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Whole-home reverse osmosis

The Lion Package

Reverse osmosis for the whole house: an AdvanTech Aqua AES-2000 that makes up to about 2,000 gallons a day, a storage tank, and a delivery pump that sends the purified water to every tap. $14,999.99 installed — a reference price: not bookable until CreekWell’s contractor licenses are issued. Treats: Dissolved solids and many contaminants, whole house (not certified)
Warranty: RO unit: none published · controller 1 year · pump 2 years · storage tank 3 years · neutralizer tank 10 years

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Before you choose

A softener too: it usually needs a water softener ahead of it, which is not in this package; AdvanTech rates it on softened water. The Bobcat softener, for example, is $1,799 more, before electrical work. Because the RO sends about as much to the drain as it makes, the softener treats about twice the water the house uses, and uses about twice the salt (our arithmetic).
Water to the drain: it sends about as much water down the drain as it makes (50% recovery, AdvanTech) — every gallon the house uses sends about another to the drain, about 1.4 gallons a minute while it runs (our arithmetic). The University of Nebraska says to consider the septic system; on a well, the well has to supply both the water you use and the water sent to the drain.
Pipes: RO water is corrosive. The Water Quality Association says plumbing after it should be plastic, not copper or metal. This package includes a pH neutralizer, but copper pipes after it are worth discussing.
Electrical: the RO unit draws 11 amps at 110 volts (AdvanTech) and the delivery pump up to 9.6 amps at 115 volts (DAB) — about 20.6 amps together (our arithmetic). Plan on separate circuits; electrical work is not included. The pump needs power, so in a power cut the house has little or no water pressure unless a bypass is fitted — ask Neil.
Measure your doorways: the 300-gallon tank quoted is about 35″ across and the 200-gallon about 30″. A door’s clear opening is a few inches narrower than its size, so measure the narrowest one on the way in. A full 300-gallon tank weighs about 2,500 lb (our arithmetic), so it needs a firm, level floor.

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Spec sheet

Full specifications

Every package sheet uses these same rows in the same order, so you can compare them line by line. “Our arithmetic” marks a figure we worked out from the makers’ numbers.

What it is

Reverse osmosis for the whole house: an AdvanTech Aqua AES-2000 that makes up to about 2,000 gallons a day, a storage tank, and a delivery pump that sends the purified water to every tap.

Good fit if

Your water carries dissolved solids or a contaminant you want out at every tap, not only the kitchen.
You have room for a tall storage tank and the power for two motors.

It will not

Run well on hard water without a softener ahead of it. AdvanTech rates it on softened water, and the University of Arizona says a softener may be needed ahead of RO if the water is very hard. The softener is not in this package.
Make unsafe water safe: only bacteria-free water should be fed to RO (University of Nebraska).
Reliably remove arsenic III: it has to be converted first, a step called pre-oxidation, before reverse osmosis can take it out (the arsenic page).

What’s in the package

RO system: AdvanTech Aqua AES-2000, 110-volt (part AES200010): two 4″ × 21″ membranes (100-4021) in 304 stainless housings, a low-lead brass vane pump on a ¾-horsepower motor, 5-micron sediment and 10-micron carbon-block prefilters (4.5″ × 20″), a dual TDS meter, pressure gauges, flow meters and the iControls CHIP controller (AdvanTech).
Concentrate recycle valve: Standard on the AES: a needle valve on the recirculation flow meter that sends part of the reject water back through the pump (AdvanTech).
Blending valve: AdvanTech option AES200028 (Charger quote). AdvanTech publishes no description of it; your written estimate explains how it is set.
Storage tank: Norwesco vertical polyethylene tank sized to your home and doorways: the 300-gallon tank quoted (part 40213, 35″ × 79″ in Norwesco’s catalog; its drawing shows about 35½″ × 77½″) or 200 gallons (part 41856, 30″ × 72″). White, FDA-grade resin, vented lid, 120°F maximum (Norwesco).
Tank-full switch: An HL115 float switch that shuts the water off at the tank’s high level (Charger quote). How it is connected is on your written estimate.
Delivery pump: DAB Esybox Mini 3, 110–127 volt: a self-priming multistage pump with a built-in pressure tank and inverter that holds the pressure you set (14–80 psi), up to 21 gpm, with dry-run and antifreeze protection (DAB).
pH neutralizer: Charger NEUIO10: a 10″ × 54″ tank of natural neutralizing mineral on an in/out head with a bypass. RO water turns slightly acidic because carbon dioxide passes the membrane (DuPont FilmTec); neutralizing mineral dissolves to correct it and adds some hardness back (Charger; Clack).
First-year maintenance: Filters, a membrane check and TDS checks during year one.
Not in the package: The softener ahead of it and the electrical circuits — see Price.

