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5.0 from 146 Google reviews- Free delivery in Ireland
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AquaSilk water softeners, fitted by CPS Plumbing & Electrical
Soft water from every tap in the house.
- Stops limescale in the cylinder, the shower and the kettle
- Three sizes, from an apartment to a five-bathroom house
- Fitted in two to three hours by our own plumbers
From €549 supply only, or €899 fitted.
10-year parts warranty with annual service.
How hard is your water?
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. A81 or R32.
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 146 Google reviews
“Our entire home is now limescale free, which has made such a noticeable impact.”M.C., Google reviewRead the reviews
Recent installs by our own plumbers
Three sizes. Pick by household.
More people or more bathrooms means a bigger tank. Tell us the household and we'll mark the right one.
How many people live in the house?
Recommended for you
Choose the Mini
AquaSilk Mini
8 litre resin. One to four 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. Five or six 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
Recommended for you
Choose the Maxi
AquaSilk Maxi
21 litre resin. Seven or more people, or four or more bathrooms.
- 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 install, connection to your mains and drain, commissioning and a first fill of salt. Spread the cost with humm finance at checkout. Free delivery on supply-only orders.
Most of Leinster is in the red.
Hardness is measured in milligrams of calcium carbonate per litre. Under 100 is soft. Over 200 and scale is doing real damage; over 300 it's doing it fast.
- Very hard 300 mg/L and over
- Hard 200 to 300
- Moderately hard 100 to 200
- Soft under 100
Source: Uisce Éireann supply-zone water quality data. Private wells vary and need a lab test. Check your own Eircode
- TrimCo. Meath, A81 380 mg/L
- Navan and KellsCo. Meath, C15 / A82 355 mg/L
- Balbriggan, Skerries, RushBog of the Ring supply, K32 336 mg/L
- Naas and NewbridgeCo. Kildare, W91 / W12 325 mg/L
- Drogheda and DundalkCo. Louth, A92 / A91 310 mg/L
- Portlaoise and TullamoreMidlands, R32 / R35 300 mg/L
- Carlow townBarrow supply, R93 300 mg/L
- Athlone and MullingarCo. Westmeath, N37 / N91 280 mg/L
- Limerick CityV94 250 mg/L
- WexfordY21 240 mg/L
- Waterford CityX91 230 mg/L
- Swords, Lucan, Finglas, MaynoothLeixlip supply, K67 / D11 / W23 200 mg/L
- Cork City and MallowT12 / T23 / P51 200 mg/L
- Crumlin and ClondalkinBlended supply, D12 / D22 155 mg/L
- Galway CityH91 135 mg/L
- SligoLough Gill supply, F91 110 mg/L
- South Dublin, Bray, Dún LaoghaireVartry and Ballymore Eustace, D04 / A96 / A98 75 mg/L
What hard water is doing in your house
Every litre that goes through a hot cylinder, shower or kettle leaves a little scale behind, and it lands in the places that cost most to fix.
Cylinders, immersions and combi boilers
Scale forms fastest where water is heated. It coats the element, so it runs longer to heat the same tank and eventually fails.
Showers, taps and appliances
Electric showers, washing machines, dishwashers and kettles scale up the same way. Shower valves stick, spray heads block, and things get replaced years early.
Cleaning, soap and skin
Hard water makes scum instead of lather, so you use more of everything and still get chalky glass and stiff towels. Softened water rinses clean.
What it's likely costing you
An honest estimate, not a promise. Pick your household and see where the money goes. If you've checked your Eircode above, the figures are scaled to your hardness.
Assumes hard water (300 mg/L) until you check your Eircode. Based on typical Irish energy prices and appliance costs; your own figures will differ.
Ion exchange. The same chemistry since the 1930s, done automatically.
Hard water goes in
Mains water, carrying dissolved calcium and magnesium, flows into a tank of resin beads.
The resin swaps the minerals
The beads hold sodium. As water passes through they grab the calcium and magnesium and release sodium in their place. That's the whole trick.
Soft water goes out
What leaves the tank carries nothing that can form scale, so every tap, shower and appliance downstream gets soft water.
It cleans itself with salt
When the resin fills up with hardness, the unit flushes it with brine from the salt tank and the beads are ready again. It does this on its own, usually at night. Your only job is a bag of salt every few weeks.
Softener or scale conditioner?
We sell both, so here is the difference without the sales pitch.
Water softener
AquaSilk Mini, Midi and Maxi
- Actually removes the hardness minerals. The water leaving it is soft.
- No scale forms anywhere downstream, in the cylinder, the shower or the kettle.
- Soft-water feel: lather, clean rinse, less soap and detergent.
- Needs a socket, a drain for rinse water, and salt top-ups.
- Adds a little sodium, so we keep the kitchen cold tap unsoftened for drinking.
The right choice on hard and very hard water, which is most of Leinster.
Scale conditioner
ScaleDP and ScaleArmor cartridge systems
- No salt, no drain, no electricity. Fits in a small space.
- Keeps the minerals in the water, so drinking water is unchanged.
- Cheaper to buy and to run.
