However clean your water is at its source, by the time it gets into your home it may have picked up numerous unwanted minerals, chemical compounds and other pollutants.
Methods used to improve the quality of water are referred to as water treatment or water conditioning (or water softening). What is the difference? Water treatment refers to water systems that reduce harmful contaminants in the water, ensuring health and safety. High levels of coliform, nitrates, arsenic, lead and pesticides are examples of harmful contaminants that must be treated before water is safe to drink.
Water softening solves issues that affect the taste, color, odor, hardness and corrosiveness of water.High levels of magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese and silt are common contaminants that require water conditioning. It is not uncommon to utilize both water treatment and water conditioning methods to improve water quality. Water treatment, water softening, and conditioning offer a host of benefits. Benefits include:
Improving the quality of your water with simple water conditioning, water softening and other types of water treatment improves the quality of your life in every space water is used. Please call or contact us today to set up a site evaluation. We can customize a water treatment solution for you!
McMullen technicians are licensed well drillers with decades of experience. Our projects include:
Residential well drilling and service
Commercial well drilling and service
Municipal well drilling and service
McMullen Water Systems
145 N. 19th Street
St. Helens, Oregon 97051