Written on your estimate before you approve anything:

The tank size, 200 or 300 gallons, for your home and doorways, and how the blending valve and neutralizer are set
Whether a bypass is fitted for power cuts
Whether your water heater is on the RO side, and what that means for it: RO water is corrosive, and the Water Quality Association says plumbing after it should be plastic
Which taps get RO water, including outdoor taps and irrigation, and whether any copper after the RO is replaced, with its price

Certification

No NSF/ANSI 58 listing. NSF/ANSI 58 covers under-sink RO; EPA’s 2006 guide says whole-house RO is excluded from it. AdvanTech’s NSF listings are material-only listings for cartridges and carbon.
The Norwesco tank is certified to NSF/ANSI 61 only if it carries the NSF mark (NSF listing).
DAB says the pump is suitable for treated drinking water.

Sized for

About 1.38 gallons a minute of purified water — about 1,990 gallons a day if it ran all day — at AdvanTech’s test conditions: 500 ppm TDS, 77°F and softened water. Cold well water makes less; AdvanTech says computer projections should be run for your water.
The tank carries you through peak use. At 1.38 gpm, refilling 300 gallons takes about 3½ hours (our arithmetic).

Flow

To the house: the DAB pump delivers up to 21 gpm and holds the pressure you set between 14 and 80 psi (DAB; the factory setting is 39 psi).
For scale: a shower head uses up to 2.5 gallons a minute (gpm) and a kitchen faucet up to 2.2 gpm (federal limits, EPA).

Water it can handle

Feed water up to 2,000 ppm TDS (AdvanTech).

Membrane limits (AdvanTech membrane sheet):

AdvanTech membrane limits
In your lab report	Must be
Chlorine	under 0.1 ppm — the carbon-block prefilter takes it out
Silt density index (a lab measure of fine particles)	no more than 5
pH	2–11
Water temperature	113°F maximum

Softened feed water is assumed in AdvanTech’s ratings.
Iron and manganese: AdvanTech’s AES and membrane sheets give no limit. The softener ahead of it takes clear-water iron up to about 2 ppm (Charger); heavier or rusty iron goes to the Panther first.

What it uses

Water: 50% recovery — about as much to the drain as it makes (AdvanTech). Filling the 300-gallon tank sends about 300 gallons down the drain (our arithmetic).
Electricity: the RO unit draws 11 amps at 110 volts (AdvanTech). Making 100 gallons takes about 72 minutes at 1.38 gpm, so up to about 1.45 kilowatt-hours for every 100 gallons (our arithmetic). The DAB pump is 850 watts, up to 9.6 amps at 115 volts (DAB).
A year, for 4 people at 75 gallons a person a day (our arithmetic):
- Water: about 110,000 gallons of purified water, and about as much again to the drain or septic system.
- Power: up to about 1,600 kilowatt-hours for the RO unit.
- Salt: none in this package. The softener it usually needs uses roughly 33–41 fifty-pound bags a year on a 20-grain well (our arithmetic): it softens the water the RO sends to the drain as well as the water you use.

