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Water, understood.

Practical reading on filtration, softening, revitalisation and the water quirks of South-West England.

Featured•Water quality

What is lurking in my tap water? A UK contaminant guide

Fluoride, chlorine, lead, PFAS, microplastics, nitrates and pharmaceutical traces, what is genuinely present in British tap water, what the regulations allow, and what a whole-home system actually removes.

4 August 202612 min readRead the article
Costs & value

Whole house water filter cost UK: are they worth it in 2026?

A full cost breakdown for UK homeowners, system prices, installation, cartridges and servicing, set against what you save on boilers, appliances and bottled water.

3 August 20269 min read
Regional water

Hard water in Somerset & Bristol: what's really coming out of your tap

The limestone geology of the Mendips and Cotswolds delivers some of the hardest water in the UK. Here's what that means for your boiler, your kettle and your skin.

14 May 20265 min read
Regional water

Devon & Cornwall: soft water, but what about chlorine and PFAS?

West of Exeter the water is naturally soft. That doesn't mean it's clean, chlorine, THMs and forever chemicals are still very much part of the picture.

30 April 20264 min read
Home protection

Why Bath's limescale is destroying your boiler faster than you think

Georgian pipework meets some of the hardest water in the country. The result is a hidden cost most Bath homeowners never see coming until the boiler dies.

12 April 20266 min read
Grander

Grander® revitalisation: what actually changes, from a Somerset perspective

Revitalised water is easy to describe and hard to explain. Here's how our Somerset customers describe the difference in their own words.

28 March 20265 min read
Regional water

From spring to tap: the story of South-West England's water

Where does the water in a Somerset kitchen actually come from, and what happens to it on the way? A short tour of the region's aquifers, reservoirs and treatment works.

5 March 20267 min read