Softener Only
Diamond Soft 30k
Part DM-S-30K
41.5%of Marion County built parcels are on private wells
8–9 gpgtypical Floridan aquifer hardness in the area
20 mina free in-home water test, start to finish
$0cost to find out exactly what's in your water
The problem
Hard water doesn't announce itself. It just quietly costs you.
Scale shortens the life of your water heater. Spots come back on the glasses no matter how you rinse. Soap won't lather, laundry comes out stiff, and on a well you may be scrubbing orange stains or living with a sulfur smell. It's not you — it's the water. And it's a solved problem.
Spotting & film
on glasses, faucets and shower doors
Scale build-up
inside the water heater and pipes
Orange staining
on well water carrying iron
Sulfur odor
the rotten-egg smell from the tap
Everything, labeled and priced
Three systems. Pick the one that fits your water.
How it works
Three easy steps. No pressure at any of them.
01
Book a free test
Tell us your ZIP and whether you're on a well or city water. We come out at a time that works for you.
02
See what's in your water
The test takes about 20 minutes. You'll see your hardness, iron and more — and you keep the results either way.
03
Pick your system
If a system makes sense, we show you the exact one, the exact price, and financing options. Then we install it right.
Built for Marion County wells
Most of the county isn't on softened city water.
The City of Ocala softens its own supply — but only for about 69,000 of the county's 442,660 residents. Everyone else is on a well or county water that arrives hard, and often with iron or sulfur. If you're one of the roughly 41.5% of homes on a private well, your water is telling a very different story than the city's.
Is Marion County water hard?
Yes. Marion County draws Floridan aquifer water that regional utilities benchmark around 8–9 grains per gallon, and private wells frequently add iron staining and hydrogen-sulfide (rotten-egg) odor. City of Ocala water is lime-softened, but it reaches only a fraction of the county — most homes are on unsoftened well or county supply.
Straight answers
Marion County water questions
How hard is the water in Ocala and Marion County?
Most Marion County homes draw Floridan aquifer water, which regional utilities benchmark around 8–9 grains per gallon, and well homes often add iron staining and a sulfur (rotten-egg) odor. The City of Ocala lime-softens its own supply, but that serves only about 69,000 of the county's 442,660 residents — most homes are on wells or county water that is not softened.
Do I need a softener if I'm on a private well?
Around 4 in 10 built parcels in Marion County are on private wells, and that water is typically hard and often carries iron and sulfur. A softener reduces hardness and dissolved iron; whole-home filtration also reduces the sulfur odor and taste issues. A free water test tells you exactly which you need.
What does a water softener cost in Ocala?
At Water Store USA, the Diamond Soft 30,000-grain softener is $5,995 installed, the whole-home softener + filter combo is $9,997, and the Black Diamond carbon filter is $5,795. Financing is available. We publish our prices — you'll never get a "call for pricing" runaround.
I'm on septic. Can I still install a softener?
Yes, with the right setup. Florida's health department now recommends routing softener discharge away from the septic drainfield, and about 6 in 10 Marion County parcels are on septic — so we build the discharge plan into every quote for well-and-septic homes.
Not sure what your water needs?
The free in-home test tells you exactly what's in your water and which system fits — no obligation.