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AquaSilk water softeners, fitted by CPS Plumbing & Electrical
Water softeners in Loughrea, Co. Galway. Supplied and fitted.
Loughrea drinks spring-fed limestone water, and it is hard. We supply and fit AquaSilk softeners across Loughrea and south Galway with our own technicians.
- Loughrea 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
From €549 supply only, or €899 fitted in Loughrea.
10-year parts warranty with annual service.
How hard is the water in Loughrea?
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.
That doesn't look like an Irish Eircode. The first three characters are enough, e.g. H62.
Readings are from Uisce Éireann supply-zone data. Just the first three characters will do, and we don't store your Eircode.
5.0
From 140 Google reviews
“Our entire home is now limescale free, which has made such a noticeable impact.”M.C., Google reviewRead the reviews
Why Loughrea water is hard
Loughrea sits on its lake in the middle of the south Galway limestone, and the town's supply comes from that lake and the groundwater around it. Lough Rea is spring-fed from the limestone, which is why it is so clear and also why the water is hard: the springs carry calcium and magnesium straight out of the rock. The regional figure we use for the east Galway limestone 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, or ring us and describe what you are seeing on the kettle.
What hard water does in a Loughrea 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 Loughrea house
Most of what we fit around Loughrea is family homes in the estates off the Galway, Dublin and Athenry roads, usually four or five people and two bathrooms. On water this hard we fit the AquaSilk Midi for four people and the Maxi for five or more. Apartments and smaller houses in the town suit the Mini. The size picker below marks the right one.
Private wells around Loughrea
South Galway is well country. Between Loughrea, Athenry, Gort, Craughwell, Kilconnell and Portumna most houses outside the villages are on their own borehole in the limestone, and the water is very hard. It 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 Loughrea
We fit nationwide with our own technicians, and Loughrea, Athenry, Gort, Craughwell, Portumna, Ballinasloe and Galway city are covered on the same run through the west. 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 Loughrea. 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 Loughrea home.
How many people live in the house?
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Choose the Mini
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
Recommended for you
Choose the Midi
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
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Choose the Maxi
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
Fitted price covers the trip to Loughrea, 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 Loughrea
We fit what we sell. The people who quote it are the people who plumb it in and come back to service it.
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 Loughrea and refund the installation charge.
One photo over WhatsApp
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 usWhat customers say on Google
5.05.0 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
Google 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
Google 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
Google review
Questions from Loughrea 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 Loughrea?
Yes. Our own plumbers fit softeners in Loughrea and across Athenry, Gort, Craughwell, Kilconnell, Portumna, Ballinasloe, Galway city. The fitted price on this page is the full price for a Loughrea 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 Loughrea, really?
Around 300 mg/L of calcium carbonate (Regional figure for the east Galway limestone), 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 Loughrea. 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
- Dublin
- BlanchardstownDublin 15
- SwordsCo. Dublin
- BalbrigganCo. Dublin
- NavanCo. Meath
- TrimCo. Meath
- KellsCo. Meath
- AshbourneCo. Meath
- DroghedaCo. Louth
- DundalkCo. Louth
- NaasCo. Kildare
- NewbridgeCo. Kildare
- MaynoothCo. Kildare
- MullingarCo. Westmeath
- AthloneCo. Westmeath
- TullamoreCo. Offaly
- PortlaoiseCo. Laois
- CarlowCo. Carlow
- KilkennyCo. Kilkenny
- GoreyCo. Wexford
- WexfordCo. Wexford
- WaterfordCo. Waterford
- DungarvanCo. Waterford
- ClonmelCo. Tipperary
- ThurlesCo. Tipperary
- NenaghCo. Tipperary
- Limerick city
- EnnisCo. Clare
- ShannonCo. Clare
- Galway city
- TuamCo. Galway
- BallinasloeCo. Galway
- Cork city
- MallowCo. Cork
- All of IrelandMain softener page
Not sure which size for your Loughrea 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.
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