Space and hookups

RO unit: 21¾″ × 25″ × 31″, 120 lb, free-standing or wall-mounted (AdvanTech).
Tank: about 35″ round and 77½–79″ tall (300 gallons) or 30″ × 72″ (200 gallons), plus the 10″ × 54″ neutralizer tank. Full, the 300-gallon tank weighs about 2,500 lb (our arithmetic): a firm, level floor.
Indoors, out of the light: DAB designed the pump for indoor use, and this tank is white; Norwesco says black or green tanks are the ones that limit the light algae needs.
A drain for the RO’s reject water. Septic: that water goes to the septic system (University of Nebraska).

Sodium

RO removes sodium (CDC) — including what a softener ahead of it adds.

Upkeep: yours and ours

Upkeep: what, how often, who
Task	How often	Who
Prefilters (sediment and carbon block)	Year one: included. After that on the schedule Neil sets from your TDS and pressure readings — quoted.	Neil
Membranes	Average life 3–5 years (Virginia Tech Extension). The dual TDS meter shows when they start removing less.	Neil
Neutralizer mineral	Dissolves as it works and has to be topped up (Clack).	Neil
TDS readings	Glance at the meter; year-one checks included.	You and Neil

Price

$14,999.99 installed, flat, anywhere in Yavapai County. Arizona sales tax on the parts is already in that price (CreekWell’s invoice terms). What is not included is listed below.

Not bookable yet. This work costs more than $1,000, which puts it outside what CreekWell can take on until its Arizona contractor licenses are issued. The details here are accurate so you can plan and compare. Why not yet?

Included

All the equipment listed under What’s in the package, installed
The loop plumbing
First-year maintenance: filters, a membrane check and TDS verification
CreekWell’s two-year workmanship warranty

Not included

A water softener ahead of it (usually needed: AdvanTech rates the unit on softened water)
Electrical circuits and outlets
Replacing copper plumbing after the RO
Lab water testing
Septic or drain upgrades, if needed

Running costs

Year one: filters, a membrane check and TDS checks are included.
After that: prefilters, membranes every 3–5 years and neutralizer mineral, plus the softener’s salt, about as much water to the drain as the house uses, and power for two motors.
Neil has not published prices for this package’s replacement parts yet; your written estimate lists today’s prices before you approve anything.

Paying

A 50% deposit sets the install date; the rest is due when it is in and tested.
The written estimate is good for 30 days. If you cancel after the three business days the FTC’s Cooling-Off Rule gives when you sign at home, what happens to the deposit (for example, parts already ordered for you) is written on the estimate before you sign.
Zelle, cash or check: no fee. A card fee, if you pay by card, is shown as its own line on the estimate (payment terms).

Warranty

Warranty by part
Part	Coverage	Who
AES-2000 system	AdvanTech publishes no system warranty. Any written warranty that ships with it is shown to you before you sign.	AdvanTech
CHIP controller	1 year parts and labor from the first consumer purchase, or 15 months from shipment, whichever comes first	iControls
Delivery pump	2 years (limited) against manufacturing defects	DAB
Storage tank	3-year full replacement	Norwesco
pH neutralizer tank	Mineral tank 10 years; media and parts 1 year	Charger
The installation (the work itself)	2 years — CreekWell’s warranty terms, plus first-year maintenance	CreekWell

Who pays the labor to take out a defective part and fit the new one, in the first two years and after, is written on your estimate.

Testing and follow-up

Before: a certified lab test (SimpleLab’s Level 1 + Bacteria, $185 at SimpleLab’s price, covers arsenic and bacteria). The water must be bacteria-free and inside the limits above, and AdvanTech says projections should be run for your water.
After: TDS verification through year one — included. A lab test of the purified water shows the full result; not included.

Code and permit notes

Plastic plumbing after the RO: the Water Quality Association says copper or metal pipe and fixtures downstream are not advisable.
A drain with an air gap for the reject water.
Electrical circuits by a licensed electrician (not included).
The City of Prescott has adopted the 2024 International Plumbing Code; the county and other towns set their own.
If a particular job turns out to need a permit, you are told before any work starts.

