The Best Whole House Water Filter System
What is the best Whole House Water Filter? That depends on each unique situation. We sell two top of the line filter brands and can customize a solution to fit any customers needs. Honest Water Filters provide best in class whole house carbon filtration and salt free water conditioning. Novo Water Systems provides best in class resin Salt Water Softening, Resin Carbon Filtration, and Reverse Osmosis Systems.
We Offer the Top of the Line Water Filtration Solutions
At Bowers Plumbing Company of Wichita we have done our research on the best Water Filter Systems for your home. Novo is top of the line salt based water conditioning, and for water softening you can’t beat salt. Honest is top of the line Salt Free Conditioning and best in the business for water filtration. On filtration you can’t beat Honest.
How safe is Wichita’s Water?
Wichita ranks in the 18th percentile for safest water to drink. With an average of 2PPM Chlorine, the water treated in any municipality is treated to an acceptable standard. Wichita adds chemicals such as chlorine to kill germs and bacteria in the water. While chlorine is a good thing to kill those contaminants they are also harmful to not only you but your plumbing as well, causing things like leaking toilets and dripping faucets.
There are also multiple biproducts from this disinfection in the water that are known carcinogens. A whole house filter will not only treat your drinking water but your bathing, cleaning, and cooking water as well. Why treat your drinking water when you know that your toddlers drinks handfuls in the bath as well. A whole house filtration system will protect your entire house.
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What Makes Bowers Different?
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Family Owned & Operated Local BusinessAs a third-generation family-run company, we consistently offer dependable, high-quality service backed by decades of knowledge and experience.
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Leading the Way with Advanced SolutionsWe provide ongoing training on the newest technologies and practices to our team of professionals so we can continue providing quality service for years to come.
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Customer-First Values & ServiceYour time & comfort are important to us. At Bowers Plumbing Company we prioritize open communication with firm time windows, warrantied services, and make sure to treat your home with the utmost respect.
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Providing Reliable Services Since 1955We are a local company proudly built on the tradition of integrity, honesty, and compassion for our friends and neighbors. We pride ourselves on the support we give our customers and employees.
We Can Help Solve Your Home Water Filtration Issues
Why Novo Water Conditioning Products
Novo Water Conditioning has been helping solve water problems for 50 years. With their top of the line products that are manufactured in house you won’t ever go back. Bowers uses Novo for the Salt/Resin line of conditioning products. When it comes to soft water you cannot beat the use of salt. Salt based systems removes the hardness out of the water for best possible soft water. With Novo’s high efficiency salt systems you will use less salt than other brands.
Our FAQ
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How safe is Wichita drinking water?
As far as city water is concerned Wichita does a very good job treating its water, ranking in the 18th percentile for safest water to drink. Any municipality though is only treated water to minimum acceptable standards and chemicals such as chlorine are added to the water to kill germs, viruses, and bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, norovirus, and much more. While this is a good thing it also leaves us with chlorine and other byproducts in the water. Municipal water can end up with as much as 2 PPM of chlorine in the water. For reference, Swimming pools are recommended to stay between 1 and 3 PPM. If you don’t want your kids to be drinking pool water then you may also want to second guess your tap water as well. Chlorine is also the reason for the bad taste many people have when drinking tap water.
There are also multiple byproducts from this disinfection in the water that are known carcinogens. A whole house filter will not only treat your drinking water but your bathing, cleaning, and cooking water as well. Why treat your drinking water when you know that your toddler drinks handfuls in the bath as well? A whole-house filtration system will protect your entire house.
The other need for water conditioning is the protection of your plumbing. Are you tired of leaking toilets, dripping faucets, and having to replace your water heater? A water softener can take those problems away. Hardness in the water made up of calcium and other minerals sticks to your piping and fixtures and creates what is known as sediment. This creates pinhole leaks and destroys your appliances and fixtures. A softener will remove the hardness from the water and protect your home plumbing. Along with the protection you will get smooth water that will feel amazing and reduce your cleaning needs. After installing a water softener you may be able to reduce your soap usage up to 70%. Are you tired of finding water spots on your shower walls, curtains, dishes, and appliances? A softener will take these away by removing the hardness that causes them. The cost of appliances alone will pay for the price of the water softener. (Note: A softener will not repair existing damage to the plumbing system. It will just keep further damage from appearing.)
- 18th percentile in the nation for safe drinking water
- Why would it be unsafe then you ask? Municipalities do great at getting the water distributable but it is left to the homeowner for point-of-use filtration.
- Things such as Arsenic, Bromate, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, and many other contaminants can be found in the water.
- The only way to ensure your home's water is safe is to treat it at the entry to the house with your own filter.
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What are the types of drinking water contaminants?
- Sediments – sand, rocks, and other minerals broken up in the water.
