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Wichita's tap water is hard. The City of Wichita's most recent published average chemical analysis of treated water reports total hardness of 131 mg/L, about 7.7 grains per gallon, which the U.S. Geological Survey classifies as hard. That hardness is the white scale on faucets and shower doors, the spots on glassware, stiff laundry, and the mineral crust that builds up inside water heaters, dishwashers and coffee makers. Homes outside the city on private wells often deal with iron, manganese, sulfur odor and sediment on top of hardness.
Different water problems need different equipment. A softener removes hardness minerals but does nothing for chlorine taste, iron staining or a rotten egg smell. Midwest Mechanical's licensed plumbers test your water at the tap, explain what the numbers mean, and install the right combination: ion-exchange water softeners, whole-home carbon filtration, iron and sulfur oxidizing filters, sediment filtration, and under-sink reverse osmosis drinking water systems, sized to your home's plumbing and flow rate.
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If you recognize any of these in your home, we can test for hardness, iron, pH, chlorine and total dissolved solids at your kitchen tap during the visit.
Limits below are U.S. EPA secondary drinking water standards, which cover taste, odor and staining rather than health. Figures for Wichita city water come from the City of Wichita's published average chemical analysis of treated water.
Dissolved calcium and magnesium. Wichita city water averages 131 mg/L (7.7 grains per gallon), in the USGS "hard" range. It leaves scale on fixtures, spots on glass and mineral buildup inside water heaters. Treated with an ion-exchange water softener.
The disinfectant that keeps city water safe in the mains, held under the EPA limit of 4 mg/L. In the house it adds a pool-like taste and smell and dries skin and hair. Treated with a whole-home activated carbon filter.
City water is disinfected before it reaches you; private wells are not. Coliform bacteria in a well sample mean there is a pathway for contamination. Treated with ultraviolet disinfection after a KDHE-certified lab test confirms the problem.
The total of all dissolved minerals and salts: calcium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, sulfate and more. The EPA secondary standard is 500 mg/L; above that, expect deposits, staining and a flat or salty taste. Wichita city water averages 414 mg/L. Treated at the kitchen tap with reverse osmosis.
Orange or brown rings in sinks, tubs and toilets, rust-colored water and a metallic taste. The EPA secondary limit is 0.3 mg/L. Common in private wells around Wichita. Treated with an oxidizing iron filter; a softener handles low levels.
Sand, silt and rust particles that collect in tubs, toilet tanks and faucet aerators, wear out valves and shorten appliance life. Treated with a whole-home sediment filter installed ahead of other equipment.
Black to brown staining in toilets, dishwashers and laundry and a bitter metallic taste. The EPA secondary limit is 0.05 mg/L. Usually found with iron in well water. Treated with an oxidizing filter.
The rotten egg smell of hydrogen sulfide gas, produced by sulfur bacteria or dissolved in groundwater. It corrodes plumbing and tarnishes fixtures. Treated with aeration or an oxidizing filter. If only the hot water smells, the water heater's anode rod is the usual cause.
Water treatment pairs with the rest of your plumbing. A softener protects a new water heater from scale, and sediment filtration protects fixtures throughout the house. See all of our plumbing services, or ask about financing for a complete system.
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Yes. The City of Wichita's published average chemical analysis of treated water lists total hardness of 131 mg/L, or about 7.7 grains per gallon. The U.S. Geological Survey classifies 121 to 180 mg/L as hard. Most Wichita homes see scale on fixtures and inside water heaters as a result.
A softener addresses hardness, which Wichita city water has. City water is already disinfected and filtered, so iron, manganese and bacteria are rarely a concern on municipal supply; the city's analysis shows iron below 0.1 mg/L. Chlorine taste and odor is the other common complaint on city water, and a carbon filter handles that.
A softener exchanges calcium and magnesium for sodium to stop scale. It does not remove chlorine, sediment, bacteria or most tastes and odors. A filter removes particles or chemicals depending on its media. Many homes use both: a softener for hardness and a carbon filter for taste, with reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink for drinking water.
Softening adds a small amount of sodium in proportion to how hard the water was. Most people do not taste it. If you want to avoid sodium in drinking water, a reverse osmosis system at the kitchen tap removes it along with other dissolved solids.
Wichita water figures: City of Wichita, Average Chemical Analysis of Treated Water and the city's annual Water Quality Reports. Hardness classification: U.S. Geological Survey. Taste, odor and staining limits: EPA Secondary Drinking Water Standards. Chlorine limit and coliform rule: EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
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