May 27, 2019 | Filtration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Softening
Water Filtration – Water Softener – Hard Water – Reverse Osmosis in Dover – Sherborn MA. In this project, a young family moved into a 1960’s home with no filtration in place. Plumbing fixtures were badly stained with iron & manganese to the point of needing replacement. Shower heads and valves were virtually seized up with hard scale. Based on test results, TPW designed this system which included a new well pressure tank, a wall mounted sediment filter, a water softener and a 5 stage reverse osmosis filter for drinking and cooking water. All TPW installs are carefully planned out to include prepared plywood panels & blocking. RO storage tanks are never left on the floor. Keeping the storage tank up as high as possible creates robust flow at the faucet. The homeowners were thrilled with the installation and finished water quality. ThinkPureWater is a local, Framingham based, family owned business. Call TPW for free in home consultation @ 508.272.6636.
Nov 26, 2018 | Commercial, Reverse Osmosis, UV Sterilizer, Water Softening & Filtration, Whole House Water Filtration
ThinkPureWater & ETR Labs at 2018 Natural Living Expo in Marlborough MA
TPW had a great responce from the 12,000 attendees at the 2018 Natural Living Expo. Featured were Pentair Everpure commercial grade drinking water filters, Clack water softeners and conditioning systems, Atlas Filtri’s comprehensive line of Italian made water filter systems. Call us at 508.272.6636 for free consultation. We offer comprehensive water testing and professional systems engineering for every type of water problem.
Nov 24, 2018 | Water Softening, Whole House Water Filtration
Cambridge MA city water transformed into spring water like purity in one day.
TPW installed this water softening & filtration system for a family of 4 during major renovations. Cambridge MA water has 7 grain per gallon hardness, disinfectant chemicals as well as trace amounts numerous impurities. The new homeowners considered the purity of their whole house water to be of paramount importance. Breathing of chlorine & chemical vapors along with transdermal absorption during a 20 minute hot shower, has been shown to be the equivalent of drinking 2 gallons of chlorinated water. Raw water first enters a combo sediment/carbon housing where particulate and chlorine are removed. The middle floor tank is a 2 cube softener which will remove virtually all hardness, iron and manganese. The left tank is a 2.5 cube activated coconut shell carbon filter containing 75 lbs. of media which will remove/reduce hundreds of contaminates. The finished water has a spring water like level of purity and is amazing to shower and bathe in. A 5 stage reverse osmosis drinking/cooking/ice making filter was also installed. Installs by TPW have won the respect of numerous fine homebuilders throughout Massachusetts for careful planning, sturdy plywood panel mounting and an excellent scheduled maintanance program. Call us at 508.272.6636 for a free in home consultation.
May 12, 2018 | Whole House Water Filtration
The Town of Holliston MA has experienced a series of ongoing problems with its municipal water that will surely take the town considerable time to correct. You can take charge of what comes into your home and touches the lives of your family. We at ThinkPureWater of Framingham, MA can transform your Holliston water into sparkling clean, safe water for your home and family, in a matter of a few days.
Holliston municipal water is sourced from a series of shallow wells connected to aquifers which are extremely vulnerable to wide variety of man-made pollutants. Residents in certain parts of town have been subjected to water containing high levels of manganese, iron, coliform bacteria as well as the myriad of toxic chemicals formed as a result of water chlorination. All water systems contain varying amounts of dangerous industrial chemicals as well. Many of these are pollutants are not even regulated by the EPA or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts DEP.
Water quality in Holliston can vary according to your location. We have rapid turnaround water testing available. We can tailor a whole house water purification system to address your particular neighborhood based on the water itself, not just the Town Water Report.
Here is a recent whole house water purification we installed in Holliston. The smaller housing is a high flow pre-filtration unit. Usually this clear housing contains a sediment filter cartridge only. Recent innovations in water purification have resulted in combining effective sediment removal with activated carbon impregnation and a carbon core in one cartridge. This single cartridge can dechlorinate 100,000 gallons of water while also removing/reducing industrial chemicals, sediment and dirt. This level of pre-filtration protects the larger tank, which contains 60 lbs of activated carbon and produces astounding quality, spring-like water throughout your home.