- Heavy Metals – manganese, lead, arsenic, chromium and copper
- Chemicals – aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chloramine, chromium, copper, fluoride, bacteria and viruses, lead, nitrates and nitrites, mercury, perchlorate, radium, selenium, silver, and uranium
- Bacteria – Shigella, Escherichia coli, Vibrio, and Salmonella
In general, most consumers have common tap water contaminants that fall into a few simple categories with Sediments, Heavy Metals, Chemicals or VOCs, and Bacteria. While not contaminants, there are also some additives that can affect the taste or smell of your water as well.
One of the ways treatment facilities clean up your water is with Chlorine and Chloramine, two common secondary disinfectants. When too much is in your tap water, carbon filters can bring those levels down quickly. Sediments like rust are also easy to deal with, and something every whole house filter system should take care of.
Heavy metals can occur naturally from erosion but are also a byproduct of industrial waste and old pipes inside and outside of your home. Lead is the most common, but Arsenic, Chromium, Copper, and Cadmium are a few other metals that could be present in your water. If you live near factories or farmland, herbicides and pesticides can leech into the water supply as well.
Bacteria can be difficult to treat, along with viruses and cysts. While it depends on the type of microorganism you’re dealing with, whole house systems with UV filters can deal with things carbon can’t touch. Alternatively, a filter that works wonders on bacteria may not do a great job at dealing with heavy metal or chlorine as that depends on your system as a whole.
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What contaminants do you need to remove?We recommend removing as many harmful contaminants as possible. Let me ask you this? Would you rather be drinking and bathing in dirty contaminated water or smooth clean water that keeps you healthy? Would you rather your water purify you or give you the need to detox?
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What makes up a water filter?
Different filters can be made of different things. In general, filters are made up of:
- Pre Filter – String or other types of filter to get the big stuff out. These filters are usually pretty cheap and designed to keep your expensive filters working hard on the small things without getting clogged by all the larger sediment and sand.
- Carbon Filter – All of our filters will be made of activated carbon designed to remove chlorine, byproducts, and other contaminants in the water.
- Resin and salt – In your softener there will be resin beads that attract the hardness minerals and remove them from the water. The salt chamber leans the resin beads during backwash so they can keep working to full capacity for a long time.
- Ro System has a very thin membrane along with other filters that take everything out of the water. RO systems don’t discriminate on what they take out. They even take out everything that is healthy in the water leaving you with pure water.
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What about hard water?
- Hard water is what clogs your pipes gunks up your appliances, stains your shower walls, causes pinhole leaks in your copper lines, and much more.
- Water hardness is measured in grains per gallon. Over 3 grains is considered slightly hard, while over 7 grains is considered hard water. Wichita city water comes in between 8 and 9 grains hard.
- This means that your water needs softening for the sake of your plumbing system and water-using appliances.
What Our Customers Are Saying
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"Their service was excellent!"I would recommend Bowers Plumbing. They scheduled us for repair right away. The technician wears booties over shoes, so there was no tracking on the floor. They repaired my toilet and left the area cleaned up. Plus we have a one-year warranty!- Pamela S.
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"Will get plumbing needs done by them!"We had a Bosch dishwasher that we bought from Costco and they said they would install and they didn’t. We contacted Bower’s Plumbing and showed up on time and prepared. David the plumber was super nice and knowledgeable.- Tony C.
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"Great service!"Tylor replaced a sewage lift in my basement. He was quick, courteous, and organized with his work. I’m very satisfied with Bowers and recommend them to anyone needing plumbing repair work.- Chris K.
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"Very impressed!"They assessed the problem and gave me an estimate with two choices. They began fixing it, had a bit of a change, and let me know of that change right away. I was so impressed with their manners, professionalism, and ability to fix the problem right away.- Valeria W.
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"Couldn’t express my gratefulness enough!"My outside cooling system went out and I called and was scheduled for the next day after calling other companies. Even on my scheduled appointment day, I was pushed up and Robert was sent to me and he is a GOD SEND!!- Kierra W.
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"We would choose them again and again!"Andrew and Wyatt were wonderful!! Very polite and took the time to work with us and explain what to expect. This was an extremely dirty job and they worked very hard to make sure the dirt and dust did not enter the rest of the house.- Diana S.
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"Well done!"Bowers and their repair technician provided excellent service communication, and punctuality, were knowledgeable, and were responsibly efficient. I do not hesitate to recommend Bowers Plumbing for peace of mind of a competitively-priced job.- Debbie D.
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"Robert was an awesome technician."He took the time to discuss everything with my elderly father to ensure he understood it. Did a great job of keeping his work areas clean and dry while it was raining and even hauled off the old AC filter... much appreciated! I would recommend them!- Mark G.