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Environmental Testing & Research Laboratories, Inc

4.85(
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Environmental Testing & Research Laboratories, Inc

4.85(
347
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Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 93% of Angi customers
Recommended by 93% of HomeAdvisor customers

ETR Laboratories in an analytic laboratory with a broad range of commercial, industrial and individual clients. We provide analytic services using a wide variety of scientific methods including GC/MS, IC/MS, GIR, NMR and SEM equipment. We can do particle analysis, organic and inorganic chemical analysis and micro analysis on biological and other materials. Private water analysis is our specialty. Award winning. Additional DBA - Environmental Testing & Research Laboratories Inc, ETR Labs, ETR Laboratories.

"as advertised"

Nancy C on July 2018

ETR Laboratories in an analytic laboratory with a broad range of commercial, industrial and individual clients. We provide analytic services using a wide variety of scientific methods including GC/MS, IC/MS, GIR, NMR and SEM equipment. We can do particle analysis, organic and inorganic chemical analysis and micro analysis on biological and other materials. Private water analysis is our specialty. Award winning. Additional DBA - Environmental Testing & Research Laboratories Inc, ETR Labs, ETR Laboratories.

"as advertised"

Nancy C on July 2018


Long Lake Plumbing LLC

5.00(
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Long Lake Plumbing LLC

5.00(
38
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Your project no matter how large or small is important to us. Any home improvement project can be overwhelming at times. Long Lake Plumbing, LLC strives to give you as much help and direction as we can from start of your project through completion. Thank you for your interest in our company. We look forward to working with you.

"Bob was great!!! He came out and got us hot water the next day! Excellent service, very fair, and affordable."

ANN D on July 2020

Your project no matter how large or small is important to us. Any home improvement project can be overwhelming at times. Long Lake Plumbing, LLC strives to give you as much help and direction as we can from start of your project through completion. Thank you for your interest in our company. We look forward to working with you.

"Bob was great!!! He came out and got us hot water the next day! Excellent service, very fair, and affordable."

ANN D on July 2020


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Douglas Water Conditioning

4.85(
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Douglas Water Conditioning

4.85(
27
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers

Since 1968 the Experts at Douglas Water Conditioning have been serving Southeastern Michigan for your residential & commercial water treatment needs. With 3 locations in Waterford, Fenton & Traverse City MI. We have over 50 employees, and we’re always ready to provide you with the service you deserve and expect.

"it was fine and great. They were on time and professional."

Rodney C on May 2021

Since 1968 the Experts at Douglas Water Conditioning have been serving Southeastern Michigan for your residential & commercial water treatment needs. With 3 locations in Waterford, Fenton & Traverse City MI. We have over 50 employees, and we’re always ready to provide you with the service you deserve and expect.

"it was fine and great. They were on time and professional."

Rodney C on May 2021


Ostlund A Service Co

4.91(
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Ostlund A Service Co

4.91(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers

Our Company vision is to provide all of our clients with honest, dependable and industry leading workmanship, accompanied by superior customer service. Ostlund Services is the leader in plumbing, electrical, HVAC-R and facility services. Let us help you with all of your residential, commercial and restaurant needs. At Ostlund Service Company we specialize in Commercial and Residential services for Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC-R and Facility Maintenance. Simply put, we are the best and we have the track record to prove it. Our staff of technicians are all state licensed professionals, in their fields. We service thousands of clients throughout the Midwest

Our Company vision is to provide all of our clients with honest, dependable and industry leading workmanship, accompanied by superior customer service. Ostlund Services is the leader in plumbing, electrical, HVAC-R and facility services. Let us help you with all of your residential, commercial and restaurant needs. At Ostlund Service Company we specialize in Commercial and Residential services for Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC-R and Facility Maintenance. Simply put, we are the best and we have the track record to prove it. Our staff of technicians are all state licensed professionals, in their fields. We service thousands of clients throughout the Midwest


"Terrible. I paid 3 times to have them out here. Was told I need a permit.. another $200... but they couldn't even fix it . Told by another business did not need drain field repaired... the drain field was dry. Waste of almost $1000 total. NEVER EVER AGAIN."

Mary B on September 2020

$20.00 Off Plumbing Septic, Sewer, Drain Cleaning. Restrictions Apply - Not to be combined with any other offer.

"Terrible. I paid 3 times to have them out here. Was told I need a permit.. another $200... but they couldn't even fix it . Told by another business did not need drain field repaired... the drain field was dry. Waste of almost $1000 total. NEVER EVER AGAIN."

