Smithfield is the seat of Johnston County, and once you leave the town streets it is farm country: older homeplaces, newer homes on family land, and many of them on wells.
Some of those wells are old, and some are shallow. That matters, because a shallow or aging well is more exposed to whatever is happening at the surface, and bacteria is the question that comes with it. It is not a reason to panic. It is a reason to test, and to build the system in the right order if treatment is needed.
No agency samples a private well on a schedule, and no report arrives in the mail. If it has been years since anyone checked yours, nobody knows what is in it, including you.
Bacteria is a laboratory test rather than something read at the kitchen sink, and your county health department can tell you how to get a sample run. Your water report, or a water test we set up for you, gives the rest of the picture: hardness, iron and pH.
Wells in the sandier soils toward the east of our area also tend toward low pH and sediment. Sediment matters twice here: it wears out equipment, and it gets in the way of UV treatment.
We confirm your supplier and your source water on the first call rather than assuming it from your address.
A cracked cap, a worn casing or a well that sits low on the lot can let surface water in. If a lab result comes back positive, the well itself needs attention first. A UV purifier is the ongoing protection after that, not a substitute for fixing the well.
UV light only works on water it can shine through. Cloudy water and grit shade bacteria from the lamp. So the UV purifier is installed after the other stages, with sediment filtered out ahead of it, and it adds no chemicals and no taste.
After flooding, after pump or well work, or whenever the taste, smell or color shifts, test again. A well is not a fixed thing, and a clean result from last year does not cover this year.
Homes on the town’s water skip all of the above. Their question is chlorine taste and smell, and a carbon filter handles it for the whole house.
Systems that suit Smithfield
Stainless UV chamber that kills 99.9% of bacteria in well water — no chemicals.
20-inch Big Blue 5-micron filter that catches sand, silt and sediment from your water.
Regular price$1,691Sale price$1,099
Installed
35% off · ends Nov 30
Added to any whole-home system: +$499 installed
Brochure — BluePeak Sediment GuardSpec sheet — BluePeak Sediment Guard
Best for: up to 3 bathrooms or 5 peopleWell water
Best for: 4+ bathrooms or 6+ peopleWell water
Chemical-free well-water system that clears iron, sulfur odor and hardness (iron under 6 ppm).
Regular price$6,608Sale price$4,295
Installed
35% off + Free RO · ends Nov 30
Regular price$7,069Sale price$4,595
Installed
35% off + Free RO · ends Nov 30
Free tank-style Reverse Osmosis Drinking System included
Brochure — Iron Breaker AIO (Dual Tank)Spec sheet — Iron Breaker AIO (Dual Tank)Spec sheet (XL) — Iron Breaker AIO XL (Dual Tank)
Best for: up to 3 bathrooms or 5 peopleCity water
Best for: 4+ bathrooms or 6+ peopleCity water
Removes chlorine, chloramine, taste and odor. No salt.
Removes chlorine taste and smell. Does NOT soften water. If you also see spots or scale, choose the Dual Tank (Best) or the Single Tank.
Zero maintenance — no plug, no drain.
Regular price$3,614Sale price$2,349
Installed
35% off + Free RO · ends Nov 30
Regular price$4,075Sale price$2,649
Installed
35% off + Free RO · ends Nov 30
Regular price$4,152Sale price$2,699
Installed
35% off + Free RO · ends Nov 30
Regular price$4,614Sale price$2,999
Installed
35% off + Free RO · ends Nov 30
Free tank-style Reverse Osmosis Drinking System included
Brochure — Carbon Only Filter (Whole-Home Filter, no softener)Spec sheet — Carbon Only Filter (Whole-Home Filter, no softener)Spec sheet (XL) — Carbon Only Filter XL (Whole-Home Filter, no softener)
All prices are for a garage or accessible waterline install. Crawl space, attic, outside or trenching installs add a $399 minimum, quoted on-site before any work begins.
Mostly when you’re on a private well and bacteria is a concern. UV light neutralizes 99.9% of bacteria and microorganisms without adding anything to the water. It’s an add-on at $400 installed, it needs clear water to work — sediment has to be filtered out ahead of it — and the bulb is replaced once a year. City water is already disinfected before it reaches you, so there it is extra assurance rather than a need.
On a well, almost always. Sand, silt and grit will shorten the life of every piece of equipment downstream of it, including your pump and your pressure tank. Ours is the BluePeak Sediment Guard. On city water it’s rarely necessary unless you’re on an older line or there’s been recent main work.
Yes, and it's a meaningful share of what we do. Wells in Wake, Harnett, Chatham and Johnston counties commonly come back with iron, hydrogen sulfide, sediment or low pH. Those need genuinely different equipment than a city water home — which is why we test first instead of quoting off a price list.
No. City water: we pull your city's water report and price it on the phone. Community well: send us your yearly water report and we'll price it on the phone. Private well: send us any water test from the last couple of years, or we'll set up a water test for you.
City water: no home visit. We pull your city's water report and price it on the phone. Community well: send us your yearly water report and we'll price it on the phone. Private well: send us any water test from the last couple of years, or we'll set up a water test for you.
Ends Nov 30.
Offer ends November 30, 2026. We’ll reach out to walk you through your options.
Branden or someone on the team will call or text shortly with your options and your price. Need us sooner? Call or text (984) 401-9826.
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