We also install a wide variety of whole house and drinking water filter systems, water softeners, pH Neutralizer, iron & manganese removal and more. If you need a fast, reliable and local solution to your water problems, call us for a free in home consultation.
Call 508.272.6636 or email sales@thinkpurewater.com
May 6, 2018 | Salt Free Scale Control, Water Softening
WATER SOFTENERS are often installed 
where water hardness levels are over 3 Grains Per Gallon or around 50 PPM. Water sourced from private wells or municipal water, sourced from groups of wells, is often considerably harder, even up to 10 to 12 GPG. MA towns such as Natick, Wellesley, Needham, Sudbury, Wayland, Holliston and Concord all have hard water. Over time, calcium and magnesium will build up inside pipes, water heaters, plumbing fixtures and appliances, forming hard scale. The results are lowered energy efficiency, early appliance failure, crusty scale buildup on faucets, shower valves & heads, etc. Hard scale can even etch shower glass, as well as ruin the polished surfaces of marble and granite. Considerably more soap and detergents are needed with hard water. Water softeners remove hardness minerals, as well as iron and manganese which cause yellow-brown and black staining on plumbing fixtures. Your laundry becomes softer and brighter. Softeners have a resin filled tank with an electronic control valve head and a salt reservoir tank. All softeners regenerate every 1 to 2 weeks by rinsing the resin in the taller resin tank with salt water from the shorter salt reservoir tank. This entirely automatic process is set to occur at 2:00 am and takes 1.5 hours. During this time, your water will flow, but will not be softened. During regeneration, 50 to 100 gallons of water has to be discharged to either outdoors or into the home’s waste pipe. Some of the discharge water is salt brine and some is rinse water. Ma. plumbing code prohibits salt water discharge into a septic system.
During installation, we supply homeowners with 8, 40 lb. bags of softener salt. For smaller families, 
without excessively hard water, this will last up to a year. Depending on water usage, hardness levels and other factors, up to 12 or more bags per year are sometimes needed. Regenerations will discharge 3000 to 4000 gallons of water each year. With municipal water, this will add 2% to 3% to an average family’s water bill. Approximately 2 or 3 bags of salt have to be added to the reservoir every 2 to 3 months. Very little additional maintenance is needed.
SALT-FREE SCALE CONTROL SYSTEMS The water purification industry has worked diligently to overcome the need for salt softeners. A process known as Template Assisted Crystallization or TAC has solved the problem of hard scale build up without actually softening the water. In this process, water flows through a tank with millions of highly specialized resin beads. Hardness minerals are attracted to the resin and build up on the surface, similar to a water softener. Micro clusters of minerals are formed, but are unable to stay attached to the resin and fall away into the water. These calcium and magnesium micro-clusters have now lost their ability to attach a second time to piping, faucets, water heaters and plumbing fixtures. These micro clusters have actually been proven to help remove existing scale. With TAC, there is no salt, no backwash or wasted water, no electricity needed, and no homeowner maintenance.
After 3 years or 300,000 to 400,000 gallons, the resin must be replaced as it looses
its charge and function. The patented resin cost $148.00 per liter x 5 liters in a standard 10×54 tank seen here. With the TAC resin costing $740.00, the whole service runs near $1,000.00 or $333.00 per year. In comparison, salt, averages around $100.00 per year. Of course, you have to pick up the salt, carry it into the basement and keep up with the salt reservoir levels. ( unless we deliver it to your home )
TAC Technology is proven and used worldwide. It is often recommended for municipal water, but less often for well water due to high iron and other conditions beyond its capacity. These TAC systems leave the same exact amount of minerals in the water that entered the tank. They do not soften the water.
These same TAC systems are often private labeled and falsely advertised on the internet as “salt-free water softeners“. At present, there is no such thing as a salt free water softener. Besides a very costly Whole House Reverse Osmosis System, only a salt softener can give hard water that slippery soft water feel, by removing all the calcium and magnesium mineral content.
