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Hard water is quietly wrecking your home. We fix it, straight up.

DFW water scales your water heater, dries out your skin, and leaves spots on everything. Water Cowboys fixes it with one flat price — no in-home sales pitch, no negotiating in your kitchen.

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⚠ Your skin, your appliances, and your home are all under attack.
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✓ Every package on this page filters your water down to under 1 gpg — essentially soft, regardless of how hard it starts.
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Your reading is pulled from your city's published water report — the same data a "free in-home test" would just be re-confirming.
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These systems pay for themselves

Hard water quietly costs the average household around $800 a year — extra energy for water heating, extra soap and detergent, faster appliance wear, and plumbing repairs. At that rate, Essential pays for itself in about 3 years, Complete in 5, Ultimate in about 5.5 — and these systems are built to run well past a decade. Everything after that is money you simply stop losing.

Three things hard water is quietly ruining

It doesn't happen all at once — it happens every shower, every load of laundry, every time your water heater kicks on. Here's exactly what's going on.

Mineral film on skin

Your skin & hair

Hard water doesn't rinse soap and shampoo cleanly off your body — it leaves a mineral film behind instead. Over time that shows up as dry, itchy skin, dull or brittle hair, and soap that never quite feels like it worked.

Scale inside a water heater

Your appliances

Every time hard water heats up, it leaves mineral scale behind — inside your water heater, dishwasher, washing machine, and coffee maker. That buildup makes them work harder, run less efficiently, and fail years before they should.

Scale narrowing a pipe

Your pipes & plumbing

Scale doesn't just build up in appliances — it builds up inside your actual pipes. Narrower pipes mean lower water pressure, more strain on your plumbing, and a higher chance of an expensive repair down the road.

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From water check to install in three steps — no pitch in between.

Most water companies use a "free consultation" as a foot in the door. We start with public data and end with a flat price, so the only time we're in your home is the day we install.

1

Check your water

Enter your ZIP to see your area's published hardness reading, then answer two quick questions about your home.

2

Pick your flat-rate package

Four packages, four prices — set before you call. We'll tell you which one fits, but the price never moves once you're in a room with us.

3

Install day

A licensed technician installs your system, tests every connection, and walks you through how it runs — done in a single visit for most homes.

Four packages. Four prices. No range, no negotiation.

Every package below is a flat, all-in installed price — the same price whether your job takes three hours or five. What you see is what you pay.

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Starter
Drinking water at your kitchen sink
$799Flat rate, installed
  • Under-sink filter for drinking & cooking water (reverse osmosis)
  • A separate faucet at your kitchen sink just for filtered water
  • Only treats this one faucet — no work on your home's main water line
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Essential
Soft water, whole home
$2,599Flat rate, installed
  • Softens every drop of water entering your home
  • A valve so your lawn and pool don't waste softened water
  • Includes the salt tank, first fill, and a full working test
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Ultimate
Whole home + drinking water
$4,499Flat rate, installed
  • Everything in Complete — soft water, better taste, safety valve
  • Filtered drinking water at the kitchen sink too
  • Full-day install, both utility room & kitchen
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Flat-rate guarantee: the price on this page is the price on your invoice. Permits and code-required parts for your package are already built in.
0-2 gpg is the real target

Why we target under 1 gpg, not just "soft"

Most water treatment companies stop once you're technically "soft" — under 3.5 gpg. We don't. Many dishwasher and tankless water heater manufacturers specify hardness limits directly in their warranty terms, often requiring under 7 gpg and voiding coverage above 10-12 gpg. At DFW's regional average of 12-13 gpg, a lot of homes are already operating outside those terms. Every system we install targets under 1 gpg — real margin, not just squeaking by.

Under 1 GPG, or the install is free.

We size every system to your home's exact hardness reading and household size. As long as that sizing is correct and you keep the salt tank filled, your water will test under 1 grain per gallon — guaranteed. If it doesn't, we refund the full install. No fine print, no hoops.

Not sure which package fits? Get someone on the phone.

