Water softeners in Co. Kilkenny. Supplied and fitted.

How hard is the water across Kilkenny?

Kilkenny city is built on limestone, the famous black marble, and so is most of the county. The city takes its water from the River Nore and from boreholes in that rock, and the towns around it draw on the same geology. Our figure for the county is around 300 mg/L of calcium carbonate; it is a regional estimate for the south-east midlands rather than an Uisce Éireann zone reading, so put your own Eircode into the checker for your street.

Water that hard scales immersion elements, electric showers, combi boilers and kettles. A whole-house softener on the incoming mains stops it.

Kilkenny towns we cover

• Water softeners in Kilkenny city, around 300 mg/L

We also fit in Castlecomer, Thomastown, Callan, Bennettsbridge, Gowran, Freshford, Graiguenamanagh, Urlingford and Mooncoin, and anywhere else in the county.

Which size suits a Kilkenny house

Up to four people suits the AquaSilk Mini, which fits under most kitchen sinks, five or six people the Midi, and seven or more people the Maxi. A house with three bathrooms goes up from the Mini to the Midi, and four or more bathrooms means the Maxi. The size picker below marks the right one for your household.

Private wells in Kilkenny

A lot of rural Kilkenny houses are on their own well. Well water here is usually hard, but it can also carry iron, manganese or bacteria that a softener on its own will not touch. The AquaSilk range on this page is for mains water only. On a well we build a Clack system to suit your water test report, so it's quoted from the report rather than sold online. No report yet? Order a well water test through us and the fee comes off your install. See our well water treatment page.

Getting it fitted in Kilkenny

Every install is done by our own plumbers, not a subcontractor. Order the softener fitted online or ring us, send a photo of your stop valve and the space beside it, and we book a morning or afternoon slot. Two to three hours and you have soft water, with the first salt in the tank. For a price first, use the quote form. The full range and the Ireland-wide hardness chart are on our main water softener page.