Water Softeners in Tamarac

What the city already does

Lime softening is the first big step at the City of Tamarac Water Treatment Plant: lime and coagulants are added in a clarifier to remove some hardness before filtration. East of NW 31st Avenue, water comes from Fort Lauderdale's plants, one of which uses lime softening and the other nanofiltration membranes, according to Tamarac's East report.

So the water arriving at most Tamarac homes has already been softened to a degree. Buying a residential softener without testing first often means paying to solve a problem you do not have.

When a softener does make sense

• Your tap tests harder than expected. Hardness can vary by system and over time.
• You are on a well. Untreated Biscayne Aquifer water is typically much harder than treated city water. See well water in Tamarac.
• A business with water-hungry equipment. Restaurants, laundries, gyms, car washes and offices protect boilers, dishwashers, ice machines and water heaters with an ion-exchange softening plant.

Ion-exchange softening plants from Living Water

Living Water offers ion-exchange water softening plants for homes and businesses: hotels, restaurants, schools, laundries, car washes, offices and gyms. An ion-exchange softener swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium (or potassium), and regenerates on a schedule set by your water use and hardness.

For a commercial site in Tamarac's business corridors along Commercial Boulevard or University Drive, Jorge sizes the plant from your measured hardness and daily water use, not from a brochure.

Softener or something else?

If the issue is a chlorine-like smell, a softener will not help; that is chloramine, and a whole-home city water system is the tool. If the issue is spots on glass, read hard water spots in Tamarac first; spotting can come from dissolved solids, not just hardness. The softener vs. filter page compares both.

Softening and drinking water together

An ion-exchange softener adds a small amount of sodium to the water in proportion to the hardness it removes. Tamarac already reports sodium at 29.0 ppm on the West system and 28.2 ppm on the East system. If you install a softener on a well or for a business, many people pair it with an under-sink RO for drinking and cooking water. Jorge explains the trade-off with your actual numbers, so you can decide.

Testing first

Jorge measures hardness in grains per gallon at your tap, along with chloramine, TDS and pH. You see the numbers. If a softener is not needed, he says so. If it is, you get an itemized quote. Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974.

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