• Supplied and fitted in Co. Cavan by our own plumbers
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  • Humm interest-free finance available at checkout

EPSAquaSilk water softeners, fitted by CPS Plumbing & Electrical

Water softeners in Co. Cavan. Supplied and fitted.

A CPS plumber fitting an AquaSilk water softener under a kitchen sink

The honest answer for Cavan: most mains water in the county is soft, and if you're on it you probably don't need a softener. Where we do fit them is on hard private wells and group schemes. Put in your Eircode or send us a lab result and we'll tell you straight.

  • Cavan town's mains water is soft lake water, around 50 mg/L, and does not need a softener. Kingscourt is moderately hard at about 150. Private wells vary, so test before you buy.
  • Three sizes, from an apartment to a five-bathroom house
  • Fitted in two to three hours by our own plumbers, not a subcontractor
Find my size Ring a plumber: 01 554 6266

From €549 supply only, or €899 fitted in Co. Cavan.

10-year parts warranty with annual service.

A CPS plumber fitting an AquaSilk water softener under a kitchen sink

How hard is the water in Co. Cavan?

Type your Eircode and your area's hardness reading appears right here, with a straight answer on whether a softener is worth it for you.

Readings are from Uisce Éireann supply-zone data. Just the first three characters will do, and we don't store your Eircode.

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“Our entire home is now limescale free, which has made such a noticeable impact.”M.C., Google review
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Is Cavan water hard?

Mostly, no. Cavan town's public supply is drawn from Lough Acanon and treated at the Cavan regional plant, and most of the county's public water comes from lakes sitting on old shale and greywacke rock with very little limestone in it. That water picks up very little calcium, so it's soft, around 50 mg/L of calcium carbonate. On water like that a softener won't earn its keep, and we won't sell you one.

Kingscourt is the exception on the public side. It's supplied from a borehole in the sandstone north of the town, and Geological Survey figures for that borehole average about 146 mg/L: moderately hard rather than hard. Scale builds slowly there, so whether a softener is worth it comes down to how much it bothers you.

Where a softener does make sense in Cavan

  • Private wells on limestone. The rock under north-west Cavan, out towards Ballyconnell, Swanlinbar and Blacklion, includes limestone, and wells drilled into it can be properly hard.
  • Wells near the gypsum. Around Kingscourt and over the border towards Carrickmacross, wells near the gypsum beds can carry calcium sulphate as well as hardness.
  • Group schemes on groundwater. Some group schemes pump from boreholes rather than lakes. Ask your scheme, or put your Eircode in the checker.

For any well we send a sample to an accredited lab and specify the system off the results, which might be a softener, a filter for iron and manganese, or both. See our well water treatment page.

On soft mains water? Here's what's worth doing

On soft lake water the usual complaint is taste: chlorine, and sometimes an earthy taste in late summer. An under-sink drinking water system takes those out and gives you better water for the kettle and the glass. See our drinking water systems.

Getting it fitted in Cavan

Every install is done by our own plumbers, not a subcontractor, and Cavan is about an hour and a half up the N3 from our Dublin base. We cover Cavan town, Kingscourt, Bailieborough, Virginia, Cootehill, Ballyjamesduff, Belturbet and Ballyconnell. Send us your Eircode, a lab result if you have one, and a photo of where the mains comes in, and we'll tell you whether you need a softener, a filter or nothing at all. Use the quote form or ring us. Over the border in Monaghan the water is harder; see our Co. Monaghan page.

Three sizes. Pick by household.

Bigger house, more people or very hard water means a bigger tank. Tell us the household and we'll mark the right one for a Co. Cavan home.

How many people live in the house?

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AquaSilk Mini water softener

AquaSilk Mini

8 litre resin. One to three people, one or two bathrooms.

  • Compact cabinet, fits under most kitchen sinks
  • Fully automatic regeneration
  • Quiet enough for a kitchen press
  • 10-year parts warranty with annual service
Supply only€549
Supplied and fitted€899
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AquaSilk Midi water softener

AquaSilk Midi

14 litre resin. Four or five people, up to three bathrooms.

  • Our most common fit for a family home
  • Handles morning showers and the washing machine together
  • Fully automatic regeneration
  • 10-year parts warranty with annual service
Supply only€689
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AquaSilk Maxi water softener

AquaSilk Maxi

21 litre resin. Six or more people, large or multi-bathroom houses.

  • Sized for very hard water and heavy daily use
  • Large salt store, so fewer top-ups
  • Flow rate for multi-bathroom houses
  • 10-year parts warranty with annual service
Supply only€779
Supplied and fitted€1,150
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Fitted price covers the trip to Co. Cavan, the install, connection to your mains and drain, commissioning and a first fill of salt. Humm interest-free finance available at checkout. Free delivery on supply-only orders.

