Printable kit · 9 worksheets
The Home Water Treatment Planner
Test your water first instead of guessing, match the exact problem to the treatment class that is actually certified for it, size a softener on your own measured hardness and household using this site's own formulas, decide honestly between point-of-use and whole-house filtration by budget tier, and keep the maintenance record your equipment actually needs instead of losing track between checks.
- 9 fill-in worksheets, 35 print pages
- 2 filled-in examples to copy the format from
- Companion Excel / Google Sheets tracker with a softener sizing calculator
- Online buyer guide with current prices, by water source and by budget tier
Replaces the guess at what size softener to buy, the "NSF certified" listing nobody checked the actual claim on, and the maintenance schedule that only exists in memory until something fails.
30-day money-back guarantee. Use it all; if it doesn't help, every dollar back.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF you download, including both filled-in examples. Swipe or scroll.
What's in it
See all 9 worksheet titles
- My Home Water At A Glance
- Water Test Results Log
- Problem-to-Solution Sheet
- Softener Sizing Sheet
- Filter & RO Buying Decision Sheet
- Filter & Salt Replacement Schedule & Cost Tracker
- Installation Checklist
- Maintenance Log
- Budget Planner
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. Softener Sizing Sheet and Water Test Results Log, filled in for a hypothetical household, clearly marked as an example, so you can see a finished page before you start.
- 1 bonus printable. Quick Reference: NSF/ANSI Standards & EPA Limits: What each certification covers, the health limits that matter most, and the hardness scale, cut down to a fridge-magnet card
- 1 companion spreadsheet. An editable workbook: a softener sizing calculator using this site's own formulas, a salt and cartridge cost tracker, and a budget tracker with a running total. Tabs: Softener sizing calculator, Salt and cartridge cost tracker, Budget planner, Maintenance log.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets to fill in the first 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for while shopping, during installation, or on the next maintenance check.
Plus the online buyer guide
Six complete systems, three tiers each for city water and well water, every item priced and linked, plus every product the kit names, kept current on this site. Your kit links straight to it, so the prices you plan with are today's, not the day the PDF was printed.
Who it's for
- Anyone who has never had their water tested and wants a clear next step instead of a product page
- Anyone sizing a water softener who wants the real formula run on their own hardness and household, not a bathroom-count guess
- Anyone deciding between whole-house filtration and reverse osmosis who wants the tradeoff explained once, in writing
- A private well owner who wants iron, pH and bacteria matched to the right treatment class instead of a guessed product
- Anyone who wants the installation and maintenance items (bypass valve, drain, resin cleaner, UV lamp, RO membrane) checked in one place before and after the work is done
Who made this
Built by the HomeWaterCalc team from the same hardness, sizing, filtration, reverse osmosis and well-water formulas the free site's calculators run on, laid out as a workbook to fill in and compare quotes against rather than a page to read.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
Does this replace the free site?
No. The free site has the calculators, reviews and buying guides; the kit is where your own household's numbers, your test results and your maintenance history get written down, dated and reused, plus the budget tracker and online buyer guide the free pages do not carry.
Does this tell me what is in my water?
No. It never guesses at a contaminant. It gives you the exact places to log a real certified laboratory test or your utility's Consumer Confidence Report, and it turns that measured result into a sizing or decision worksheet using this site's own formulas.
Does it cover installation and code requirements?
It covers what to check and record: bypass valve, drain routing, brine tank safety float, air gap, and where local code requires a licensed plumber. It never tells you to do main-line plumbing work yourself where a professional is required.
Will it tell me a product removes a contaminant?
Only where that product is certified for that specific claim under a stated NSF/ANSI standard number, which is exactly the distinction the Problem-to-Solution Sheet and the Quick Reference card are built to teach. It never states a removal claim beyond what is certified.
What if it does not help?
Use the whole kit for 30 days. If it does not help, the refund form on the contact page gets every dollar back, no questions asked. Refund form.
Printable or fillable on screen?
Both. Print it and write by hand, or open a worksheet PDF in a reader that supports typing and fill it on a tablet or phone.
The Home Water Treatment Planner
9 worksheets · 35 pages · examples, workbook and online buyer guide