Documents

From the manufacturers

Independent guidance and listings

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What happens next

Join the list — free, no deposit. Whole-house installs wait until CreekWell’s contractor licenses are issued; the list is how you hear first.
Once the licenses are issued, Neil calls in the order names came in and sets a free visit: a check of hardness, chlorine and total dissolved solids, and a look at your loop, drain, outlet and space. On a well, the lab test comes first.
You get a written flat-rate estimate, with every “written on your estimate” item on this sheet filled in. If your test points to a different package, the estimate is written for that one. Nothing is ordered until you approve it.
Parts are ordered for your job after you approve the estimate. The supplier quote this package is built from has expired, and Charger’s quote marks the AES parts non-stock, with restocking charges, so the lead time is on your estimate.
Approving an installation: a 50% deposit sets the date; the rest is due when it is in and tested. If you sign at your home, the FTC’s Cooling-Off Rule generally gives you three business days to cancel.
Install day: 1 to 1.5 days (Neil’s estimate); how long your water is off is on your estimate. Replacement installs include haul-away of the old unit, and everything is tested before Neil leaves.

CreekWell is not a licensed contractor. Work is performed under the Arizona handyman exemption, A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(14): any single project is limited to less than $1,000 including labor and materials, and excludes work requiring a building permit and all natural gas and propane work.

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Service status — September 2026

Rebranding, and adding licenses

Aqua Cat Plumbing & Water Treatment is now CreekWell Plumbing & Water Treatment. Same owner, same phone number.

We are adding Arizona contractor licenses. New work restarts the first week of November; whole-house systems and other work over $1,000 wait until the licenses are issued. Jobs already on the schedule are not affected.

For new work, join the list or call or text 928-228-5770. Names on the list are called in the order they come in, at the prices published on this site. Joining the list needs no deposit.

Straight answers

Questions we get asked

Can you come out right now?

Not for new work.

We are rebranding and adding Arizona contractor licenses. New work restarts the first week of November; whole-house systems and other work over $1,000 wait until the licenses are issued. Jobs already on the schedule are not affected. Leave your name on the list or call or text 928-228-5770. Names are called in the order they come in, at the prices published on this site. Joining the list needs no deposit.

What does the Lion Package remove or treat?

It treats: dissolved solids and many contaminants, whole house (not certified).

It does not treat: scale without a softener first; bacteria; arsenic III (RO handles it poorly).

Reverse osmosis for the whole house: an AdvanTech Aqua AES-2000 that makes up to about 2,000 gallons a day, a storage tank, and a delivery pump that sends the purified water to every tap.

Water it can handle:

Feed water up to 2,000 ppm TDS (AdvanTech).
Membrane limits (AdvanTech membrane sheet):
- Chlorine: under 0.1 ppm — the carbon-block prefilter takes it out
- Silt density index (a lab measure of fine particles): no more than 5
- pH: 2–11
- Water temperature: 113°F maximum
Softened feed water is assumed in AdvanTech’s ratings.
Iron and manganese: AdvanTech’s AES and membrane sheets give no limit. The softener ahead of it takes clear-water iron up to about 2 ppm (Charger); heavier or rusty iron goes to the Panther first.

What is included in the Lion Package price?

$14,999.99 installed, flat, anywhere in Yavapai County — a reference price, not installed until CreekWell’s contractor licenses are issued.

