Water softener repair and reverse osmosis service across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Culligan, Kinetico, Whirlpool, Morton, GE, WaterBoss. Valves, resin, brine tanks, RO membranes. $59 service call, free with the repair.
Tap water across South Florida runs 200 to 350 ppm hardness. That number is why we get called to descale coffee machines, replace ice machine evaporators and rebuild dishwasher spray arms every week. A water softener is the appliance that stops the other appliances from dying, and when it quits, nobody notices for a month, until the shower door spots up and the kettle grows a crust.
What we service
- Culligan
- Kinetico
- Whirlpool and WaterBoss
- Morton and GE
- Fleck and Clack valve systems
- Reverse osmosis units, under-sink and whole-house
Salt-based softeners, twin-tank systems, cartridge filtration and RO units. On whole-house installs we also check what the system is doing to your pressure, because an undersized softener chokes flow to the whole back of the house.
Water softener problems, cause and fix
Water is hard again, softener looks fine
Usually the control valve stopped cycling, or the resin bed is exhausted. Resin lasts eight to twelve years here, less on well water with iron. We test hardness at the tap, check the valve through a manual regeneration, and tell you which one it is instead of selling a new system by default.
Salt bridge: full tank, no salt use
A crust forms across the salt and the water underneath never touches it, so the machine regenerates with plain water. Common in humid garages, which is most of them here. We break the bridge, clean the brine well and reset the draw.
Brine tank full of water
Blocked injector, a failed brine valve, or a drain line restriction. The tank should draw down each cycle; standing water means the draw stage never completed.
Salty taste at the tap
The system is not rinsing properly, usually a stuck valve or a drain restriction leaving brine in the resin. Not dangerous, but it means the cycle is broken and hardness is coming through too.
Pressure dropped through the house
Resin fines clogging the distributor, or a partially closed bypass someone left after a filter change. We check pressure before and after the unit, which settles the question in two minutes.
RO unit slow or tasting flat
Membrane at end of life, a clogged pre-filter, or a bad tank bladder. Under our TDS the membrane works hard, so intervals here are shorter than the box promises.
Typical repair pricing
| Job |
Typical range* |
| Service call (applied to the repair) |
$59 |
| Salt bridge clearing and brine well service |
$120 to $220 |
| Injector, brine valve or float |
$180 to $340 |
| Control valve rebuild |
$260 to $520 |
| Control head replacement |
$420 to $780 |
| Resin replacement, standard tank |
$480 to $900 |
| RO membrane and filter set |
$160 to $340 |
| Whole-house softener installed |
$1,400 to $2,800 |
*Parts and labor, residential. Written quote after the $59 service call, which is free with any repair you approve. 90-day labor warranty.
Repair or replace
Valves, injectors, floats and brine parts are worth repairing on any system that is otherwise sound. Resin replacement is the decision point: on a unit past twelve years, the cost of new resin plus labor lands close enough to a new softener that replacement usually wins, and the new unit will be sized correctly for the house instead of whatever the builder installed. We give you both numbers and let you pick.
One local note worth money: if you own a built-in coffee machine, an ice maker or a steam oven, the softener is what protects them. We service all of those, and the pattern is consistent, houses with working water treatment call us for those appliances far less often.
Frequently asked questions
Do you do water softener repair near me in Miami-Dade and Broward?
Yes, across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, with same-day and next-morning slots most days at (754) 345-4515. Condo and townhouse installs where the unit sits in a utility closet are routine.
How much does water softener repair cost?
Brine tank and injector work runs $120 to $340. A control valve rebuild runs $260 to $520 and a full control head $420 to $780. Resin replacement runs $480 to $900, which is the point where a new system starts to make sense on an older unit.
My salt tank is full but the water is hard. What is wrong?
Almost always a salt bridge: a crust across the salt keeps the water below it from dissolving any, so every regeneration runs on plain water. Breaking the bridge and cleaning the brine well fixes it, and the humidity in most Florida garages is what causes it in the first place.
How often does resin need replacing?
Eight to twelve years on city water here, sooner on well water with iron. If hardness is coming through and the valve tests good through a manual regeneration, the resin is the answer.
Do you service reverse osmosis systems?
Yes, under-sink and whole-house. Membranes, pre-filters and tank bladders. Under South Florida TDS the membrane works harder than the manufacturer schedule assumes, so we set the interval on your actual water rather than the sticker.
Is a water softener worth it in Miami?
If you own built-in appliances, yes, and the math is not subtle. Scale is the leading cause of failure we see in coffee machines, ice makers, dishwashers and water heaters here. A softener costs less than one built-in coffee machine repair plus one ice machine evaporator.
Related: coffee machine repair, ice machine repair, water heater repair.
