Whole-Home Water Filtration in North Miami Beach

What NMB Water already does, and what it leaves

NMB Water's 2025 Water Quality Report describes three processes at the Norwood plant: lime softening and nanofiltration for Biscayne Aquifer water, and reverse osmosis for brackish Floridan Aquifer water. The streams are blended, then disinfected. The disinfectant residual, chloramine, is there on purpose: it keeps the water protected all the way to your meter.

That residual is what a whole-home filter removes or reduces once the water is on your property. It is not a sign of a problem with the supply. It is simply the part of city water many people would rather not shower in or taste in their coffee.

How a whole-home system is sized for chloramine

Chloramine is slower to remove than free chlorine. It usually takes catalytic carbon and enough contact time, which means the media bed has to be matched to how much water your house moves at once.

• Peak flow: how many bathrooms and fixtures run at the same time.
• Pipe size at the main line.
• Household size and daily use, which affect media life.
• Measured chloramine at your tap, which Jorge checks during the free visit.

Living Water's Puronics Clarius iGen and Goodspring systems are described by Living Water as removing chlorine and chloramine. Ask for the documentation on the exact model you are quoted. More on the topic: chloramine filters in North Miami Beach.

Signs a North Miami Beach house is a good fit

• You notice a pool-like smell in the shower or from hot taps.
• Coffee, tea or ice tastes of chlorine.
• Rubber washers, flappers or o-rings wear out faster than you expect. NMB Water's own guidance notes that chloramine can break down some rubber plumbing parts and suggests chloramine-resistant fixtures.
• You want one system rather than separate shower and kitchen filters.

If you live in a condo or rent, the main line usually is not yours to modify. In that case, under-sink reverse osmosis is the practical route.

Installation in local homes

Many North Miami Beach houses are older single-story homes with the water main entering near the front of the property. A whole-home system typically goes outdoors at that point or in a garage or utility area, with a bypass valve so water service can continue during maintenance. Jorge checks pipe material, available space, sun exposure and drainage before quoting.

If your house still has old galvanized piping, a filter at the main will not stop rust that forms inside those pipes. NMB's guidance on brown or yellow hot water on first draw points to galvanized pipe as a common cause. A plumber is the fix for that part.

Whole-home plus drinking water

Most families who install a whole-home system also want a dedicated drinking-water faucet. An under-sink alkaline RO under the kitchen sink handles that job, since reverse osmosis reduces a much broader range of dissolved substances than carbon alone. Compare the two approaches in whole-house filtration vs. reverse osmosis.

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Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974. Jorge measures chloramine, hardness and pH at your tap and explains whether a whole-home system makes sense, and if it does not, he says so.

Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist