Whole House Water Filtration
Whole house water filtration systems are available to address the various types of potential water quality issues experienced in Westborough well water or town water. Not only is matching the right technology important, but also sizing the system to meet the water usage demands of your home. Additionally, a professionally plumbed system is also critical as well as maintenance of the system throughout the years to optimize the useful life and proper functioning of your newly acquired equipment.
Dissolved Iron Staining
The preferred starting point is to get a water test to identify the minerals or contaminants in the water and at what quantity they exist. This will lead to an effective system recommendation and route to providing your home with excellent water quality. While certain minerals & contaminants can be tested on-site, health threat items like radon in water, arsenic in water, nitrates and others should be properly sampled and brought to a certified laboratory for testing that requires specialized equipment. These health threat items are more typically private well issues.
Water Softener & Sediment Filter
A water softener is a type of whole house water filtration system that is designed for removing hard water minerals (magnesium & calcium) as well as dissolved iron and manganese from the water. For water with high levels of iron or manganese (“the stainers”), an “up-flow” water softener is recommended to prevent mineral build-up in the bottom of the water softener. Also, high efficiency water softeners that are more efficient with both water and salt usage are preferred. For more on hard water, see https://hard water.
WHOLE HOUSE WATER FILTRATION – Bad Odors & Taste 
Sediment & Carbon Filtration
In addition to the above, there are many other types of systems to remove bad tastes & odors, sediment and many other objectionable minerals and contaminants in the water. For more information on common bad odors & tastes in New England, see the link at http:/bad-odor-taste/. For a link to the annual water quality report, go to https://www.town.westborough.ma.us/
H2O Care is an established full service water filtration and testing organization, with offices in Stow & Middleton, MA., originally formed in 1989. See our published articles in Water Technology Magazines at http://publications. Contact us at serv[email protected] or 800-539-1100.