Sanford · Broadway · Cameron · Southern Pines · Lee County | Est. 1982 | NC Licensed Plumbing Contractor #L.15229
Find out what's in your water before you buy anything to fix it
Hard water, iron staining, odor, taste, or a well you’ve never tested. We test first, show you the results, and recommend only the treatment the numbers call for — whole-house or a single tap.
Problems that bring this call in
White scale on fixtures
Hardness. A softener or conditioner, sized to your usage.
Orange or brown staining
Iron or manganese — common in Lee County wells. Specific filtration, not a generic softener.
Rotten-egg smell
Hydrogen sulfide or bacteria in the water heater. Two different fixes.
Chlorine taste
City water. Carbon filtration at the tap or whole-house.
Well water never tested
Bacteria, nitrates, pH, and metals. Worth knowing, especially with kids.
Cloudy or gritty water
Sediment from the well or aging pipes. Filtration plus a look at the plumbing.
Test, read the numbers, treat only what's there.
The water treatment business runs on selling the biggest system in the catalog. We run the test first — hardness, iron, pH, and more, with lab testing for bacteria or metals when a well calls for it — and go through the results with you. Then the recommendation matches the results: sometimes a whole-house system, sometimes an under-sink unit, sometimes nothing but a water heater flush.
- On-site water testing for hardness, iron, pH, and chlorine
- Lab testing for bacteria, nitrates, and metals on well water
- Water softeners and conditioners sized to your household
- Iron, sulfur, and sediment filtration
- Whole-house carbon filtration and under-sink reverse osmosis
- Installation, annual service, and filter changes
All services
Members get 10% off this job.
Plus a free annual inspection and priority scheduling.
Water where it shouldn’t be? A licensed plumber answers the emergency line right now.
Water Testing & Filtration FAQ
Call and ask — we’ll tell you what applies to your situation before scheduling. What we won’t do is use the test as a sales script.
Sanford’s water is moderately hard for some homes and not others. The test will say. Many city-water homes only need carbon filtration for taste.
Yes, via a certified lab. Results come back in a few days with a plain-language explanation.
Yes — filter changes and occasional service. FIP Care members get 10% off those visits.