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Joe PortoApr 2026
Plumbing Service
Water Softeners & Whole House Water Filtration
Boise has some of the hardest water in the country. We install water softeners, whole house filters, and reverse osmosis drinking systems across the Treasure Valley.
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If you are fighting white scale on the shower door, spotty dishes, and water heaters that die early, that is Boise hard water doing its work. Most of the Treasure Valley runs between 8 and 15 grains per gallon, which is squarely in the hard-to-very-hard range. Revolution Plumbing installs water softeners, whole house water filters, and under-sink reverse osmosis systems, and we start by testing what is actually in your water instead of selling you a system you may not need.
Water Softeners for Boise Hard Water
A water softener swaps the calcium and magnesium that cause hardness for sodium or potassium, which stops scale from building up inside your pipes, water heater, and fixtures. In this valley that usually means a longer water heater life, less soap and detergent, and no more crusted-over faucet aerators. We size the softener to your household size and your actual grain count, install the bypass and drain line correctly, and show you how to keep the brine tank fed. Softener installs typically run in the $1,500 to $3,000 range installed, depending on the unit and how much replumbing the location needs.
Whole House Water Filtration
A whole house filter treats every drop entering the home, so the shower, laundry, and every tap get filtered water. This is the right call when the problem is chlorine taste and smell, sediment, or iron staining rather than hardness. Sediment and carbon stages handle most Treasure Valley water; well customers out toward Star, Kuna, and Marsing often need iron or sulfur treatment on top of that. Many homes end up with a softener and a filter working together, since each solves a different problem.
Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Systems
Reverse osmosis is the most thorough option for drinking and cooking water. An under-sink RO unit forces water through a membrane that pulls out dissolved solids, lead, nitrates, and most everything a carbon filter leaves behind, then feeds a dedicated faucet at your sink. We can also run a line to the refrigerator for filtered water and ice. RO is point-of-use by design, so it pairs well with a softener handling the rest of the house.
We Test First, Then Recommend
Water treatment gets oversold. Before quoting anything we test your water for hardness, chlorine, iron, and total dissolved solids, then tell you which of those is actually worth fixing. Sometimes the answer is a softener and nothing else. Sometimes a $300 under-sink filter solves the complaint you called about. You get a flat-rate quote either way, and no pressure to buy the biggest system on the truck.
Why Revolution Plumbing
What You Get With Every Water Filtration Systems Job
Water tested before we quote anythingWater softeners sized to your grain countWhole house filtration and under-sink reverse osmosisIron and sulfur treatment for well waterFlat-rate pricing, installed by the owner
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Water Filtration Systems FAQ
Most of the Treasure Valley tests between 8 and 15 grains per gallon, which the water industry classifies as hard to very hard. That is why scale shows up so fast on shower doors, faucet aerators, and inside water heaters here. A softener is the only thing that actually removes hardness; filters alone will not do it.
Installed, most water softeners land between $1,500 and $3,000 depending on the size of the unit and how much plumbing has to be reworked at the install location. We quote a flat rate after seeing the space and testing your water, so the number you get is the number you pay.
A water filter removes contaminants like chlorine, sediment, iron, and chemicals that affect taste and smell. A water softener removes the calcium and magnesium that cause hardness and scale. They solve different problems, which is why a lot of Treasure Valley homes end up with both.
If your concern is drinking and cooking water specifically, yes. Reverse osmosis removes dissolved solids, lead, and nitrates that carbon filters leave behind. It is point-of-use, so it treats the kitchen sink rather than the whole house. Many customers pair an under-sink RO unit with a softener handling everything else.
Usually yes. A standard whole house filter handles sediment, chlorine, and taste, but it does not remove hardness minerals. If you have scale on fixtures or your water heater is failing early, you need a softener specifically. We test first so you are not buying equipment that does not address your actual problem.
Yes. Well customers around Star, Kuna, and Marsing commonly deal with iron staining and sulfur smell on top of hardness, which needs treatment beyond a standard softener. We test the well water and size the system to what is actually in it.
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