Your shower
Hard water can leave mineral deposits on shower doors, tiles and fixtures.
Water Treatment
Better Water. Better Everyday Living.
From the water you shower in to the water you drink, the right treatment system can make a meaningful difference in everyday life. Discover solutions designed around your home’s water and your family’s needs.
Everyday life
Water touches almost everything you do.
From your morning shower and freshly washed laundry to cooking dinner and filling a glass of water, water is part of your daily routine. Understanding what’s in your water is the first step toward choosing the right solution.
Your laundry
Water hardness can affect how detergents perform and how fabrics feel after washing.
Your kitchen
Chlorine-related taste and odour can affect how your drinking water tastes.
Your appliances
Hard-water scale can build up inside compatible water-using equipment, such as kettles and water heaters.
Solutions
Find the right water solution for your home.
Water Softeners
Less Scale. More Everyday Comfort.
Water softeners help reduce the hardness minerals responsible for scale buildup, making it easier to maintain fixtures and helping improve the performance of soaps and detergents.
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Whole-Home Carbon Filtration
Fresh-Tasting Water Throughout Your Home.
Whole-home carbon filtration can help reduce chlorine-related taste and odour and certain other substances, depending on the system’s tested capabilities.
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Reverse Osmosis
Filtered Drinking Water. Right at Your Tap.
Reverse osmosis systems use membrane filtration to reduce a range of dissolved substances, with performance depending on the system’s certifications and configuration.
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Not every home has the same water.
Hard water is not the same as unsafe water. Municipal drinking water is treated and monitored to meet drinking water standards. The right system depends on your home’s water and what you want to improve.
Water hardness
Dissolved calcium and magnesium, measured in grains per gallon or mg/L. It causes scale and affects soap, but Health Canada has not set a health-based limit for it. It is a comfort and maintenance issue.
Chlorine taste and odour
Municipalities add chlorine or chloramine to keep water safe on its way to your tap. Some people notice the taste or smell.
Sediment
Sand, silt or rust particles, more common with private wells or older pipes. They can cloud water and wear fixtures.
Dissolved minerals
Total dissolved solids (TDS) is everything dissolved in the water. Higher levels can affect taste.
Specific contaminants
Substances such as lead, arsenic or nitrate are identified by testing, and treated with systems certified for them.
Municipal or private well
Municipal water is treated and monitored to meet drinking water standards. Private well owners are responsible for testing their own water regularly.
Choosing
Which water treatment system do I need?
A starting point only. The right choice depends on testing and on each system’s specifications. No single system removes everything.
| If you notice | Solution to explore |
|---|---|
| Hard-water scale on faucets | Water softener |
| Mineral deposits on shower glass | Water softener |
| Chlorine taste or odour | Certified carbon filtration |
| Dissolved substances in drinking water | Appropriately certified reverse osmosis |
| Several water concerns | A properly designed combination of systems |
Working together
A complete water solution, designed around your home.
Some homes combine a water softener for hardness, a whole-home carbon filter for taste and odour, and reverse osmosis for drinking and cooking water. Many homes need only one. Combining systems is optional and should follow your actual water and goals.
- A whole-home carbon filter can treat chlorine-related taste and odour for all of the home’s water.
- A water softener reduces hardness minerals before water reaches fixtures and appliances.
- Reverse osmosis under the kitchen sink supplies a separate drinking-water faucet.
- The order and components vary with the water and the equipment. Many homes need only one system.
Let’s understand your water first.
Tell us what you’re experiencing at home. Nexhome can help you explore suitable water treatment options and determine whether water testing or a more detailed assessment is appropriate.