- The water is still hard. It changes how scale forms so less of it sticks; it doesn't stop it.
- No soft-water feel and no saving on soap.
Worth it on moderate water, in an apartment, or anywhere a softener can't be plumbed to a drain.
Magnetic clamps and electronic descalers are a different thing again: the evidence for them is thin and we don't fit them. If you're not sure which way to go, send us your Eircode and a photo of where the mains comes in and we'll tell you straight. The conditioners are the ScaleArmor and the ScaleDP.
From order to soft water
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 out and refund the installation charge.
One photo over WhatsApp
Fitted and set up
Connected to the mains and drain, set for your water hardness, first salt added. Two to three hours, and you have soft water before we leave.
Then an annual service from usFitted by CPS Plumbing & Electrical
EcoFilter Ireland is the water side of CPS Plumbing & Electrical, a Dublin firm working across Leinster and nationwide. Our own plumbers and electricians do every install, so the pipework, the drain and the socket are all one job and one phone number.
The AquaSilk itself is built by EPS Group in Mallow, Co. Cork, who have been in Irish water treatment since 1968. Spares and resin are available for the long haul.
10,000+Systems installed
5.0From 146 Google reviews2 to 3 hrsTypical install time
What customers say on Google
5.05.0 from 146 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 we get asked
Anything else, ring 01 554 6266 or email info@ecofilter.ie. You'll get a plumber, not a call centre.
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 Irish 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.
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.
Will it affect my water pressure?
A correctly sized unit passes full domestic flow without a noticeable drop, which is why we size up for large multi-bathroom houses. It won't raise your pressure either; if you have a low-pressure problem, that's a separate job and we can look at it while we're there.
Do you fit it, or do I need my own plumber?
We fit nationwide with our own plumbers, except Donegal, Kerry, Leitrim and Sligo. Choose "Professional installation" at checkout. If you'd rather use your own plumber, order supply-only and it ships free with the fitting instructions.
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.
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.
Should I get a softener or a conditioner?
On hard or very hard water (200 mg/L and over), a softener. It's the only thing that gives you genuinely soft water and stops scale completely. On moderate water, in an apartment, or where there is no drain nearby, a conditioner cartridge is the practical option. Check your Eircode at the top of the page and it'll tell you which band you're in.
Can I pay in instalments?
Spread the cost with humm finance at checkout. Cards and bank transfer are fine too.
Water softeners fitted in your town
Local pages for the towns we fit most, with the hardness reading for each and what it means for the house.
- Dublin200 mg/L
- BlanchardstownDublin 15, 200 mg/L
- SwordsCo. Dublin, 200 mg/L
- BalbrigganCo. Dublin, 336 mg/L
- NavanCo. Meath, 355 mg/L
- TrimCo. Meath, 355 mg/L
- KellsCo. Meath, 355 mg/L
- AshbourneCo. Meath, 355 mg/L
- DroghedaCo. Louth, 310 mg/L
- DundalkCo. Louth, 310 mg/L
- NaasCo. Kildare, 325 mg/L
- NewbridgeCo. Kildare, 325 mg/L
- MaynoothCo. Kildare, 200 mg/L
- MullingarCo. Westmeath, 280 mg/L
- AthloneCo. Westmeath, 280 mg/L
- TullamoreCo. Offaly, 300 mg/L
- PortlaoiseCo. Laois, 300 mg/L
- CarlowCo. Carlow, 300 mg/L
- KilkennyCo. Kilkenny, 300 mg/L
- GoreyCo. Wexford, 240 mg/L
- WexfordCo. Wexford, 240 mg/L
- WaterfordCo. Waterford, 230 mg/L
- DungarvanCo. Waterford, 230 mg/L
- ClonmelCo. Tipperary, 235 mg/L
- ThurlesCo. Tipperary, 235 mg/L
- NenaghCo. Tipperary, 235 mg/L
- Limerick city250 mg/L
- EnnisCo. Clare, 300 mg/L
- ShannonCo. Clare, 250 mg/L
- Galway city135 mg/L
- TuamCo. Galway, 300 mg/L
- LoughreaCo. Galway, 300 mg/L
- BallinasloeCo. Galway, 300 mg/L
- Cork city200 mg/L
- MallowCo. Cork, 200 mg/L
- MonaghanCo. Monaghan, 250 mg/L
- CarrickmacrossCo. Monaghan, 250 mg/L
- Co. Meath355 mg/L
- Co. Kildare325 mg/L
- Co. Louth310 mg/L
- Co. Westmeath280 mg/L
- Co. Offaly300 mg/L
- Co. Laois300 mg/L
- Co. Carlow300 mg/L
- Co. Kilkenny300 mg/L
- Co. Wexford240 mg/L
- Co. Waterford230 mg/L
- Co. Tipperary235 mg/L
- Co. Limerick250 mg/L
- Co. Clare300 mg/L
- Co. Galway300 mg/L
- Co. Cork200 mg/L
- Co. Monaghan250 mg/L
- Co. Cavan50 mg/L
Not sure which size? 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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