Town and Country Plumbing

Water Filters

When I moved to north San Diego County from northern California in 1967 I was appalled at the condition of the drinking water. My wife and I were continually flushing toilets thinking family members had neglected to flush after using. Eventually, we realized that it was just the color of the water coming out of the tap and neighbors and friends advised us that it was “normal” and harmless and nothing could be done about it. “San Diego gets its water from the Colorado River” they used to say, “and by the time it passes though all the treatment stations, this is what we get.” Needless to say, being a plumber, I quickly became a bottled water convert. After a while I saw what the local water did to the pipes. Up north we generally piped potable water with galvanized iron pipe. We might use copper if the cost dropped (and iron went up), but usually galvanized iron was the standard. 



 Although I had been involved in the plumbing business (my father opened a plumbing shop across the street from our house in 1948) since childhood, it was in San Diego that I first heard the term, “re-pipe.” The corrosive water was destroying galvanized piping at an alarming rate until, in fact, it was “outlawed” by the local building departments. I witnessed several galvanized iron systems that were rendered completely inoperable in less than ten years. As time has passed we are told that they’ve actually added MORE additives and binders to the water and now bottled water is a thriving and multi-billion dollar business. Now, even copper piping in certain areas is showing marked deterioration from the harsh chemical additives in our water. Many people have offered solutions to the problem, from bottled water to reverse-osmosis units that totally purify the water (but remove the minerals and are expensive).

Whole house filters have begun to appear, but most have cost, maintenance and longevity issues. For these reasons and others, I have stayed out of the water treatment end of the business. I don’t feel comfortable representing something I don’t fully believe in.

Recently I have learned of a water treatment unit that is virtually maintenance free and affordable. Additionally, I have been made aware of several issues that are being discussed nationwide. Do you know that a ten minute hot shower with tap water is equivalent to drinking eight glasses of unfiltered tap water? So you spend good money on bottled water and as soon as you take a shower you absorb the chlorine and other additives, anyway. Plus, chlorine dries your skin and is harsh on the hair (if it hasn’t all fallen out from drinking tap water). The fish will die if you put it in his tank without treating it and what does it do to pets? These are only a few of the issues neutralized by a whole house treatment unit. I’m not going to try and do a hard-sell, here. I now have a solid whole house treatment system that is affordable (eventually it’s paid for by the savings of bottled water and you get to shower and bathe in it) and virtually maintenance free.

The water quality becomes equivalent to typical bottled water standards and there is no maintenance until you’ve used a million and one half gallons. At that point the unit is serviced at a cost of $500-$600 and then another million and one half gallons is available. I can sell the unit installed for about what they’re selling it for retail in most cases.

If any of this interests you, please call my company at (760) 744-8672 or (858) 484-7331.   

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		Escondido  Valley Center (760) 745-0337