Included:

All the equipment listed under What’s in the package, installed
The loop plumbing
First-year maintenance: filters, a membrane check and TDS verification
CreekWell’s two-year workmanship warranty

Not included:

A water softener ahead of it (usually needed: AdvanTech rates the unit on softened water)
Electrical circuits and outlets
Replacing copper plumbing after the RO
Lab water testing
Septic or drain upgrades, if needed

The equipment:

RO system: AdvanTech Aqua AES-2000, 110-volt (part AES200010): two 4″ × 21″ membranes (100-4021) in 304 stainless housings, a low-lead brass vane pump on a ¾-horsepower motor, 5-micron sediment and 10-micron carbon-block prefilters (4.5″ × 20″), a dual TDS meter, pressure gauges, flow meters and the iControls CHIP controller (AdvanTech).
Concentrate recycle valve: Standard on the AES: a needle valve on the recirculation flow meter that sends part of the reject water back through the pump (AdvanTech).
Blending valve: AdvanTech option AES200028 (Charger quote). AdvanTech publishes no description of it; your written estimate explains how it is set.
Storage tank: Norwesco vertical polyethylene tank sized to your home and doorways: the 300-gallon tank quoted (part 40213, 35″ × 79″ in Norwesco’s catalog; its drawing shows about 35½″ × 77½″) or 200 gallons (part 41856, 30″ × 72″).
Tank-full switch: An HL115 float switch that shuts the water off at the tank’s high level (Charger quote).
Delivery pump: DAB Esybox Mini 3, 110–127 volt: a self-priming multistage pump with a built-in pressure tank and inverter that holds the pressure you set (14–80 psi), up to 21 gpm, with dry-run and antifreeze protection (DAB).
pH neutralizer: Charger NEUIO10: a 10″ × 54″ tank of natural neutralizing mineral on an in/out head with a bypass.
First-year maintenance: Filters, a membrane check and TDS checks during year one.

The full list, with sizes, is under What’s in the package on this page.

What warranty comes with the Lion Package?

RO unit: none published; controller 1 year; pump 2 years; storage tank 3 years; neutralizer tank 10 years, plus CreekWell’s two-year workmanship warranty on the installation.

AES-2000 system (AdvanTech): AdvanTech publishes no system warranty. Any written warranty that ships with it is shown to you before you sign.
CHIP controller (iControls): 1 year parts and labor from the first consumer purchase, or 15 months from shipment, whichever comes first.
Delivery pump (DAB): 2 years (limited) against manufacturing defects.
Storage tank (Norwesco): 3-year full replacement.
pH neutralizer tank (Charger): mineral tank 10 years; media and parts 1 year.
The installation (CreekWell): 2 years — CreekWell’s warranty terms, plus first-year maintenance.

Terms:

Who pays the labor to take out a defective part and fit the new one, in the first two years and after, is written on your estimate.

What will the Lion Package not do?

It will not:

Run well on hard water without a softener ahead of it. AdvanTech rates it on softened water, and the University of Arizona says a softener may be needed ahead of RO if the water is very hard. The softener is not in this package.
Make unsafe water safe: only bacteria-free water should be fed to RO (University of Nebraska).
Reliably remove arsenic III: it has to be converted first, a step called pre-oxidation, before reverse osmosis can take it out (the arsenic page).

What upkeep does the Lion Package need?

Your main upkeep: filters, membranes, neutralizer. Each job, how often, and who does it:

Prefilters (sediment and carbon block). Year one: included. After that on the schedule Neil sets from your TDS and pressure readings — quoted. Who: Neil.
Membranes. Average life 3–5 years (Virginia Tech Extension). The dual TDS meter shows when they start removing less. Who: Neil.
Neutralizer mineral. Dissolves as it works and has to be topped up (Clack). Who: Neil.
TDS readings. Glance at the meter; year-one checks included. Who: you and Neil.

Running costs:

Year one: filters, a membrane check and TDS checks are included.
After that: prefilters, membranes every 3–5 years and neutralizer mineral, plus the softener’s salt, about as much water to the drain as the house uses, and power for two motors.
Neil has not published prices for this package’s replacement parts yet; your written estimate lists today’s prices before you approve anything.

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Whole-house systems and other work over $1,000 wait until CreekWell’s contractor licenses are issued; once they are, Neil calls the list in the order it came in. Joining needs no deposit. New work under $1,000 restarts the first week of November, and jobs already scheduled are not affected.

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