Oasis Plumbing and Water Filtration

05/25/2023

Happy Memorial Day from the Oasis Water Filtration Team! We will be out of the office Thursday, May 25th through Monday, May 29th. If you reach out to contact us, we would appreciate your patience and we will get back to you within a day. Thank you so much and talk to you soon!

05/25/2023

This install is featuring a "Large Essential" system. What does that mean exactly? Well our Essential system is our basic, bulletproof softener addressing all your hardness removal needs. All of the calcium and magnesium will be removed providing perfectly soft water throughout. We offer it in 2 sizes: the standard and a large. The standard sized Essential is a 9"x48" tank with 1cuft of softening resin in it (32K grains). The Large is a 10"x54" tank with 1.5cuft of softening resin (48k grains). We would recommend a standard system for a home up to 2500sqft or up to a family of 4. Anything above that or if you are just looking for a more efficient system, the Large Essential would be a better fit.

05/23/2023

💧 What is the difference between the Guardian and the Champion systems? Both have a whole home filtration tank with 2 types of carbon, KDF-55, and a quartz gravel bed which will provide thorough filtration. They will filter the water to remove our most common, problematic contaminants from the water (chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides, chlorine, tastes/odors, etc..). Where they differ is how they are treating the hardness in the water.
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The Champion is operating with a salt based softening/conditioning tank. Salt systems are running with an ion-exchange process to remove the hardness molecules from the water to provide perfectly soft water all throughout the home. The Guardian system is running a salt-free scale control tank. It will promote and redirect the hardness molecules to remain suspended in the water, rather than forming scale buildup on your plumbing system. One thing to note in salt free units is you will not get perfectly soft water as you would with salt, you are, however, treating scale to be much more manageable. 💧

05/13/2023

An Essential is a basic, bulletproof softener. It will be the solution if hardness is your only priority. All of the calcium and magnesium will be removed from the water providing perfectly soft water throughout!

05/08/2023

What does a "split installation" mean? Well, it just means we split the install. Typically, we install both tanks of the Champion together on the soft water loop. When we install a "Split Champion" we install the softening system on the soft water loop and the filtration tank on the main water shut off valve piping. As the soft water loop bypasses the kitchen cold and outside hose bibs, we can ensure we are feeding at least filtered water to those locations by installing the filtration tank on the main.

05/05/2023

Space is a hot commodity when it comes to having a 1 car garage and we are certainly understanding of that. While a whole home water treatment system is pretty much a necessity for our water here in the valley, it shouldn't take away space or cause inconvenience in your day-to-day life.

For this main installation, there was access to a drain in the garage, it just wasn't close to the main shut off valve piping. It was simple enough to run the drain line down the wall, but size and space was still a concern. We were able to install the Champion tanks tucked off to the side without impeding the ability to get a car in the garage. The brine tank is wider, so rather than making it a tighter squeeze getting into the garage, we ran lines to it in the back of the garage. With this Champion installed, our customers can now enjoy soft, filtered water all throughout their home!

04/28/2023

How does having a water softener benefit your clothing?

• With hard water, the minerals in our water (calcium and magnesium) stay in your clothing which can cause your clothes to wear out faster or just look duller overall. With a water softener and having the absence of those minerals in your water, it is gentler on your clothing which helps them to stay bright, last longer, and even get your white clothes whiter!

• You can actually save on laundry detergent! With a water softener, you'll actually find you are able to cut your soap down to half or even a third of what you previously used to achieve the same result.

• With iron and manganese in our water, they can react with bleach and cause your whites to yellow. Running a system like our Defender or Champion, you remove those heavy metals and are free to use bleach as you please!

• Hardness in the water can actually affect the feel of fabric. The mineral build up left behind in your towels, sheets, clothes, etc. can make them feel stiff, literally hard, and scratchy. It will also cause your towels to be less absorbent over time.

These are just some of the many benefits of having a water softener. Many people believe a water softener is needed for the purpose of protecting your home's plumbing system, but the benefits are endless when it comes to adding a water treatment system.

04/25/2023

Just a few of our recent installs! A full fleet of our whole home systems: The Champion, the Guardian, the Defender, and the Essential!

04/19/2023

How is soft water beneficial for skin and
hair? Hardness minerals in the water can make
moisturizers and lotions less effective which could
result in overall irritation/itchiness, skin blemishes,
dry/irritated scalp and dandruff. When hard water
dries, it can also leave behind a calcium residue on
your skin which messes with your body's natural oils.
This can also clog your pores potentially leading to
acne. Another negative effect of hardness in the water
is taking away the shininess of your hair leading to dull
hair.

With a water softener, all of those calcium and
magnesium hardness minerals are removed preventing
the above issues to occur in the first place. Another
bonus: Without those in your water, your cleansers,
body washes, and shampoos with lather much more
efficiently so you can use less to make them last
longer.

04/17/2023

For this customer, hardness and chlorine were some of the larger concerns they had with our water so they decided a Defender would be the best fit for them. With the Defender installed in their home, they will see hardness removed, chlorine significantly reduced, heavy metals removed, and no bacteria/algae formed inside of their resin tank.

04/14/2023

There is a wide variety of information out
there telling you how horrible our water is, but not a lot
explaining what is actually in our water. Without
getting a true understanding of the contaminants in our
water, it's difficult to make an educated decision on
what water treatments are best for your household. We
have started a blog post series covering the
contaminants found in our water with information
straight from the source: the Las Vegas Valley Water
District and the EPA.

With the first in our series covering the contaminants found in our water quality report, we explain what microorganisms are found in our Las Vegas Valley's water, at what level, and what that can mean for you.

04/13/2023

Another recent Champion install! The Champion is our solution to address all the issues we see in our water: hardness, chlorine, chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, tastes and odors.