Starting point
Ring or send the form. A licensed plumber comes out at no charge, looks at the kitchen and at where the water enters the property, and leaves you with a written price on the spot.
The Booragoon question is usually "which one"
Most people who ring us from Booragoon are not asking whether to filter. They decided that a while ago. They are asking which system, and they have been putting off the decision because the options do not compare cleanly on a website.
So here is the fork, plainly.
Under-sink fixes what you drink
One cartridge unit, one cupboard, one tap. Tea and coffee taste of tea and coffee, ice stops carrying the flavour of the mains into a glass. It is the smaller job and the smaller price, and for most households it is the whole problem solved. Under sink installation
Whole-house fixes all of it
The unit goes in where the water enters the property, so the shower, the laundry and every basin run filtered too. People choose it because of what chlorine does to skin and hair, or because they are tired of filtered water existing at exactly one tap. It costs more and it takes longer, because it means cutting into the main and building a bypass so the house keeps water at service time. Whole house installation
Reverse osmosis goes further than either on drinking water
A membrane rather than carbon media, which means a storage tank, a drain connection, its own tap and real cupboard room. It is a deliberate choice rather than an upgrade path — and if the chlorine taste is what bothers you, a standard cartridge does that for less. Reverse osmosis
A dedicated filtered tap is the finishing touch on the first or third
Filtered water gets its own spout, the mixer carries on doing the washing up, and the cartridge is not working every time you rinse a plate. Filtered tap installation
You do not have to settle this before you ring. Describe what annoys you and the plumber will lay the options out on site with your actual kitchen in front of him. All four systems, side by side
What moves the price
Where the main enters the property and what the pipework there is made of. Whether the kitchen cupboard takes the unit without rearranging everything in it. Whether the benchtop is laminate or stone, if you want a separate tap. And what state the existing cold feed and its isolation are in.
Those differ at every house, which is why there is no figure on this page. The visit is free and the written price is exact.
Why the water tastes of anything
Water Corporation adds chlorine to all of its water supply schemes as a disinfectant, and says it is especially effective where long pipelines and high water temperatures increase the potential for harmful organisms to grow.
Perth water is also a blend — more than 1.2 million properties supplied from 43 surface water sources, 92 groundwater sources, two desalination plants and one groundwater replenishment scheme — so the taste shifts through the year. That is normal, and it is why a filter is a steadier fix than waiting.
Why Booragoon calls us
A licensed plumber does the work
Plumbing Licence 8396, held by Tim. The person who quotes the job is the person who fits it.
$0 call-out and a free quote
No charge to come and talk it through, and no obligation at the end of it.
We will point you at the smaller system
If under-sink does the thing that is actually annoying you, that is what you will be told.
Transparent pricing
Written, itemised, before any work. No hidden costs.
Free quote in Booragoon
Tell us what you are after and we will call you back to arrange a time. Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm.