If you’re on well water or a community well here in Wisconsin, you already know about our hard water problem…the white buildup on faucets, the soap that won’t lather, the water heater that’s working twice as hard as it should. A properly sized water softener isn’t just about softer skin and cleaner dishes, it’s about protecting your pipes, drains, and expensive appliances from the mineral deposits that slowly choke them to death.
Waukesha Plumbing installs Hellenbrand water softeners manufactured right here in Waunakee, Wisconsin with proper grain capacity sized to your actual water hardness and household usage, so they regenerate only when needed and last 15-20 years.
We size water softeners based on your actual water hardness and household usage measured in grain capacity. A properly sized unit regenerates only when needed instead of wasting salt and water every single night like those undersized big-box store models.
Families in mid-sized to larger homes get the 48-grain model that keeps up with higher water usage without constant regeneration. Either way, you’re getting a Wisconsin-made Hellenbrand water softener system that’s built to last 15-20 years and sized correctly for your home.
If you’ve got reddish-brown staining in your toilets and sinks or your water has that metallic smell, you’ve got high iron levels. While a water softener can remove some iron, it’s not designed for that job and the iron will kill your softener years before it should.
The only proper solution is a dedicated iron filter installed ahead of your softener to strip out the iron before it ever reaches your other equipment.
We install the Hellenbrand Iron Curtain 12v2, the best iron filter on the market, sized correctly for your iron levels so your softener can focus on what it’s designed to do and both systems will deliver decades of reliable service.
If you want the absolute cleanest, safest drinking water for your family…water that’s stripped of contaminants, chemicals, heavy metals, and anything else your municipal supply or well might be carrying, a reverse osmosis system is the gold standard.
We install only Hellenbrand RO systems, which can go under your kitchen sink or down in the basement, with lines run to a dedicated drinking water faucet at your sink and directly to your refrigerator’s ice maker so everything from your morning coffee to your kids’ ice cubes is crystal clear and it’ll still be purifying your water perfectly 10 years from now.
I personally guarantee my replacement work for 1-year.
On most replacements it’s a flat rate price
For odd jobs it’s time and material .
99% of jobs I ask for pictures (text or emailed) and I’m able to give pricing right over the phone.
On larger jobs I charge for bids. If I come to your house and figure things out ahead of time. I’ve got to charge for my time
An arrival window is always given. I give text updates through out the day if that time changes. When your the next job and I’m on my way I text with an exact arrival time.
No all parts must be supplied by me (Other than faucets) . I must supply all the parts. I carefully choose parts that work from what I’ve learned from 30 years of experience. Most big box store parts are poor quality.
When I do a job I guarantee no leaks. With homeowner supplied parts I can’t do what.
The average life of a water heater is 8-12 years. If your heater has any problems and is over 8 years old, trying to repair it is likely a waste of money costing you $400 to repair a water heater that could start leaking again next week.
When you schedule with me you can count on professionalism from start to finish.
I arrive on time, use quality materials and proven installation methods because I don’t believe in cutting corners.
Communication is just as important. I keep you updated, return calls within an hour, and text ahead with arrival times. That level of service is what’s earned my customers’ trust for more than 20 years.
Dave Treutelaar, Master Plumber, Waukesha Plumbing LLC