TAC Systems are tremendously beneficial for newly installed modern heating equipment, 
piping, valves, faucets, shower heads, dishwashers and plumbing fixtures. Its important to know that some scale will still be visible but it wipes 100% clean with a damp cloth. Glasses will rinse cleaner in the dishwasher. Some homeowners have reported slight improvements in the water’s feel and soap sudsyness. Others have noticed no difference. Sometimes its a difficult choice. With hard water, a salt softener will dramatically improve your personal experience with water, give you silky hair and keep your pipes clean. TAC Scale Control is really about the control and prevention of hard scale buildup.
Wether a traditional salt water softener or a TAC scale control system is used, a sediment filter must be installed before these units. With chlorinated town water, carbon filtration must also be used. Both salt softener media and TAC scale control media will fail without effective chlorine removal. We hope this information has clarified the issue and will help you decide what is best for you.
For all your water purification/conditioning needs, call us at 508.272.6636 or email sales@thinkpurewater.com
Apr 26, 2018 | Whole House Water Filtration
Whole House Filter System
Here is a recent installation in Concord, MA of our Whole House Filter System (WH3500-IT). The family’s concerns were chlorine and a variety of chemical contaminates in the water. Cartridge choices are tailored to the water chemistry.
These cartridge type systems are the preferred choice for smaller homes and where backwashable, tank type systems present issues with where to discharge. The stone foundation required a wall section to be built creating a professional and rugged install. The modern, solderless Viega ProPress System was used with 1” copper piping and the standard 3 valve bypass setup. Water volume was increased with larger pipe diameter used. The homeowners were thrilled with the water quality and installation.
If you’d like to learn more about whole house water filtration, call us at 508.272.6636 or email sales@thinkpurewater.com
Feb 28, 2018 | Salt Free Scale Control, Water Softening
WATER SOFTENERS are often installed where water hardness levels are over 3 Grains Per Gallon or around 50 PPM. Water sourced from private wells or municipal water, sourced from groups of wells, is often considerably harder, even up to 10 to 12 GPG. MA towns such as Natick, Wellesley, Needham, Sudbury, Wayland, Holliston and Concord all have hard water. Over time, calcium and magnesium will build up inside pipes, water heaters, plumbing fixtures and appliances, forming hard scale. The results are lowered energy efficiency, early appliance failure, crusty scale buildup on faucets, shower valves & heads, etc. Hard scale can even etch shower glass, as well as ruin the polished surfaces of marble and granite. Considerably more soap and detergents are needed with hard water. Water softeners remove hardness minerals, as well as iron and manganese which cause yellow-brown and black staining on plumbing fixtures. Your laundry becomes softer and brighter. Softeners have a resin filled tank with an electronic control valve head and a salt reservoir tank. All softeners regenerate every 1 to 2 weeks by rinsing the resin in the taller resin tank with salt water from the shorter salt reservoir tank. This entirely automatic process is set to occur at 2:00 am and takes 1.5 hours. During this time, your water will flow, but will not be softened. During regeneration, 50 to 100 gallons of water has to be discharged to either outdoors or into the home’s waste pipe. Some of the discharge water is salt brine and some is rinse water. Ma. plumbing code prohibits salt water discharge into a septic system.
During installation, we supply homeowners with 8, 40 lb. bags of softener salt. For smaller families, without excessively hard water, this will last up to a year. Depending on water usage, hardness levels and other factors, up to 12 or more bags per year are sometimes needed. Regenerations will discharge 3000 to 4000 gallons of water each year. With municipal water, this will add 2% to 3% to an average family’s water bill. Approximately 2 or 3 bags of salt have to be added to the reservoir every 2 to 3 months. Very little additional maintenance is needed.
SALT-FREE SCALE CONTROL SYSTEMS The water purification industry has worked diligently to overcome the need for salt softeners. A process known as Template Assisted Crystallization or TAC has solved the problem of hard scale build up without actually softening the water. In this process, water flows through a tank with millions of highly specialized resin beads. Hardness minerals are attracted to the resin and build up on the surface, similar to a water softener. Micro clusters of minerals are formed, but are unable to stay attached to the resin and fall away into the water. These calcium and magnesium micro-clusters have now lost their ability to attach a second time to piping, faucets, water heaters and plumbing fixtures. These micro clusters have actually been proven to help remove existing scale. With TAC, there is no salt, no backwash or wasted water, no electricity needed, and no homeowner maintenance.
