Austin, TX
Water Softener Installation in Austin, TX
Whole-home softening built for hard Central Texas water, installed by a licensed plumber at one written price.
Hard Water Is a Central Texas Problem, Not a Guess
Austin water moves through limestone before it reaches your meter, so it carries dissolved calcium and magnesium the whole way. That mineral is what scales your water heater element, crusts your aerators, spots your glassware and keeps soap from lathering. A softener is the only thing that removes it. We test your hardness at the tap first so the system is sized to your actual water and your actual household demand, not a catalog number.
Softening and Carbon Filtration in One Install
Austin utilities carry a chlorine or chloramine residual, and a softener on its own does nothing about it. Our whole-home system pairs a high-capacity softening stage with catalytic carbon, so scale and the chlorine taste and smell are both handled before the water reaches a single fixture. Resin and carbon volume are sized to your hardness reading and fixture count.
How the Install Works
Step 1
We confirm your water
We test hardness, chlorine or chloramine and sediment at your tap, and check your water source, household size and fixture count before anything is priced.
Step 2
You get a flat installed quote in writing
One written price for the equipment and the standard loop installation. Any custom plumbing is listed separately, so nothing is added on install day.
Step 3
A licensed plumber installs it
Installation is completed by a licensed, insured and bonded plumber, usually in a single visit at your garage loop or main line.
Step 4
We start it up and show you the system
We flush and program the valve, walk you through salt and service intervals, and leave you the written warranty terms.
Whole-home softening and filtration is $2,699 installed with an existing garage loop. No sales tax on the installed system. Card payments carry a 3 percent processing fee; cash, check and Zelle have none.
Add Drinking Water Filtration
A softener protects your plumbing, water heater and skin. For the water you drink, cook with and freeze into ice, add a reverse osmosis system at the kitchen sink.
See reverse osmosis systemsSoftener Installs Around the Austin Metro
Whole-home tanks, valves and dry parts carry the coverage described in our warranty. Reverse osmosis equipment carries a 1 year manufacturer warranty. Installation is completed by a licensed plumber.
Austin Water Softener FAQs
How much does a water softener cost in Austin?
Our whole-home softening and filtration system is $2,699 installed when your home already has a garage water loop. Homes without a loop need a plumbing build-out, which we price in writing after we see the setup. There is no sales tax on the installed system, and card payments carry a 3 percent processing fee.
Do I need a water softener in Austin?
Central Texas water comes from limestone aquifers and the Highland Lakes, so it carries a heavy calcium and magnesium load. Most homes we test across the metro land in the roughly 15 to 25 grains per gallon range, which utilities classify as hard to very hard. That is what causes scale on your water heater, spotted glassware and soap that will not lather.
Does a water softener remove chlorine?
No. Softening exchanges the hardness minerals only. Chlorine and chloramine need a carbon stage, which is why our whole-home system pairs high-capacity softening with catalytic carbon in one installed package.
Do I need a garage loop for the install?
A pre-plumbed loop makes it a straightforward same-day install. If your home does not have one, or you are not sure, we look at the plumbing first and quote the loop build separately in writing before any work starts.
What is the warranty on the softener?
Whole-home tanks, valves and dry parts carry the coverage described in our warranty page. Reverse osmosis drinking water equipment carries a 1 year manufacturer warranty.
Which Austin-area cities do you install in?
Austin and the surrounding metro, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, Pflugerville, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Dripping Springs, New Braunfels and San Antonio.
Get your written installed quote
Tell us about your home. We’ll review your setup, confirm the installation scope and send your written installed quote.