Reverse osmosis repair and maintenance on the Shore

Signs your RO system needs service

Most of these are maintenance rather than failure. If the unit has never performed well since the day it went in, the problem is usually upstream of it: see whole home water filtration repair.

• A trickle instead of a proper flow
• The taste has slowly gone back to normal
• The tank feels light or empty
• Water running to the drain continuously
• Filters that have not been changed in a year
• Noise or dripping from under the sink

How we service a reverse osmosis system

Three components, and the order you check them in matters. Worth reading first: why an RO faucet runs slow.

Pre-filters first

They are consumable and they are the most common cause of a slow faucet. They also exist to protect the membrane, so a neglected pre-filter is what quietly destroys the expensive part.

The storage tank

An RO tank holds an air charge exactly like a well pressure tank. Lose it and the unit produces water but cannot push it out, which reads as a trickle at the faucet. Testing and recharging it is often the whole repair.

The membrane

The expensive part, and the last one to suspect. A membrane that has fouled inside a couple of years is telling you about the water reaching it rather than about itself.

What is upstream

If iron, sediment or hardness is reaching the RO unit untreated, replacing the membrane just starts the same clock again. That is a conversation about whole home water filtration installation rather than about the RO unit.

Why the Shore has us service their RO systems

From large commercial projects to a dripping faucet, the work gets the same treatment: diagnosed correctly, repaired carefully, guaranteed in writing.

Stocked for the Shore

There is no supply house around the corner out here, so we carry more inventory in the shop and on the trucks than most companies our size carry anywhere.

Who actually shows up

A Shoresteady Plumbing technician who has been background checked and drug tested. We provide clear estimates before work begins.

No surprise on the invoice

You approve a written estimate before work begins. If the job needs something we did not see, we stop and talk to you first. Financing through Acorn Finance is available.

Guaranteed in writing

2-year workmanship

Our guarantee on the labor, on every job we do.

Manufacturer warranty

Passed through to you in full on everything we install.

100% satisfaction

If it is not right, we come back and make it right.

Questions We Get Asked About Reverse Osmosis Repair

What people ask when the RO faucet slows down.

Pick the system and the job you need

• Whole home filtration installation: Sediment, iron, and sulfur, UV
• Whole home filtration repair: Media, cartridges, and backwash faults
• Reverse osmosis installation: Drinking water at the sink
• Reverse osmosis repair: Slow faucet, membranes, and tanks
• Water softener installation: Sized for Shore hardness and iron
• Water softener repair: Salt bridges, resin, and valve heads