Water Treatment & Filtration in Morehead City, NC
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Keeping Water Soft, Clean, and Flowing Since 2007
Coastal Home Services has been serving homeowners in Morehead City and beyond since ‘07, and plumbing’s a huge part of our work. A key facet of all that plumbing work is the water in Morehead City. A cornerstone of good plumbing is water quality, and that’s why Coastal Home Services plumbers help homeowners in our area test water for free and choose the right water treatment & filter options.
The Free Water Test Comes Before the Recommendation
What sets the approach apart is how we do things. We’re not here to push sales tactics on you to get a water treatment system. On the contrary; we want to walk you through the process, starting with a free water quality test in Morehead CIty, and move on from there. Not interested in a water treatment system? That’s okay, too.
A Coastal plumber will come to your house, testing the water at your kitchen sink, running a full panel (takes ~20 minutes) and walks you through each and every reading. You’ll keep the written results, no matter if you buy anything afterwards or not. That water quality panel covers a few key things: water hardness, (which is especially tough on your water heater), chlorine and chloramine, and pH.
Living right on the coast means that you deal with more than salt air. Some of the most important free water tests in Morehead City have nothing to do with how your water tastes or what kind of spots it leaves behind on glassware. It’s all about the contaminants in the water homeowners all across NC are grappling with. Here’s what utilities and regulators are dealing with right now.
- PFAS, the “forever chemicals”: These have been the talk of the town. It’s not hard to see why: they don’t break down in your body or the environment. North Carolinians are dealing with this in their drinking water.
- Disinfection byproducts (TTHMs): These form when utilities treat your water pretty aggressively with chlorine to keep it safe while it makes its way to your tap. It interacts with organic matter in pipes and creates byproducts. Regulators track this pretty closely.
- Hexavalent chromium and heavy metals: These can leach in as your plumbing ages. Chromium-6 especially has been detected in North Carolina water systems and it’s exactly the type of contaminant that quality water testing catches well beforehand.
A lot of Morehead City homeowners call us when they see, taste, or smell something off with their water, like:
- Spots and film on dishes and shower doors that come back no matter what you clean with
- White crust on faucets, shower heads, and the kettle
- Orange, brown, or blue-green staining in sinks, tubs, or toilets
- Dry skin and dull hair after every shower
- Soap and detergent that won’t lather, so you keep using more
- A water heater running louder or hotter than it used to
- Bottled water and filter pitchers piling up because nobody likes the tap
These are all the signs that come with hard, untreated water. It’s fine to ignore for the short-term, but it’ll eventually wear down your water heater and create mineral scale buildup in your home’s pipes.
The Systems We Install
Coastal installs HALO Water Systems, which are built specifically for installation from the pros rather than the shelf. But what system do you actually need? Well, it depends, and luckily there are a ton of different combos and options to choose from.
- Whole-home filtration: This is where the HALO 5 comes in; it treats every tap in your house. The H2 ZERO line can fit homes with septic and tight drain access.
- Softening: HALO CK10 battles hard water, and the HALO Hybrid combines filtrating and softening in one. That works especially well when space is tight.
- Salt-free scale control: The HALO ION 2.0 Plus strips/prevents mineral scale without any chemicals, so you can rest easy knowing your water heater and pipes are getting pummeled by hard water on the coast.
- Drinking water: The HALO Ultra Plus reverse osmosis unit installs right under your sink for great purity at the tap you’re actually getting drinking water from the most. It’s great at catching contaminants that a water filter alone won’t catch.
- Protection/problem-solving: Again, you need to protect your water heater and appliances. The Heater Guardian’s perfect for that. Plus, there are dedicated iron, sulfur, sediment, and UV systems for well systems when you need them.
How It Works
- Call (252) 675-4245 and we’ll get you scheduled. We come to you.
- Your plumber tests the water at the sink and explains every reading, including the ones that are fine.
- If a system makes sense, we price it on the spot. Most installs finish in a single visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The only way to be 100% certain you’ll need one is with water quality testing. Problems with your water that actually matter the most are often invisible: harness, pH imbalances, and those forever chemicals (PFAS). Coastal will test your water for free and give you a rundown on what you need and/or what to do next.
A water filter gets rids of contaminants in your water and improves the taste and smell of the water coming from your taps. A softener will actually remove the minerals that contribute to a ton of the mineral scale buildup that’s hard on your appliances and plumbing. A lot of homes here on the coast need both systems; that’s why HALO builds systems that do both with just one tank.
Yes, tap water in Morehead City’s safe to drink. It complies with all the state/federal regulations set forth. You’ll still want to be on the lookout for PFAS and other contaminants; regulators and utilities are on the search for them, and are tightening standards. But the only real way to know 100% what’s in your water is via a free water test in Morehead City, NC, with Coastal.
Find Out What's in Your Water With Coastal!
Why wait around hoping that your water’s 100% clear when you don’t know? It actually costs nothing to know. Coastal Home Services sends a plumber out to test and explain what’s in your water. Afterward, you can opt for a water treatment system or not. Either way, we’re happy to help you get a handle on your water.
