Well Water Problem
Iron In Well Water. Wake County.
Orange stains in the toilet, rust on the laundry, a metallic taste at the kitchen tap. Iron in well water is one of the most common — and most fixable — problems we see across Wake County's outlying neighborhoods.
How You'll Know
The signs to look for.
Orange or rust-colored staining in toilets, tubs, and sinks
Metallic taste, especially in cold water
Stained or yellowed laundry, especially whites
Reddish-brown sediment in faucet aerators
Iron bacteria slime in toilet tanks
What It Is
The cause, in plain English.
Iron occurs naturally in groundwater across the Piedmont region. It's dissolved (clear) when it comes out of the ground and oxidizes the moment it meets air or chlorine — that's when the orange shows up. Most wells we test in Wake County also have some manganese alongside the iron, which causes black staining instead of orange. The treatment approach is similar.
What We Install For It
The right system for the right problem.
The right system depends entirely on your iron level and form. We test on-site, then design a multi-stage build — typically an oxidizing iron filter sized to your flow rate, followed by softening and carbon polishing. We don't recommend a generic 'iron filter' off a website. Every well is different, and an undersized or wrong-media system fails fast.
See Well Water TreatmentFrequently Asked
Common questions, honest answers.
Find Out What's In Your Water.
Free in-home water test. We'll show you exactly what's in your water and what — if anything — to do about it.