Better Water for Every Tap in Your Home.

Yes. Frisco buys treated water from the North Texas Municipal Water District, which describes its water as moderately hard because of minerals from Lavon Lake. That hardness is what leaves white spots on dishes and scale on faucets and shower glass.

Chloramine is a disinfectant made by combining chlorine and ammonia, and NTMWD uses it to keep water safe as it travels through the pipes. It is safe to drink at regulated levels, but many people notice a pool-like taste or smell, which a catalytic carbon filter can remove.

You need a softener if hard water bothers you: spots on dishes, scale on fixtures, dry skin or soap that won't lather. Hard water is not a health risk, but softening protects water heaters, dishwashers and plumbing from mineral buildup.

No. A softener removes hardness minerals like calcium and magnesium, but it does not remove chlorine or chloramine. For taste and smell you need a whole-home carbon filter, and many Frisco homes pair the two in one system.

Reverse osmosis pushes water through a very fine membrane that reduces dissolved solids, salt, many metals and other contaminants. Paired with carbon filters, it also removes chlorine and chloramine taste, giving you clean drinking water at one faucet.