Our water experts know DFW plumbing and answer live — no hold music, no call center, no waiting for a callback.

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Built to handle Texas water, not a national average.

DFW water runs hard and often carries a chlorine/chloramine taste from municipal treatment. Every package is built around what actually shows up in this region's water.

Water Softeners

Whole-home softening sized to your household, cutting the scale that builds up on fixtures, water heaters, and appliances over time.

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Whole-Home Carbon Filtration

Catalytic carbon tanks strip the chlorine and chloramine taste municipal treatment leaves behind — at every tap in the house, not just the kitchen.

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3-stage filtration

Drinking Water Systems

Under-sink reverse osmosis for cleaner drinking and cooking water at the kitchen sink, independent of the whole-home system.

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Code & Permit Compliance

Required safety valves and permits are pulled on every install that connects to your main water line — built into the flat price, never billed as a surprise later.

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We skip the sales visit because we don't need one.

Most water treatment companies quote a "free consultation" that's really a sales appointment. We built our pricing so that step isn't necessary — public hardness data plus a two-question quiz gets you to an accurate package, and a flat price means there's nothing left to negotiate in your home.

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Flat-rate packages
On-site, every install
  • No commission-driven upsells. Techs install what you booked — the price doesn't change once someone's in your house.
  • One visit for most jobs. Essential and Complete packages are typically same-day installs.
  • Licensed & permitted. Any install that connects to your main water line is properly permitted — every time, no exceptions.

What DFW homeowners are saying.

(Sample reviews below — replace with real customer feedback before launch. Publishing invented reviews as genuine ones is a real legal risk, not just a style note.)

★★★★★

"Got a price over the phone, they showed up, installed the softener, and left. Nobody tried to upsell me on anything once they were in the house."

JM
J. Martinez
Plano, TX
★★★★★

"Water tastes completely different now. Appreciated not having to sit through a sales pitch just to get a quote."

RT
R. Thompson
Frisco, TX
★★★★★

"Straightforward pricing was the deciding factor. What they quoted online is exactly what was on the invoice."

KP
K. Patel
Fort Worth, TX

Serving Dallas–Fort Worth, county by county.

Every ZIP in the hardness lookup above falls inside these ten counties — a full 45-mile ring around Dallas and Fort Worth. If you're just outside one, call — we likely still cover it.

Dallas County Tarrant County Collin County Denton County Ellis County Kaufman County Rockwall County Johnson County Parker County Wise County
Denton Collin Tarrant Dallas

Frequently asked questions

What's the actual difference between a softener, a filter, and an RO system?+
A softener removes the hardness minerals (calcium and magnesium) that cause scale buildup and dry skin — it treats your whole house. A carbon filter removes chlorine taste and smell, also whole-house. A reverse osmosis (RO) system is a separate, more thorough filter just for drinking and cooking water at one faucet. Most homes only need a softener; the other two are add-ons if taste or drinking water quality matter to you too.
Why don't you offer a free in-home water test?+
Because it's usually a sales visit, not a real test. City water hardness is already public record — we use that plus a short quiz to size your system accurately without putting a rep in your kitchen.
Is the price on this page really the final price?+
Yes. Each package is a flat, installed price that includes standard permitting and code-required parts like backflow preventers. The only thing that changes it is choosing a different package.
Do I need a softener if I already have decent water pressure?+
Hardness and pressure aren't related — hardness is mineral content, not flow. Most DFW ZIP codes run 10+ grains per gallon, which is enough to scale fixtures and appliances over time regardless of pressure.
How long does install take?+
Essential and Complete are typically same-day, a few hours. Ultimate is a full-day job since it covers both the utility room and kitchen — we'll confirm timing when you book.
Do you service well water, not just city water?+
Our packages above are built around city water in DFW. If you're on a private well, give us a call — well water often needs additional iron or sediment treatment beyond these packages.

Ready for a flat price, not a pitch?

Call or use the ZIP tool above — either way, you'll have a package and a price before anyone sets foot in your home.

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