Why it matters to you
Municipal supplies and wells differ meaningfully across the Charleston area, and the scale you see on a showerhead is also forming inside your water heater and tankless heat exchanger, shortening their lives.
Practical guidance
Test your water before buying any treatment, then size the system to the number the test shows. Softening protects equipment from scale; whole-home filtration addresses taste, odor, and sediment, and some homes need only one.
