Better water quality for your Gurnee 60031 home. We install water softeners, whole-home filters, and reverse osmosis systems.
Call Now: (888) 861-3658Water quality is a growing concern for Gurnee, IL homeowners. Lake County's municipal water supply is treated and meets all federal safety standards, but many residents notice issues with taste, odor, scale buildup on fixtures, and the effects of hard water on their appliances and skin. Gurnee Plumbing Experts installs and services a complete range of whole-home water treatment solutions — from water softeners that address Lake County's mineral hardness to advanced whole-home filtration systems and under-sink reverse osmosis units for superior drinking water quality. Call (888) 861-3658 to discuss the right water treatment solution for your Gurnee home.
Lake County municipal water has moderate to moderately hard water, typically measuring 8–12 grains per gallon (gpg) depending on your specific municipality and service area. Hard water contains elevated levels of calcium and magnesium — minerals that are harmless to drink but create significant problems throughout your home. Hard water leaves white scale deposits on showerheads, faucets, and fixtures. It reduces the lathering ability of soap and shampoo, leaving a film on skin and hair. It causes scale to build up inside water heaters, reducing efficiency and shortening their lifespan. It affects the taste of drinking water and beverages. And it progressively clogs appliances including coffee makers, dishwashers, and ice makers.
Gurnee's municipal water supplier uses chlorine or chloramine to disinfect the water supply — a necessary and effective practice that nonetheless leaves a distinct chemical taste and smell in tap water. Whole-home carbon filtration removes chlorine and chloramines from all the water entering your home, eliminating the chemical taste from tap water throughout the house.
Gurnee homes built before 1986 may have original copper plumbing with lead solder at the joints. While modern testing rarely shows dangerous lead levels, some homeowners prefer the added security of a drinking water filtration system that removes lead and other heavy metals. Point-of-use reverse osmosis systems at the kitchen sink provide highly effective removal of lead, nitrates, and other potential contaminants.
A water softener is the most impactful water quality investment most Gurnee homeowners can make. An ion-exchange water softener removes calcium and magnesium from all the water entering your home through a process called ion exchange, replacing them with a small amount of sodium. The benefits are immediate and extensive: no more scale on fixtures, soft skin and hair after showering, dramatically improved soap and detergent lathering, extended appliance and water heater life, and less frequent fixture and faucet cartridge replacement. We install and service high-efficiency water softeners from leading brands sized appropriately for your Gurnee household's water usage and hardness level.
A whole-home carbon filter installs on your main water line and uses activated carbon to remove chlorine, chloramines, VOCs, and other taste and odor-causing compounds from all water entering your home. This system is often installed in combination with a water softener for comprehensive treatment — the softener handles hardness minerals while the carbon filter handles chemical taste and odor.
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems installed under the kitchen sink provide the highest level of water purification available for residential use. An RO system uses a semi-permeable membrane to remove up to 99% of dissolved contaminants including lead, nitrates, arsenic, fluoride, chlorine, and many other compounds. The filtered water is stored in a small tank and delivered through a dedicated RO faucet at the kitchen sink. Many Gurnee families also run a line to their refrigerator for filtered ice and water dispenser supply. RO systems are the best choice for families who want premium drinking water quality.
Some Gurnee homes served by well water or areas with older infrastructure experience iron or manganese in their water, which causes orange or brown staining in sinks, toilets, and laundry. We install specialized iron filtration systems that remove these minerals before they can enter your plumbing system and cause staining.
Water softeners require periodic maintenance — primarily ensuring the salt tank is kept filled with the right type of salt and that the control valve is functioning properly. We service existing water softeners throughout Gurnee and Lake County, including annual system checks, salt bridge clearing, control valve repair and replacement, and resin bed replacement for older units. If your existing softener isn't performing the way it used to, call us for a diagnostic visit.
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