After 3 years or 300,000 to 400,000 gallons, the resin must be replaced as it looses its charge and function. The patented resin cost $148.00 per liter x 5 liters in a standard 10×54 tank seen here. With the TAC resin costing $740.00, the whole service runs near $1,000.00 or $333.00 per year. In comparison, salt, averages around $100.00 per year. Of course, you have to pick up the salt, carry it into the basement and keep up with the salt reservoir levels. ( unless we deliver it to your home )
TAC Technology is proven and used worldwide. It is often recommended for municipal water, but less often for well water due to high iron and other conditions beyond its capacity. These TAC systems leave the same exact amount of minerals in the water that entered the tank. They do not soften the water.
These same TAC systems are often private labeled and falsely advertised on the internet as “salt-free water softeners“. At present, there is no such thing as a salt free water softener. Besides a very costly Whole House Reverse Osmosis System, only a salt softener can give hard water that slippery soft water feel, by removing all the calcium and magnesium mineral content.
TAC Systems are tremendously beneficial for newly installed modern heating equipment, piping, valves, faucets, shower heads, dishwashers and plumbing fixtures. Its important to know that some scale will still be visible but it wipes 100% clean with a damp cloth. Glasses will rinse cleaner in the dishwasher. Some homeowners have reported slight improvements in the water’s feel and soap sudsyness. Others have noticed no difference. Sometimes its a difficult choice. With hard water, a salt softener will dramatically improve your personal experience with water, give you silky hair and keep your pipes clean. TAC Scale Control is really about the control and prevention of hard scale buildup.
Wether a traditional salt water softener or a TAC scale control system is used, a sediment filter must be installed before these units. With chlorinated town water, carbon filtration must also be used. Both salt softener media and TAC scale control media will fail without effective chlorine removal. We hope this information has clarified the issue and will help you decide what is best for you.
For all your water purification/conditioning needs, call us at 508.272.6636 or email sales@thinkpurewater.com
Feb 27, 2018 | Reverse Osmosis, Salt Free Scale Control, UV Sterilizer, Whole House Water Filtration
At ThinkPureWater, we can design, build and install purification systems that address a variety of criteria. This project was designed for a home wellness spa with a large steam shower in Natick MA. The system pictured here incorporates the WH 3000A Whole House Filter followed by a Scale Net Water Conditioner. This unit conditions the water to prevent hardness minerals from forming scale buildup on plumbing fixtures and etching of shower glass. It can also prevent scale buildup in the steam generator leading to costly repairs. With the chlorine and other disinfectant chemicals removed by the WH3000A, a UV Sterilizer System was installed to assure microbiologically safe water throughout the home regardless of what may enter thru the water main. Finally, a 5 Stage Reverse Osmosis System was added for drinking water directed to a new small faucet at the kitchen sink as well as the fridge ice maker. The homeowners were thrilled with the project and came to realize it was the one of the most important purchases they ever made. Call us today for a free in home consultation. 508.272.6636
Feb 26, 2018 | Whole House Water Filtration
MODEL WH3500IT WHOLE HOUSE FILTER SYSTEM MADE IN ITALY
Shower and bathe in wellness enhancing purified water. The WH3500IT is our premium Made in Italy Whole House Filter System. The system removes or dramatically reduces chlorine, and hundreds of other toxic chemicals known to be in tap water. Your water, throughout your home is transformed into cleaner, clearer spring like water. Numerous clients have reported immediate improvements in skin, softness of hair and an overall feeling of well being. See: “Whole House Water Purification: What You Need To Know Before You Purchase” on the home page.
CONTAMINATE TARGETING WITH DESIGNATED CARTRIDGES
Your system can be set up to get the best possible results based on your water chemistry by choosing from a variety of NSF, WQA and ANSI approved and rated cartridges. From the initial sediment cartridge, to CTO carbon block, to CTO plus chloramines, to Iron Reduction to Lead and more, we can get it done. Call us for a chat or a free in home consultation at 508.272.6636
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
*Ultra premium U.S. Sourced activated carbon technology with 15 lbs of media.
