Whole Home Water Filter Systems in Maine

Thousands of homes across Southern Maine rely on private wells for their water service. If you don’t live in a city or township which provides municipal or communally sourced water, your home most likely draws from a well — which makes you fully responsible for water treatment.

Unless you had your water tested recently, it’s impossible to say what minerals and toxins could be lurking within. You could be exposed to naturally occurring contaminants, including radon and arsenic, without even taking a sip of water. The best way to protect your family is through a whole home water filtration system, which can nearly eliminate or reduce the amount of all pollutants in your water down to safe levels.

A hard water system can complement your whole home water filtration system. Heritage Home Service can install both in your home, reducing both minerals and pollutants and protecting your plumbing from scale buildup.

• Water Hardness: Published studies suggest that hard water with high concentrations of calcium and magnesium can be a contributing factor to cardiovascular disease. Moreover, high calcium concentrations can create soap scum stains, making it harder to use the shower or wash dishes in your home. Hard water can also contribute to scaling in the pipes, putting additional stress on your water heater and reducing the lifespan of your plumbing system.
• Low pH & Alkalinity: When your water has high acidity and alkalinity, it can cause erosion in your pipes and ultimately leach copper into your water. If you have green stains on bathroom sinks and other porcelain, it could be due to low pH.
• Iron: High concentrations of iron in your water can leave your drinks with a metallic aftertaste. It can also stain fabrics, sinks, and toilets, or potentially build up inside pipes.
• Manganese: If left unchecked, manganese in water can create major health problems. Concentrations higher than 0.05 milligrams per liter (mg/L) will give water a noticeable color, odor, and taste. If it builds up to higher than 0.3 mg/L, your family could be at risk of manganese toxicity.

• Radon: Not all risks come from drinking private well water. Radon trapped in water can get released when running water in a shower, sink, or when cooking. If left unchecked, exposure to radon can result in lung tissue damage and increase your chances of contracting lung cancer.
• Arsenic: A naturally occurring semi-metallic element, arsenic can be present in soil samples and contaminate drinking water. Long-term exposure to arsenic can create a myriad of health problems, including disease of the cardiovascular system, kidneys, skin, nervous system, or even cancer.
• Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are often used for industrial settings, working in products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water. Laboratory studies on lab rats suggest exposure to PFOAs may affect growth and development, reproduction, and cause liver damage — but the potential damages to humans is unknown.