Shield water filtration & testing FAQs

Most Central Florida homes fall between $2,400 and $6,500 installed, depending on home size, water source, and the contaminants targeted. Well-water systems that need iron, sulfur, or radium treatment sit at the higher end. You get a fixed quote up front, and financing starts around $46 per month with $0 down.

Most whole-house systems are installed in 3–5 hours. We shut water off briefly at the main, set the system on the supply line, then pressure-test and program the valve before we leave.

In Orange, Seminole, and Lake County, almost certainly yes. Regional hardness runs 10–18 grains per gallon, and carbon filtration alone does not remove hardness minerals. A combined carbon filter plus softener stack is the standard Central Florida configuration.

Yes. The same in-house crew that installs your system services it, with free annual water retesting for the life of the system and a lifetime warranty on tanks and valves.

We treat private wells throughout Lake and east Seminole County. Well systems typically need a larger sediment stage plus aeration or oxidizing media for iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide (the rotten-egg smell), followed by softening.

Tanks and control valves typically last 10–15 years. Carbon media is replaced roughly every 5–7 years and softener resin every 8–12 years, depending on your water hardness and household usage.

Some utilities across Orange, Seminole, and Lake County have reported PFOA or PFOS at or above the 2024 EPA limit of 4 parts per trillion. Detections vary by well field, so results differ between neighborhoods — check your address on our water quality dashboard.

Yes. Shield offers $0-down financing with 0% APR for 12 months or fixed payments up to 120 months starting around $46 per month. Pre-qualification uses a soft credit check that does not affect your score.

Shield Water Solutions serves all of Orange County, Seminole County, and Lake County, Florida — every city and subdivision, from Orlando and Winter Park to Ocoee, Oviedo, Sanford, Clermont, and Mount Dora.

They solve different problems. A whole-house system protects every tap, appliance, and shower from chlorine, hardness, and sediment. Reverse osmosis polishes drinking water at one faucet. Most Central Florida homes benefit from both, and we typically pair them.