Reported high
28.6gpg
The top source reading in Salt Lake City's 2025 water quality report. Grains per gallon, across sources — not a figure for every house.
Hvítá the white river · Ísland
Water
without
weight
Utah water begins in stone.
We take the stone back out.
64.5°N Hvítá 40.7°N Wasatch
Follow the waterOne point of contact
1line
A single system at the main water line, before the water reaches anything else in the house.
Fixture downstream
Every
Tap, shower, dishwasher, washing machine, and every appliance that heats water.
Jónaskipti ion exchange
How it softens, and how it cleans itself out
The whole mechanism is one trade, run in two directions. It cycles on its own — click any stage to stop it there and read.
Capacity left86%
Þjónusta in service
The trade
Resin beads sit coated in sodium. Hard water runs down through them and the calcium and magnesium swap places with it — the mineral stays on the bead, the sodium leaves with the water. What comes out of the tank is soft.
A simplified cross-section: real systems add a backwash and a rinse either side of the brine draw, and the resin sits on a gravel bed around a riser tube. The trade itself is exactly this. EPA on cation-exchange softeners
Straumur the current
Test it. Treat it. Then see it.
01Mæla Measure
At the tap
A hardness test gives a reading for the water actually arriving at your house, rather than an average for your zip code.
02Mýkja Soften
At the main line
A correctly sized ion-exchange system pulls calcium and magnesium out before the water moves anywhere else in the house.
03Sjá Notice
Everywhere after
Less mineral left behind where water dries or heats — on glass, on fixtures, inside the water heater.
Harka hardness
A number, not a verdict
Hardness is dissolved calcium and magnesium — how much stone the water picked up on the way down. It is not a safety rating. Move the reading and watch what a gallon is actually carrying.
12.0gpgVery hard on the USGS scale
Salt Lake City’s 2025 report gives a range across sources, not one figure for every house — which is why the reading that matters is the one taken at your own tap. USGS hardness scale
Kerfið the system
One quiet object. A whole house changed.
A metered ion-exchange softener takes calcium and magnesium out at the main line, then schedules its own regeneration from measured household use rather than a fixed calendar. It softens water. It does not claim to filter contaminants — that is a different job, and sometimes a second device.
- Glacier
- Mist
- Moss
- Basalt
- Placement
- Main water line
- Technology
- Ion exchange
- Regeneration
- Demand initiated
- Installation
- One visit
- Coverage
- The whole house
- Starting at
- $2,950 installed
Leiðin the way
One visit to understand it. One to solve it.
01 At your tap
Test
We measure hardness where you actually use the water, and show you the number.
02 In writing
Recommend
The system is matched to the household, the water use, and the reading — on paper.
03 One visit
Install
A local installer connects and programs the system at the main line.
04 Before leaving
Verify
We test the softened water in front of you and show you the result.
Serving Salt Lake City, Park City, Draper, Sandy, Lehi, Orem and nearby Wasatch Front communities.
Verð price
2,950 US dollars
The starting price for a standard whole-home installation. Your exact written price follows the reading and a look at the installation point — nobody can quote a house they have not seen.
In the starting package
- Hvíta system
- Sized after the on-site hardness reading
- Standard installation
- Connection at an existing, accessible main line
- Setup and programming
- Metered regeneration matched to real use
- Before-and-after test
- A visible reading at the tap, both ways
Non-standard plumbing, new electrical work, unusual drainage, permits, or surface repair are quoted separately and in writing.
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Softening and filtering are different jobs
Choose by the result you need, not the label on the box. Hvíta is a true whole-home softener, which is why one row below says No.
| Capability | Hvíta softener | Salt-free conditioner | Water filter | DIY softener |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removes hardness minerals | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Reduces scale | Yes | Varies | No | Yes |
| Filters contaminants | No | No | Depends on media | No |
| Professionally sized | Yes | Varies | Varies | No |
| Local setup and verification | Yes | Varies | Varies | No |
Definitions from the EPA on cation-exchange softeners and USGS hardness guidance. Filter performance depends entirely on the specific media and its certified claims.
Uppruni origin
Named in Iceland.
Built for Utah water.
Hvítá means white river — meltwater carried from the glacier to the lowland, pale with the ground it crossed. It gave us a name and a standard: water should feel clean, quiet, and like nothing at all.
The knot is the other half. Iceland was settled by Norse and Gaelic people together, and interlace is the ornament they share — three strands crossing over and under without ever ending. It is also, exactly, a drawing of moving water.
- Origin
- Hvítá, Iceland
- Element
- Glacial meltwater
- Ground
- Basalt and moss
Spurningar questions
Before anyone comes to the house
Is Utah tap water unsafe?
Hardness is not a safety rating — it describes dissolved calcium and magnesium. Hvíta addresses scale and the way water behaves in a house. It makes no safety claim about municipal water.
Is a softener the same as a filter?
No. A true ion-exchange softener removes hardness minerals. A filter targets specific sediment, tastes, odours or contaminants depending on its media. Plenty of houses want both, for different reasons.
What does metered regeneration mean?
The control records how much water has been used and regenerates when the system needs capacity back, instead of on a fixed schedule whether the water was used or not.
What does the starting price include?
The system, a standard connection at an accessible main line, setup, and hardness testing before and after. Non-standard plumbing, electrical, drainage, permits or finish repair need a site-specific written price.
Will softened water taste different?
Some people notice it. Sodium-ion exchange adds sodium in proportion to the hardness removed. If anyone in the house is on a restricted-sodium diet, raise it during the recommendation.
Should I get a salt-free conditioner instead?
A salt-free conditioner may reduce how well scale sticks, but it does not remove calcium and magnesium. If the goal is genuinely soft water, that distinction is the whole decision.
How much room does it need?
It depends on the final system size and where the main line, drain and power are. The visit confirms the fit before anything is scheduled.
What actually happens at the water test?
We take a hardness reading at the tap, explain where it falls on the USGS scale, look at the installation point, and prepare a recommendation. What happens next is your call.
Prófið the test
Know your number first
We take a hardness reading at a tap in your house, show you where it lands, and look at the installation point. Free, and no system decision is asked for at the visit.
- 01
Read the tap
A local measurement, not an estimate off a state map.
- 02
Explain the number
Where it falls, and what it means for sizing a system.
- 03
Leave a written price
Only if softening is worth it. Otherwise we say that instead.
A hardness test is not a drinking-water safety or contaminant test. Health concerns need an accredited laboratory.