City Water Dual Tank

Treating in stages lets each bed of media do one job properly. The first tank holds Resin Tech CG10 softening resin for the calcium and magnesium; the second holds granular activated coconut shell carbon for the chlorine or chloramine. One combined tank suits most homes, which is why our best seller works that way, but for a larger house, and anyone who wants the fullest city-water build, dedicated tanks give every tap, shower and appliance the complete treatment. Both tanks backflush themselves, and the self-cleaning design keeps upkeep light.

That is the carbon tank's whole job. Palm Beach County Water Utilities and other utilities in the east of the county disinfect with chloramine, which gives longer-lasting disinfection in the mains and is still in the water when it reaches your tap. Twice a year the county switches to free chlorine to clean the mains, as its annual water quality report notes. A dedicated carbon tank handles both, so the taste and smell stay steady all year.

It is built for municipal supply, where the work is hardness plus a disinfectant. A private well brings different problems, sediment, iron and sulfur, so wells get the Well Water Dual Tank, which adds Katalox Light for the iron and high-efficiency smart valves on both units. The free test at your tap confirms which one your home needs.

As the bigger build, it is quoted to your home: the free in-home test measures your water, we look at the size of the house and where the two tanks and the brine tank can go, and you get one exact price with installation included before you decide. A whole-home install is usually half a day. For reference, our softener plus reverse osmosis package starts at $2,850 installed.