*Up to 16 gallons per minute flow capacity ideal for moderate sized homes.
*Rugged commercial construction with powder coated steel bracket.
*1″ NPT ports for low flow restriction at high flow rates.
*Comes standard with incoming and outgoing analog pressure gauges.
*1/4 turn ball valve sump drain ports for easy breakdown and servicing.
*Unit dimensions: 27″ wide ( less port fittings ) x 36″ high x 10″ deep.
*Operating temperature: min 40 degrees F, max 100 degrees F.
*Operating pressure: min 45 P.S.I. max 120 P.S.I.
*Unit weight: 65 lbs.
*Operational weight: 120 lbs.
*Indoor use only.
*This system as delivered, meets or exceeds U.S. NSF and ANSI Standards 42 for contaminates, chlorine, taste and odor removal. Other NSF Standards can be met with optional cartridges at additional charges.
Required Annual Service Average service intervals are 12 to 15 months, depending on usage and water conditions. Our technicians will remove and dispose used cartridges, professionally clean and disinfect housings and install fresh O-ring gaskets and new cartridges. Service costs $329.00 – $359.00 plus sales tax on parts only.
System Delivery and Wall Mount To minimize plumbing costs, we offer delivery and panel wall mounting services prior to the arrival of the plumber to plumb in the unit. The wall mount to concrete uses lined wood blocking, 10 concrete anchors and a white formica panel. This service is available in our general service area wether you use your plumber or ours. Cost $245.00 – $325.00.
Plumbing & Installation All whole house systems installed in Massachusetts must be installed by a licensed plumbing professional. Installation includes installing bypass valves to allow the system to be taken off line for servicing without disrupting water flow to the home. Our plumbers are consummate professionals and will do a great job installing your system. Each home is unique in how and where the system is installed. Access, placement of system, pipe size and configuration each affect costs.
Overall Costs A homeowner can expect the above system completely installed and operational to cost in the $2,250.00 – $2,450.00 range. This should be considered a sound investment in the overall quality of the home and the wellness of its occupants.
Feb 12, 2016 | Reverse Osmosis
Congratulations on you new Reverse Osmosis Water System from Think Pure Water.
RO systems produce some of the purest water in the world. The least amount of water is wasted when you use the whole tank full and let it fill again from empty. Its best to simply fill water jugs and leave them in the fridge or on the counter. Taking a glass from a full tank wastes the most water.
Empty your RO tank every month. Here is why. RO membranes are generally self cleaning as waste water clears away most hardness minerals and impurities. When the tank is empty, there is no back pressure on the membrane and this allows the most effective flushing of the impurities. Taking a glass of water from a full tank never allows the membrane to clear itself. Simply emptying the tank every month greatly increases the life of the membrane.
STARTING UP your newly installed system. All RO systems produce water slowly and also produce reject water in the process. Therefore, a storage tank is necessary so plenty of pure water is always available. The first TWO full tanks MUST be discarded into the drain to clear the system of disinfectant crystals in the tank. (These are not toxic but won’t taste good)
STEP 1. When first installed, allow the 2.5 gallon tank to fill completely ….. about 1 to 2 hours. If you listen closely to the disposal drain in the sink, you can often, but not always, hear the reject water passing thru there. When the noise stops, the tank is full. You can also lift the tank to feel if it is full.
STEP 2. Open the new RO faucet and drain the tank to empty ….. about 4 to 6 minutes. A small dribble means the tank is empty. This is the new RO water being made but won’t fill the tank unless you shut off the faucet.
STEP 3. SHUT OFF THE FAUCET ….. so the tank can refill. If you don’t, the water that’s supposed to fill the tank will dribble out the faucet continuously.
STEP 4. Let the tank fill again ….. about 1 to 2 hours.
STEP 5. Open the new RO faucet and drain the tank to empty ….. about 4 to 6 minutes.
STEP 6. SHUT OFF THE FAUCET AGAIN and let the tank fill ….. about 1 to 2 hours.
This 3rd tank is now ready to enjoy.
Thanks from Think Pure Water
