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Know your water.
Before you make a call.

Lakefront Water Solutions is a new Chicago-area company built around one idea: you shouldn't need a home visit just to understand your options. Answer a few questions about your house and get a personalized water profile in minutes — then a quick call to confirm your exact price.

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Takes about 2 minutes · no phone call needed to get your range

Why start here instead of a sales visit

Most of the North Shore and Northwest suburbs draw from Lake Michigan — but the treatment, hardness, and disinfectant vary block by block.

Your ZIP tells us a lotChicago-sourced suburbs get chloramine; Evanston-sourced suburbs get chlorine — different filter media needed for each.
Home age mattersHouses built before 1986 across Cook County are more likely to have a lead service line — worth knowing before install day.
Photos speed up the quoteA picture of your mechanical room or under-sink area lets us pre-confirm scope before we ever call.

Licensed-plumber installs

Every system is installed in partnership with an Illinois-licensed plumber — never a subcontractor you've never met.

Lifetime workmanship warranty

We stand behind the install for as long as you own your home — manufacturer equipment warranty on top.

Certified equipment

We install iSpring whole-home systems, independently tested to NSF/ANSI standards — backed by a manufacturer warranty and simple 6–12 month filter swaps.

Local, not a franchise

Founded in Park Ridge, built for the North Shore & Northwest suburbs. We're your neighbors, not a national call center.

What we install

Filtration built for Chicago-area water, not generic hardness

Lake Michigan water is moderately hard, but the disinfectant, mineral load, and pipe risk vary suburb to suburb. Our system recommendations start with your specific ZIP.

Whole-Home Filtration & Softening

Treats hardness (7–11 grains per gallon across most of the region), chlorine or chloramine, and sediment at the point every drop enters your house.

Our flagship system →

Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water

Multi-stage RO at the kitchen sink for water that's noticeably cleaner-tasting than what comes straight off the whole-home line.

Drinking water systems →

Lead & Chloramine-Specific Media

For pre-1986 homes with a possible lead service line, or Chicago-sourced suburbs where chloramine needs catalytic carbon, not standard carbon.

Learn what applies to you →
How it works

Get your range before we ever pick up the phone

Most water companies want an in-home visit before quoting anything. We built the estimator below so you can rule things in or out first.

Step 1

Answer 6 quick questions

ZIP code, city or well water, home age, pipe material, and how many bathrooms need coverage. Takes about two minutes.

Clean water pouring from a kitchen faucet into a glass
Step 2

Get your water profile instantly

We show water-profile insights on screen, plus any callouts specific to your ZIP or home age — no waiting on an email.

Technician installing an under-sink water filtration system
Step 3

We call to confirm & book

We call to confirm scope (using any photos you shared), walk you through pricing, and schedule your licensed-plumber install.

Free water assessment

Tell us about your home

This gives you a personalized water profile — your exact price is confirmed on a quick call before anything is booked.

Step 1 of 7 ZIP code

What's your ZIP code?

We'll pull the general water profile for your area from public utility data.

Please enter a valid 5-digit ZIP code.

Is your home on city water or a private well?

When was your home built?

Homes built before 1986 across Cook County are more likely to have a lead service line.

Do you know your plumbing material?

Check under a sink or near your water meter — this helps us flag anything worth discussing before install.

How many bathrooms / showers need coverage?

Add 1–2 photos of the install area (optional)

A shot of your mechanical room, water meter, or under-sink area helps us pre-confirm scope before your call. Nothing is required to continue.

Where should we send your range & follow up?

We'll call to confirm your exact scope and price — no booking happens without a conversation first.

Please enter your name.
Please enter a valid email.
Please enter a phone number to reach you.

One Last Step

We'll confirm your exact price on a quick call before anything is scheduled.

What happens next
A member of our team will call you with your exact installed price for whole-home filtration & softening + a reverse osmosis drinking water system.
Local water quality

What's actually in Chicago-area tap water

Close-up of a water droplet rippling on a still surface
Lake Michigan basics

Hard, but not extreme — 7 to 11 grains per gallon

Nearly every North Shore and Northwest suburb draws from Lake Michigan, either through Chicago's Jardine plant or Evanston's own treatment plant on the lakefront. Regional hardness typically runs 7–11 grains per gallon, enough to cause scale on fixtures and appliances but not the extreme hardness seen in parts of the Southwest.

Chloramine vs. chlorine — it depends on your supplier

Chicago's system uses chloramine as its residual disinfectant, which most refrigerator and pitcher filters aren't rated to remove. Evanston's plant, which supplies Evanston, Skokie, Wilmette, and the Northwest Water Commission towns, uses free chlorine instead. The right carbon media depends on which one reaches your tap.

Pre-1986 homes and lead service lines

Illinois banned lead service lines in 1986, and Chicago has more documented lead lines than any other U.S. city. If your North Shore or Northwest suburb home was built before then, it's worth confirming your service line material — either through your village or during your install visit.

PFAS in Lake Michigan communities

State testing has found trace PFAS ("forever chemicals") in a number of Lake Michigan-supplied communities, generally below current federal limits. RO systems with the right membrane stage are the most consistent home treatment option as regulations tighten.

Where we work

Starting in Chicago's North Shore & Northwest suburbs

We're building our installer network here first. If you're just outside this list, fill out the estimator anyway — we're expanding fast.

Park Ridge Skokie Mount Prospect Arlington Heights Wilmette Evanston Des Plaines Northern Cook County

See what's really coming out of your tap

No sales visit required to get started. Answer a few questions, share a photo if you'd like, and we'll call with your exact price.

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