LoneSprings water treatment
Answer a few simple questions about your home and we will recommend the right LoneSprings water treatment solution.
Takes about 60 seconds • No obligation
Start with what you notice
Pick whichever sounds like your home. We will carry it into the water solution finder and take it from there.
Selecting a symptom starts the 60-second water solution finder.
Water solution finder
Seven quick questions. We handle the technical configuration - you just tell us what you are noticing.
Seven quick questions about your water. No technical knowledge needed - we work out the configuration behind the scenes.
Takes about 60 seconds • No obligation
Our recommended system
The LoneSprings Custom Clack Water Softener System is built around the Clack WS1 control valve - one of the most trusted and serviceable valves in the water treatment industry - paired with catalytic carbon filtration.
You should not have to understand grain capacity, resin volume or valve configurations to buy water treatment. Tell us about your home and we will size it.
Carbon filtration is included in every LoneSprings softener package - never an optional extra.
Solution categories
In plain language, so you can tell which conversation you are having with us.
Best forScale, spotting and hard-water buildup
Ion exchange removes the calcium and magnesium that cause scale. This is the only approach that actually removes hardness minerals from the water.
Best forHomes that cannot or prefer not to use salt
Conditioning changes how minerals behave so they are less likely to stick as scale. It does not remove hardness minerals, so water will still test hard.
Best forChlorine, taste, odour and sediment
Carbon media reduces chlorine, taste and odour throughout the house. Included in every LoneSprings softener package rather than sold as an upgrade.
Best forHardness and water quality together
The configuration most Central Texas homes need. Softening for scale protection, carbon for how the water tastes and smells.
Best forDrinking and cooking water
A softener is not a drinking water filter. RO at the kitchen sink is what produces purified drinking water.
Best forPrivate wells
Iron, sulphur, sediment and bacteria are all treated differently. Well systems are configured from test results, not assumptions.
Compare your options
A quick side-by-side. If two columns look right for your home, that is usually a sign you need a combination system.
| Compare | Water softener | Salt-free conditioner | Whole-home carbon | Softener + carbon | Traditional RO | Tankless RO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removes hardness minerals | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Helps prevent scale | Yes | Partly | No | Yes | No | No |
| Reduces chlorine, taste & odour | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Treats the whole house | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Purified drinking water | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Uses salt | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Adds sodium to the water | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Septic considerations | Discuss with us | None | None | Discuss with us | None | None |
| Needs electricity | Yes | Partly | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Storage tank under sink | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Maintenance | Add salt | Low | Filter changes | Salt + filters | Filter changes | Filter changes |
| Typical customer | Hard water only | No-salt preference | Taste & odour only | Most Central Texas homes | Lower upfront cost | Space saving, higher flow |
Scroll the table sideways to see every column. Ask us if you are unsure which column applies to your home.
Whole-home packages
Every package includes whole-house carbon filtration and installation by a licensed Texas plumber. The finder tells you which one fits - you do not have to work it out from the specifications.
Best forHomes that want solid whole-home treatment at the lowest entry price
A 45,000 grain iSpring softener with whole-house sediment and carbon filtration, professionally installed.
Starting at $3,500installed
Best forMost Central Texas homes - hardness and taste or odour together
Built around the Clack WS1 control valve with catalytic carbon filtration, configured around your household rather than sold as a fixed box.
Starting at $4,995installed
Best forLarger homes and higher water demand
Our top-tier package - a Fleck digital softener with 2.0 cu. ft. of resin and matching whole-house carbon filtration.
Starting at $6,000installed
Starting prices assume an existing softener loop, an accessible drain and standard installation conditions. Additional plumbing, drain, electrical or code work is quoted separately.
Drinking water
Neither is universally better. A softener treats the whole house but is not a drinking water filter - RO at the kitchen sink is what produces purified drinking and cooking water.
Best forLower upfront cost and a proven, simple design
A six-stage under-sink system with alkaline remineralisation and a storage tank, so purified water is ready when you turn the tap.
Equipment from $195.79 plus installation
Best forTight sink cabinets and households that draw a lot of purified water
No bulky storage tank. The X8 produces purified water on demand at 800 gallons per day, so it keeps up with heavy use while freeing up most of the cabinet.
Equipment from $299.00 plus installation
Prices shown are for the equipment. Installation is quoted with your system so the whole job comes as one price.
City water vs well water
This is the single biggest factor in how confident we can be before testing.
Best forMost homes in Bastrop, Elgin, Kyle, Buda and Austin
Typical concerns are hardness, chlorine or chloramine, taste and odour, and sediment. Treatment is fairly predictable, which is why we can usually quote from the quiz alone.
Best forRural Bastrop County properties
Iron, sulphur, sediment, hardness and bacteria vary property to property. We do not promise a result from a questionnaire - a water test tells us what we are actually treating.
How it works
Three stages, and you are only involved in the first one.
The 60-second finder, plus a water test where the answers are not conclusive. Well water and unknown water always start here.
We configure the Clack system around your household size, water source and the concerns you told us about. You do not have to understand resin volume or valve models.
Licensed plumbing integration, 3-way bypass, proper drain connection, programming, hardness testing before and after, and a walkthrough.
Common questions
Central Texas water is generally hard enough to cause scale on fixtures, spotting on glassware and buildup inside water heaters and appliances. Whether you need a softener depends on your actual hardness level and how much the symptoms bother you. We test hardness before recommending anything.
A softener removes the calcium and magnesium that cause scale. A carbon filter reduces chlorine, taste and odour. They solve different problems, which is why every LoneSprings softener package includes carbon filtration rather than selling it separately.
Salt-free conditioning changes how hardness minerals behave so they are less likely to form scale. It does not remove them, so your water will still test hard. It suits homeowners who cannot or prefer not to use salt, but it is not a like-for-like replacement for a softener.
No. A softener treats hardness throughout the house but it is not a drinking water filter. If you want purified water for drinking and cooking, that is what a reverse osmosis system at the kitchen sink does.
Neither is universally better. A traditional tank system has a proven design and a lower equipment cost. A tankless system saves space under the sink and delivers higher flow without a storage tank. The right choice usually comes down to how much cabinet space you have and how much purified water you use.
A water test. We check hardness before and after installation as standard, and for well water or unexplained symptoms we recommend testing before recommending equipment at all.
Our starting installed pricing assumes your home already has a softener loop and an accessible drain. Many Central Texas homes do. If yours does not, the additional plumbing is quoted separately once we have seen the property.
A salt-based softener needs salt topped up periodically. Carbon and sediment filtration needs media or cartridge changes on a schedule we will explain at handover. We install serviceable equipment so parts can be replaced rather than the whole unit.
Our whole-home packages start at $3,500, $4,995 and $6,000 installed depending on the equipment. Final pricing depends on water conditions, system configuration and installation requirements - which is exactly what the water solution finder and a site visit establish.
Leaks, water heaters, drains and gas lines. Same licensed team, same local service.
Seven questions, a personalised recommendation and starting installed pricing.
