• Supplied and fitted in Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny. Supplied and fitted.

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

Kilkenny is built on limestone and drinks limestone water. We supply and fit AquaSilk softeners across the city and county with our own technicians.

  • Kilkenny water is very hard, around 300 mg/L. Scale forms in every cylinder, shower and kettle.
  • 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 Kilkenny.

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 Kilkenny?

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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Why Kilkenny water is hard

Kilkenny is built on limestone, famously enough that the local black marble is a polished limestone. The city's public supply comes from the River Nore, which drains that limestone country, and from boreholes in it. For the south-east midlands the regional figure is around 300 mg/L of calcium carbonate, on the boundary between hard and very hard. Put your Eircode into the checker at the top of the page for a reading closer to your street.

The signs are the ones every Kilkenny household knows: scale on the shower screen, a crust on the taps and a kettle that needs descaling every few weeks.

What hard water does in a Kilkenny home

  • Immersions and hot cylinders. Scale on the element and coil, slower heating, higher bills and an early failure.
  • Electric showers and mixer valves. The heater can and spray plate block, pressure drops and the shower cuts out.
  • Combi boilers. The plate heat exchanger furs up and the hot water fades.
  • Dishwashers, washing machines and kettles scale and get replaced early.

A whole-house softener on the incoming mains stops every bit of it.

Which AquaSilk suits a Kilkenny house

Most of what we fit around Kilkenny is family homes in Loughboy, Newpark, the Castlecomer and Callan road estates and the newer developments on the ring road, usually four or five people and two bathrooms. On water this hard that is the AquaSilk Midi, with the Maxi for five or more. Apartments and smaller houses in the city suit the Mini. The size picker below marks the right one.

Private wells around Kilkenny

Between Kilkenny, Castlecomer, Thomastown, Callan, Freshford and Gowran a large share of houses are on their own borehole. Kilkenny well water is reliably hard and can also carry iron, manganese or bacteria that a softener alone will not deal with. We send a sample to an accredited lab and specify the system off the results. See our well water treatment page.

Getting it fitted in Kilkenny

We fit nationwide with our own technicians and Kilkenny, Castlecomer, Thomastown, Callan, Bennettsbridge, Gowran and Freshford are covered on the same run through the south-east. Order the softener fitted online or ring us, send a photo of your stop valve and the space beside it, and we book a slot. Two to three hours and you have soft water. The fitted price shown is the full price for Kilkenny. For a quote first, use the quote form; the full range is on our main water softener 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 Kilkenny 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
Choose the Mini
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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
Supplied and fitted€999
Choose the Midi
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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
Choose the Maxi

Fitted price covers the trip to Kilkenny, 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 Kilkenny

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 Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny?
Yes. Our own plumbers fit softeners in Kilkenny and across Castlecomer, Thomastown, Callan, Bennettsbridge, Gowran, Freshford, Graiguenamanagh. The fitted price on this page is the full price for a Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny, really?
Around 300 mg/L of calcium carbonate (Regional figure for the south-east midlands), which is very hard. 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 Kilkenny. 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 Kilkenny 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, KilkennyFrom €549, fitted from €899
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