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Clean, great-tasting water isn’t just a luxury—it’s essential for your family’s health. If you’ve noticed strange tastes, odors, or discoloration in your Pittsburgh tap water, you’re not alone. Our region’s aging infrastructure and seasonal fluctuations can introduce chlorine, mineral deposits, and other contaminants.
At Taggart Plumbing, we understand your concerns about what’s flowing from your faucets. As your locally-owned water quality experts, we bring customized filtration solutions that address Pittsburgh’s specific water challenges. Our team can evaluate your water quality, recommend the perfect system, and install it with the clean, careful service we’re known for. Ready to transform every drop of water in your home?
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Possible Contaminants in Your Pittsburgh Water
Even clear water may contain various impurities. Pittsburgh’s water supply, while generally safe, can contain several common contaminants:
- Excess Minerals: High levels of calcium and magnesium (hard water) can cause scale buildup in pipes and appliances.
- Iron and Manganese: These metals can cause rust-colored staining on fixtures and create metallic tastes.
- Chlorine: Added as a disinfectant by municipal systems, chlorine leaves an unpleasant taste and odor.
- Sediment: Rust particles, dirt, and debris can enter your water through aging infrastructure.
- Lead: Pittsburgh’s historic homes may have legacy plumbing components containing lead.
- Bacteria and Microorganisms: While municipal treatment addresses most biological contaminants, some may still be present.
A quality water filtration system from Taggart Plumbing removes these impurities, providing cleaner, better-tasting water throughout your home.
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Whole-home water filtration systems provide comprehensive protection by treating water as it enters your house, ensuring every faucet, shower, and appliance receives clean, filtered water. Unlike limited point-of-use filters, these systems address water quality throughout your entire Pittsburgh home.
The system is installed where your main water line enters your home, typically near your water meter. This strategic placement ensures that all water—from drinking and cooking to bathing and laundry, is properly filtered before reaching any tap.
For Pittsburgh homeowners, this approach offers several advantages:
- Consistent Quality: Every water source delivers the same clean, filtered water.
- Comprehensive Protection: Your plumbing system and appliances are protected from damaging contaminants.
- Convenience: No need to replace multiple smaller filters or rely on bottled water.
- Long-Term Value: While the initial investment is higher than point-of-use options, whole-home systems offer better long-term value.
Taggart Plumbing’s experts can help select the ideal system based on your specific water conditions and needs.
Benefits of Professional Water Filtration
Installing a quality water filtration system delivers numerous advantages beyond improved taste:
- Better Tasting Water and Food: Removing chlorine, minerals, and contaminants improves the flavor of drinking water and foods cooked with tap water.
- Healthier Bathing Experience: Filtered water reduces skin irritation and hair dryness—particularly beneficial for those with sensitive skin.
- Extended Appliance Lifespan: By removing scale-forming minerals and sediment, filtration systems help water-using appliances last longer.
- Reduced Plumbing Issues: Cleaner water means less mineral buildup in pipes and fixtures.
- Lower Household Expenses: You’ll save by eliminating bottled water purchases while potentially reducing energy costs.
- Environmental Benefits: Using filtered tap water reduces plastic waste and energy consumption.
- Peace of Mind: You’ll gain confidence knowing your family is protected from potential contaminants.
Pittsburgh Water Purification Systems
Water purification addresses specific contaminant concerns using advanced technologies:
- Carbon Filtration: These systems remove chlorine, volatile organic compounds, and chemicals that affect taste and odor. They’re particularly effective for Pittsburgh’s municipal water.
- UV Purification: Ultraviolet light systems neutralize bacteria and viruses without chemicals, providing an important safety barrier.
- Sediment Filtration: These systems trap particulate matter like rust and silt that can enter through aging infrastructure.
Our specialists will analyze your needs and recommend the ideal approach based on your water source, existing contaminants, and usage patterns.
Pittsburgh Water Softening Solutions
Hard water—containing high levels of calcium and magnesium—is common throughout Pittsburgh. While not harmful to health, these minerals cause numerous problems:
- Scale buildup in pipes and appliances
- Spotty dishes even after thorough washing
- Soap scum residue on fixtures
- Stiff laundry and premature fading
- Excessive soap and detergent usage
Our water softening systems use resin beads to remove these hardness minerals, resulting in softer water that’s gentler on your plumbing, appliances, skin, and clothing.
Pittsburgh Reverse Osmosis Systems
For the highest level of water purity, reverse osmosis (RO) systems remove 95-99% of dissolved contaminants through a semi-permeable membrane that allows only water molecules to pass through.
Reverse osmosis effectively removes:
- Dissolved minerals and salts
- Heavy metals including lead
- Arsenic and fluoride
- Nitrates and sulfates
- Most bacteria and viruses
- Agricultural chemicals
While typically installed under kitchen sinks for drinking water, whole-house options are available for homes with significant water quality concerns.
Taggart Plumbing can help determine if reverse osmosis is right for your situation and design a system that meets your needs efficiently.
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Tired of wondering what’s in your tap water? Our Pittsburgh team delivers custom filtration solutions for cleaner, better-tasting water throughout your home. No more bottled water or strange tastes. Experience the difference pure water makes in daily life. Contact us now!
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Water filtration systems remove numerous contaminants from Pittsburgh’s water supply, depending on the system type. Standard systems filter out chlorine, sediment, and some minerals, while advanced options tackle heavy metals, bacteria, and chemicals. Reverse osmosis systems provide the most comprehensive filtration, removing up to 99% of dissolved contaminants. Taggart Plumbing can test your water and recommend the perfect system for your specific concerns.
Selecting the right system depends on your water source, specific contaminants present, household size, and budget. Taggart Plumbing’s process begins with professional water testing to identify exactly what’s in your Pittsburgh water. Based on these results, we’ll recommend appropriate options—whether that’s a carbon filter, water softener, reverse osmosis system, or a combination approach. Our consultations help you understand the benefits of each option for an informed decision.
Maintenance requirements vary by system type. Most whole-house filtration systems need filter changes every 3-12 months. Water softeners require periodic salt additions and annual inspections. Reverse osmosis systems typically need filter replacements every 6-12 months and membrane replacement every 2-5 years. Taggart Plumbing offers convenient maintenance plans that ensure optimal performance with minimal hassle.
Watch for these hard water indicators: scale buildup on faucets and showerheads; spotty dishes; soap that doesn’t lather well; dry skin after showering; stiff laundry; and reduced water pressure. Hard water isn’t harmful to health but can damage plumbing and appliances over time. Taggart Plumbing’s water softening solutions effectively address these issues, protecting your home while improving water quality.
Professionally filtered tap water often exceeds bottled water in quality and consistency. Many bottled brands actually use municipal tap water with basic filtration—similar to what you’d get from an entry-level home system. With a properly installed filtration system from Taggart Plumbing, your Pittsburgh home can produce water that meets or exceeds bottled quality at a fraction of the cost, typically saving hundreds annually for households that regularly purchase bottled water, while eliminating plastic waste.
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