Whole House Water Filters in Turlock, CA

Why Turlock water tastes more like chlorine lately

Turlock used to run on groundwater alone. In 2016, planning for the new river supply noted that Turlock didn’t yet add chlorine to its well water and would start before surface water arrived. [SRWA Treatment Performance Goals technical memo (2016)] Treated Tuolumne River water from the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority (SRWA) first reached the city in December 2023. [City of Turlock 2023 Water Quality Report] Today Turlock blends it with 15 active wells, [City of Turlock 2025 Water Quality Report] and the regional plant adds chlorine before pumping the water to Turlock. [Stanislaus Regional Water Authority: Regional Surface Water Supply Project] If you pay a City of Turlock water bill, this is your water.

• Turlock disinfects with chlorine. [City of Turlock 2025 Water Quality Report] That’s the pool smell in your shower and the off taste in your coffee.
• That makes it easy to filter. A whole house carbon filter takes out the chlorine taste and smell, so showers smell clean and every glass tastes better.
• Your tap can differ. The well and river blend changes through the year, so we test at your tap before recommending anything.

Whole house filter options

We offer several options, including carbon filters and backwashing systems, and your free in-home test shows which fits your home. Our tanks carry a lifetime limited tank warranty.

Systems are built with NSF-certified components.

Pair it with what your water needs

• Drinking water: add an NSF-certified under-sink reverse osmosis system for crisp, clean-tasting drinking and cooking water and fewer bottled-water runs. Turlock’s report lists arsenic at low levels, [City of Turlock 2025 Water Quality Report] and RO reduces arsenic. It can also reduce nitrate in drinking water.
• Nitrate: some city wells run close to the nitrate limit, and the city says it’s monitoring closely. [City of Turlock 2025 Water Quality Report] For nitrate, whole-house anion exchange is our primary and most effective method. Families with a baby often ask about nitrate first, since nitrate guidance focuses on infants.
• Hardness: Turlock’s water is moderately hard. [City of Turlock 2025 Water Quality Report] If spots on glasses or dry skin bother you, a water softener after the filter nearly eliminates spotting and leaves skin and hair feeling softer, and a carbon filter ahead of the softener also helps protect the resin. Prefer no salt? A saltless conditioner reduces scale buildup without salt.

How it works

1. A free in-home water test at your Turlock tap: chlorine, hardness, nitrate and more, explained clearly.
2. A written, no-pressure estimate.
3. Install by our own family-owned team. We re-test before we leave and adjust at no charge if results aren’t where they should be.

Book a free in-home water test Call (209) 645-1151