Lehigh Acres
Water Filtration
Well Water Treatment, Softeners & RO Systems by McGrath Plumbing
Serving Lehigh Acres Homeowners & Businesses Across Southwest Florida — Since 2004!
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Lehigh Acres’s Trusted Water Filtration Pros
Rotten-egg smell from the tap. Orange stains in the toilet and on the laundry. White scale on every fixture. Lehigh Acres water is a bigger challenge than most of Southwest Florida — because most of Lehigh runs on private wells loaded with sulfur and iron, on top of the hard water everyone here deals with. McGrath Plumbing installs and services well-water treatment, softeners, whole-home filtration, and reverse osmosis across Lehigh Acres.
The right system depends entirely on your water — and Lehigh’s varies well to well, block to block. We test first, explain exactly what’s in your water, and quote the system that actually fixes your problem, not the biggest one on the truck. This is bread-and-butter work for us in Lehigh.
Water Filtration Services We Provide in Lehigh Acres
Sulfur & Iron Removal
The signature Lehigh Acres fix: aeration and specialized media that knock out the rotten-egg hydrogen sulfide smell and the orange iron staining that ruins fixtures, laundry, and driveways.
Water Softeners
For the hard water every Lehigh home has: no more scale on fixtures and glass, soap that lathers, and a water heater that isn’t filling with sediment.
Whole-Home Filtration
Layered filtration that handles what your well throws at it — sediment, odor, and taste — protecting fixtures, appliances, and the family.
Reverse Osmosis
Under-sink RO delivers genuinely clean-tasting drinking water — the final polish on treated well water, so what comes out of the kitchen tap is water you actually want to drink.
Lehigh Acres’ Well-Water Problem — and How We Fix It
Sulfur: the rotten-egg smell. Hydrogen sulfide gas in Lehigh well water is the number-one complaint we solve. It makes the water smell like rotten eggs, tarnishes silver and fixtures, and reacts with your water heater’s anode rod. Proper treatment — usually aeration plus the right media — removes it at the source so your whole house stops smelling like a struck match. We do this constantly across Lehigh.
Iron: the orange stains. Dissolved iron is the other well-water villain — it leaves rust-colored stains in toilets, sinks, tubs, on laundry, and across driveways and walls from the irrigation. Softeners help with light iron; heavier iron needs dedicated removal. We test how much you’re dealing with and size treatment to actually clear the staining, not just fade it.
Hardness on top of it all. Lehigh well water is hard as well as sulfurous and iron-laden — scale on glass and fixtures, spotted dishes, and sediment shortening water heater life. A softener is the upstream fix, and on a well it works alongside sulfur/iron treatment, not instead of it. Most Lehigh homes need a layered system, and we design it to match the test.
New construction still needs treatment. A brand-new Lehigh spec home on a well has the same sulfur, iron, and hardness as the house next door — builders rarely include real treatment. If you just moved into a new build and the water smells or stains, that’s normal for untreated Lehigh well water, and it’s fixable.
What Does Your Lehigh Well Water Need?
On a Lehigh well, most homes need a layered approach: sulfur and/or iron removal first, then softening for hardness, and optionally RO at the kitchen for drinking water. The only way to size it right is to test — Lehigh well water varies too much from one property to the next to guess. We test, show you the numbers, and build the system to match.
The $68 service call applies toward installation, everything we install we also service, and we’ll give you a firm quote per option — no oversized systems, no upsells.
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Lehigh Acres Water Filtration FAQs
Why does my Lehigh Acres well water smell like rotten eggs?
Hydrogen sulfide gas — extremely common in Lehigh’s private wells. It’s treatable at the source, usually with aeration plus the right media, so the smell leaves your whole house for good.
How do I get rid of the orange iron stains in my toilets and on my laundry?
Dissolved iron in well water causes those rust stains. Light iron responds to a softener; heavier iron needs dedicated removal. We test how much iron you have and size treatment to actually clear the staining.
I just moved into a new Lehigh build and the water smells/stains. Is that normal?
Unfortunately yes — a new home on a well has the same sulfur, iron, and hardness as any Lehigh well, and builders rarely include real treatment. It’s completely fixable; we test and install the right system.
Is Lehigh Acres well water safe to drink?
Private wells should be tested — safety aside, the sulfur, iron, and hardness we treat are mostly quality-of-life and appliance-protection issues. We recommend testing so you know exactly what’s in your water.
What size or type of system do I need?
It depends entirely on your test results — sulfur level, iron content, and hardness. Lehigh well water varies property to property, so we test before recommending anything. No guessing, no oversizing.
How much does well-water treatment cost installed in Lehigh Acres?
It ranges with the problem — sulfur/iron systems and whole-home softeners are typically four figures installed, under-sink RO considerably less. Firm quote after the water test, and the $68 service call applies toward installation.
FIX YOUR LEHIGH ACRES WELL WATER FOR GOOD
Sulfur & Iron Removal • Softeners • Whole-Home Filtration • Reverse Osmosis
McGrath Plumbing, Drains & Water Heaters of Bonita Springs • Serving Lehigh Acres, FL • FL Lic. CFC1432700
Or email: dave@mcgrathplumbingnaples.com