DFW’s Home Water Filter Experts

When you taste your water, does it smell or taste bad? Great tasting drinking water is no longer a luxury, but rather a necessary standard of living. When it comes to treating your water, turn to Horizon Plumbing.

Our licensed plumbers have been in business for over 45 years, and will professionally install your home’s water filtration system.

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How Do Home Water Filters Work?

Activated Carbon

Activated Carbon Filters use a carbon resin to pull out contaminants. If you’ve got a pitcher-filter in the fridge, those typically pull out 5-10% of contaminants, and are known as “gravity fed”.

Activated Carbon filters using water pressure can pull out 50-60% of contaminants from your water.

Reverse Osmosis

Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems are great for making your water taste great, and remove a larger amount of contaminants than Activated Carbon filters.

Fortunately, Horizon Plumbing is experienced in quality water filtration systems and can offer an RO system that’s closer to a 1 to 1 ratio. Keep in mind that while the waste is definitely minimized, the water waste is still 50%. This is due large in part to the fact that it pressures water through a micro-membrane with pressure, and any of the contaminants left are sitting in potent water.

TAC (Template Assisted Crystallization)

Template Assisted Crystallization (TAC) is a form of water conditioning that descales at a rate of 90-100%! Remember how gravity fed filters descale around 5-10%? TAC is growing in popularity because of its massive efficiency upgrade, especially among tankless water heater owners. TAC collects raw contaminants into a crystal and doesn’t allow the raw material to scale up on the pipes of your system.

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Which Filter Makes Better Tasting Water?

Most homeowners agree that the way their tap water tastes is an important factor inside the home. A simple activated carbon filter is great for this. It removes what you want it to, and is portable (gravity fed filters are, anyway). As far as implementing them in your home, Horizon Plumbing can install filter in your home. We recommend Gemline, due to its cost effectiveness and quality. This kind of filter is a part of the four-stage system available in the whole-house filtration system.

Its drawbacks can be fulfilled by other parts of the system, like the TAC implemented descaler. This reduces the scale buildup in your water supply, and would also create great tasting water.

FAQs

Why do homes in Dallas and Fort Worth need water filtration systems?

DFW water often contains chlorine, sediment, and hardness minerals from aging infrastructure and surface sources, which affect taste and plumbing over time.

What water quality issues are common in the Metroplex?

Hard water buildup, chlorine taste, and occasional sediment from older city mains are common in many DFW neighborhoods.

Do water filters help protect my plumbing system?

Yes, filtration reduces scale buildup in pipes, water heaters, and fixtures, especially in North Texas where hard water is common.

What type of water filtration systems do you install?

We install whole-house filtration systems, water softeners, and carbon-based systems in the DFW area based on your home’s water quality needs.

Is a permit required to install a home water filtration system in Dallas/Fort Worth?

Most standard filtration and softener installations don’t require permits, but we always follow local plumbing codes for proper installation.

How do I know if my home needs a water filter or a softener?

Hard water spots, dry skin, and buildup on fixtures indicate you may need a softener, while taste and odor issues often point to filtration needs.

Can water filtration help with older plumbing in Fort Worth homes?

Yes, reducing sediment and mineral buildup helps extend the life of copper and galvanized piping commonly found in older DFW homes.