Mary B on September 2020


All Rooter Plumbing

5.00(
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All Rooter Plumbing

5.00(
15
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

All Rooter is a local family owned plumbing company in northwest lower Michigan. Offering a wide range of personal and professional plumbing and sewer needs. Customer care is job #1. We offer free estimates to our customer and will give over the phone pricing to help consumers. We do offer infomation over the phone to advise consumers on plumbing problems that they might doing themselves. No extra charge nights, weekends & holidays.

All Rooter is a local family owned plumbing company in northwest lower Michigan. Offering a wide range of personal and professional plumbing and sewer needs. Customer care is job #1. We offer free estimates to our customer and will give over the phone pricing to help consumers. We do offer infomation over the phone to advise consumers on plumbing problems that they might doing themselves. No extra charge nights, weekends & holidays.


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Dan Wood Company

4.43(
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Dan Wood Company

4.43(
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Customers say: Quick response
35 years of experience

Since 1908, Dan Wood Company has been serving Portage, MI and its surrounding areas in all its plumbing, heating and cooling, and electrical needs. You can call Dan Wood Company at any night of the week, they have experts in all their trades, and their family has been in the business for over 110 years, covering 4 generations! So, call now to make your appointment!

"Audrey did a great job servicing my hot water heater and changing out the cold water intake. She is very capable and friendly professional; shares knowledge very easily. Fine member of Dan Wood team and quality work."

Marge F on November 2025

Since 1908, Dan Wood Company has been serving Portage, MI and its surrounding areas in all its plumbing, heating and cooling, and electrical needs. You can call Dan Wood Company at any night of the week, they have experts in all their trades, and their family has been in the business for over 110 years, covering 4 generations! So, call now to make your appointment!

"Audrey did a great job servicing my hot water heater and changing out the cold water intake. She is very capable and friendly professional; shares knowledge very easily. Fine member of Dan Wood team and quality work."

Marge F on November 2025


Owens Soft Water

5.00(
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Owens Soft Water

5.00(
8
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Owens Soft Water is a family owned business that has been around for over 50 years in the Central, Mid, and Northern Michigan areas. Owens systems are custom built to suit the individual needs of each household or business, and we support all systems, including those of our competitors. Our main product time is the High Efficient - non - electric Kinetico Water Softeners, Reverse Osmosis, and purification.

Owens Soft Water is a family owned business that has been around for over 50 years in the Central, Mid, and Northern Michigan areas. Owens systems are custom built to suit the individual needs of each household or business, and we support all systems, including those of our competitors. Our main product time is the High Efficient - non - electric Kinetico Water Softeners, Reverse Osmosis, and purification.


"Service tech as friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. During AC tuneup a part needed to be replaced. Work was done with no additional service/labor charge since they were there already. Tech took measurements and looked in attic to evaluate for replacement furnace."

mark g on July 2018

Full service HVAC company- heating & cooling.

"Service tech as friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. During AC tuneup a part needed to be replaced. Work was done with no additional service/labor charge since they were there already. Tech took measurements and looked in attic to evaluate for replacement furnace."

mark g on July 2018


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Water Softeners questions, answered by experts

No. You should never directly drain a water softener into a sewer cleanout. This practice is illegal in many areas because it could allow raw sewage to get into your drinking water and make you seriously ill. Many places have codes requiring a specific seal, pipe, and a large air gap between a water softener and a sewage cleanout. Check out Florida's Plumbing Building Code as an example of what these restrictions might look like.

Yes. Hard water is what causes scale buildup, and a whole-house filter provides numerous benefits beyond water softening. Any water that enters your home will go through the filter, which cleans up all water that you will use for cooking, bathing, and drinking. A whole-house water filter also blocks harmful particles like heavy metals.

Water softeners are worth the money if you live in an area with hard water. Hard water is safe to drink, but it poses serious threats to your plumbing system. The minerals in hard water will gradually build up on the inside walls of your pipes, reducing water flow to your fixtures. The minerals can also gradually corrode your plumbing system, reduce its lifespan, and increase the risk of leaks. Hard water also makes soap and detergent less effective. Water softener systems can solve all these issues, making them a great investment.

Installing a water softener could help reduce calcium buildup in your pool if your pool has high calcium hardness as a result of hard drinking water in your home. Pool softeners work by exchanging calcium and magnesium for sodium, so if you use softened water to top off your pool, it may help keep calcium hardness from rising over time. However, it won’t lower the calcium hardness of the water already in your pool and isn’t a practical way to control pool calcium levels. The average water softener installation cost is between $200 and $6,000.

Because it’s been through the water cycle, evaporating and becoming slightly acidic thanks to dissolved carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, rainwater tends to be naturally soft compared to groundwater, which has just been in contact with limestone. However, the natural hardness level of water always depends on where you are and other factors.

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