Richfield softens its own well water centrally with lime and soda ash, so it reaches your tap soft-ish at about 6 grains per gallon — a home softener is usually redundant here. What the plant does not remove is PFAS and chromium-6, which reverse osmosis reduces at the drinking tap. Edina Plumbing quotes only what your water needs, upfront and with no pressure.
Soft-ish at the tap — about 6 grains. Richfield draws from seven wells across several aquifers and runs its own lime/soda-ash softening, so the water reaches you at roughly 6 grains per gallon — soft enough that most homes here do not need a water softener.
So we won’t sell you a softener. Because the city softens centrally, a home softener would be largely redundant, and we won’t pitch one you don’t need. Richfield also keeps lead at the tap very low (under 1 ppb at the 90th percentile), so the honest focus here is drinking-water contaminants, not hardness or lead.
Municipal water, not a private well. Every Richfield address is on city water. We measure what your tap actually carries and recommend only the treatment that measurably helps — with upfront pricing, no obligation.
PFAS is the headline here. Softening does not remove PFAS. EWG flags PFHxS at about 215× and PFOA at about 6.7× its health guidelines in Richfield — low absolute levels, but the "forever chemicals" people most want out of their drinking water. Certified reverse osmosis reduces them at the tap. These are above EWG’s health guidelines, not legal limits.
Chromium-6 and byproducts too. EWG also lists chromium-6 and chlorination byproducts above its health guidelines. Whole-home carbon improves taste and reduces byproducts, and RO polishes the drinking water for chromium-6, PFAS and nitrate.
Reverse osmosis for PFAS and more. An under-sink reverse-osmosis system is the main recommendation here — it reduces the PFAS, chromium-6, chlorination byproducts and nitrate the city’s softening plant leaves behind.
Whole-home carbon for taste and byproducts. Whole-home carbon filtration improves chlorine taste and odor at every tap and cuts disinfection byproducts house-wide — the honest pairing for an already-softened city.
Honest pricing, no softener. RO and whole-home carbon at an honest, upfront price — the same NSF-certified equipment big dealers push in high-pressure in-home demos, without the markup or a softener you don’t need. If your water is fine as-is, we say so.
Even after Richfield softens it, the water still carries PFAS and other contaminants the EWG Tap Water Database flags above its health guidelines. Here's what's in it, what each is linked to, and what removes it at home.
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Usually not. Richfield softens its own well water centrally with lime and soda ash, so it reaches your tap soft-ish at about 6 grains per gallon — soft enough that a home softener is typically redundant. We would rather point you to what actually helps here, which is drinking-water treatment for the PFAS and chromium-6 the softening plant does not remove.
It is relatively soft for the metro. Because the city runs its own lime/soda-ash softening, finished water is around 6 grains per gallon at your tap. That is a big reason we do not sell softeners in Richfield. If you are noticing taste or spotting issues, it is worth measuring, but the honest fix is usually filtration rather than a softener.
EWG lists PFHxS and PFOA above its stricter health guidelines in Richfield, at low absolute levels and within federal limits. PFAS is exactly the kind of contaminant a certified reverse-osmosis system reduces at the drinking tap, which is why RO is our main recommendation here. It gives you the choice to minimize PFAS exposure; it is not a sign anything is wrong with the tap water.
Because softening removes hardness minerals, not PFAS, chromium-6 or chlorination byproducts. EWG lists all three above its health guidelines in Richfield. A whole-home carbon filter and an under-sink reverse-osmosis system reduce them at home. The water is in full federal compliance; this is about giving you the choice to reduce exposure at the drinking tap.
Yes. Edina Plumbing installs reverse-osmosis and whole-home filtration systems throughout Richfield, and we are based right next door in Edina. When you book your water quality review we confirm your address is within the service area before scheduling, so your appointment is set the moment you pick a time — with honest, upfront pricing and no softener upsell.
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