Water Softener in Mesa, AZ

Signs your Mesa home needs softer water

• Chalky rings around faucet bases and on the shower glass
• Showerheads that spray sideways because the holes are plugged
• Crackling or popping from the water heater tank
• Dishwasher loads that come out cloudy no matter which detergent you buy
• A crusty, leaking old softener that no longer keeps up

Mesa's water by zone

City of Mesa Water Resources serves the whole city, but its water quality report splits Mesa into a City Zone and Eastern and Southern Zones, and the zone decides which surface water reaches your tap. Supply comes from Central Arizona Project water treated at the Brown Road and Signal Butte plants, Salt River Project water treated at the Val Vista plant that Mesa shares with Phoenix, and city wells.

The report puts average hardness near 12 grains per gallon in the City Zone and near 16 in the Eastern and Southern Zones. Both are firmly hard. A household in the eastern part of town may need noticeably more capacity, or more frequent regeneration, than a similar house closer to downtown.

Mesa disinfects with chlorine and chlorine dioxide. A softener exchanges calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium; it won't change taste from disinfection. Owners who care about taste often add carbon filtration or a drinking water unit at the kitchen sink.

What moves the price

• Your zone's hardness and the number of people in the house, which set resin capacity
• Whether a loop was pre-plumbed in the garage or the main has to be cut and rerouted
• A nearby drain for the regeneration line and an outlet for the control head
• Removing and hauling away an old unit
• Extras such as a carbon stage or a reverse osmosis faucet
• Salt or potassium over the life of the system

When you call

You'll be connected with an independent plumber who works in Mesa. Tell them which part of the city you're in, how many people live in the house, and whether there's already a softener loop near the water heater. Mesa reports water and sewer emergencies at 480-644-2262 if a supply line has failed. For permit questions on rerouting the main, the plumber can check with Mesa Development Services Permit Services before starting.