From order to soft water in Co. Cavan

We fit what we sell. The people who quote it are the people who plumb it in and come back to service it.

Choosing professional installation when ordering

Order it fitted

Pick your size and choose professional installation at checkout, or ring us and we'll do it over the phone. Supply-only ships free if you have your own plumber.

Two minutes online, or ring us
AquaSilk install by CPS Plumbing & Electrical

We confirm it fits

We call within three working days to book a slot and ask for a photo of your stop valve and the space beside it. If it can't be fitted, we say so before anyone drives to Co. Cavan and refund the installation charge.

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AquaSilk softener fitted by CPS Plumbing & Electrical

Fitted and set up

Connected to the mains and drain, set for your water's hardness, first salt added. Two to three hours, and you have soft water before we leave.

Then an annual service from us

What customers say on Google

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5.0 from 140 Google reviews for CPS Plumbing & Electrical, home of EcoFilter Ireland. Read them on Google

Water softener and drinking tap done yesterday by an absolute gentlemen named Iggy, he was efficient, tidy, clean and punctual, called me before hand to let me know roughly time arrives, did the job really professional, we would highly recommend the company and Iggy.
Ting HuGoogle review
The difference in the water quality is amazing — softer water throughout the house and great-tasting drinking water straight from the tap. I'm very happy with both the products and the workmanship. Highly recommend EcoFilter Ireland to anyone thinking about improving their water quality!
Malgorzata TanskaGoogle review
We went for the complete setup: a whole house water softener, the Aplos Angel Direct Flow reverse osmosis drinking water system, and a spray hose triflow tap—and the difference has been amazing. Our entire home is now limescale free, which has made such a noticeable impact.
M.C.Google review

Questions from Co. Cavan customers

Anything else, ring 01 554 6266 or email info@ecofilter.ie. You'll get a plumber, not a call centre.

Do you actually come out to Co. Cavan?
Yes. Our own plumbers fit softeners in Co. Cavan and across Cavan town, Kingscourt, Bailieborough, Cootehill, Virginia, Ballyjamesduff, Belturbet, Ballyconnell, Shercock. The fitted price on this page is the full price for a Co. Cavan install: the trip, the plumbing, the drain connection, commissioning and the first fill of salt. No mileage added on afterwards.
How hard is the water in Co. Cavan, really?
Cavan town's mains water is soft lake water, around 50 mg/L, and does not need a softener. Kingscourt is moderately hard at about 150. Private wells vary, so test before you buy. Anything over 200 mg/L is hard enough to coat an immersion element and block a shower head within a couple of years; over 300 it happens faster. Type your own Eircode into the checker at the top of the page for your street's reading.
Where does it go, and what does it need?
As close as possible to where the mains enters the house: under the kitchen sink, in a utility room, a garage or a hall press. It needs a standard socket, a drain for the rinse water (we run it to the nearest waste or gully), and room roughly the size of a kitchen bin for the Mini, a bit more for the Midi and Maxi.
Can I drink softened water?
Softening swaps hardness for a small amount of sodium. On very hard water that sodium adds up, so standard practice, and what we do on every job, is to leave the kitchen cold tap on unsoftened mains for drinking and cooking. If you also want better-tasting drinking water, an under-sink filter on that tap covers it and we can fit both on the same visit.
I'm on a private well near Co. Cavan. Is a softener still the answer?
Often, but not always. Well water in this part of the country is usually hard, but it can also carry iron, manganese or bacteria that a softener alone won't deal with. We send your sample to an accredited lab and specify the system off the results, which might be a softener on its own or a softener with a filter in front of it. See our well water treatment page.
How much salt does it use and where do I get it?
Tablet salt in 25 kg bags, from most hardware shops and from us. A family of four on hard water gets through a bag roughly every four to eight weeks; a couple in an apartment, less. The unit only regenerates when it needs to, so light use means less salt.
How long does the install take?
Two to three hours for a straightforward fit. We ask for a photo of the stop valve and the space beforehand, so surprises on the day are rare. We connect it, set it for your hardness, add the first salt and show you how to top it up.
What about the warranty and servicing?
Every AquaSilk comes with a 10-year parts warranty, kept valid by an annual service. We do the service ourselves: a short visit to check the valve, the regeneration settings and the salt, and clear any build-up. We text you when it's due.
Can I pay in instalments?
Humm interest-free finance available at checkout. Cards and bank transfer are fine too.

We also fit water softeners in

Not sure which size for your Co. Cavan home? Ask a plumber.

Send us your Eircode and a photo of where the mains comes into the house. We'll come back with the right size, what it'll cost fitted, and whether a softener is even the right answer for your water.

Get a quote 01 554 6266
AquaSilk softeners, Co. CavanFrom €549, fitted from €899
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