rotten-egg smell from hot or cold taps
- Low pH: blue-green stains and pinhole leaks in copper
- Arsenic, uranium, PFAS and radon found on a lab report
- Bacteria or cloudiness that needs a disinfection stage
How it works
What happens, step by step.
- STEP 1
Sample
We collect and send water for analysis, or review a report you already have.
- STEP 2
Match
Each result is paired with the equipment that handles it, and we point out what does not need treating.
- STEP 3
Install
Equipment goes in at the entry point with bypasses, drains and clear labeling.
- STEP 4
Service
Annual maintenance on any system, whether or not we installed it.
Not every number needs a machine
Some results are cosmetic and some are health related. We will tell you which is which, so you are not paying to treat something that only needs monitoring.
Questions
Common questions about water treatment overview.
Do not see yours? Call (800) 696-9355 and ask.
Serving towns including Alfred, Alton, Arundel, Ossipee, Berwick and more.
Where do I start if I have never tested my well?
Can one system handle several problems?
How often does treatment equipment need service?
Not sure what is in your water?
Start with a test. We will explain the results in plain language and only recommend what the numbers support.