We were concerned about the quality of the water in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, before we ever moved here, but we didn't know what to do about it, other than install a water softener. The house we purchased had a functioning water softener, so we just continued to reply on it and tried not to think about the quality of the water we were putting into our bodies. The house water softener was old, and eventually completely ceased to function, so we began contacting plumbers to discuss modern water softeners and get a bid on replacement of our broken one. Each person we contacted gave us similar bids and explained how a modern softener works. However, when I asked about installing a system that would also remove the arsenic in the drinking water, each one said he would "check into it and get back" to us--which never happened. We made follow up calls to ask for more information, and were again told we would receive a call back--but we never did.
At that point, I consulted Yelp and discovered outstanding reviews of Micro Pure and Mike Duran, the owner. The reviews were almost unbelievably good, and I called immediately. Despite the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I was given an appointment in about two weeks and promised that if any spot opened up before my assigned appointment, we would be called. We were lucky and Mike had a spot for us several days early. He was prompt, professional, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. Mike answered every question we asked thoroughly and explained the system. Then, it was time for me to ask the last question: "What about removing the arsenic in the water?" Immediately, Mike explained what had to be done to remove arsenic and showed us pictures of the system it would take to do it. He also showed us independent test results on that system certifying the removal of the arsenic and pointed out that it isn't easy to do and how much it mattered that the test results were independently done. We were sold: Micro Pure had the system we were looking for and it was clear Mike knew how to install it and was a man who would do what he said he would do--something we had not found in our consultations with other companies.
We said we were impressed and wanted to know what would have to be done to get the system installed. Mike gave us a date less than a week away for the work to be completed and then said he wanted to inspect our current plumbing so he could see what would actually need to be done to have a system functioning as it should be: he inspected our plumbing coming into the house, the plumbing to the hot water heater, the plumbing to the refrigerator, and the plumbing under the sink. Then he gave us a price for the complete installation.
When he came to install the system, he was actually early and finished in less time than he had told us it might take. For our system, it was necessary to drill through the kitchen granite, and he did a perfect job. He installed everything himself, cleaned up everything, and left us with directions for checking the system to make sure it wasn't leaking before we went to bed and again first thing in the morning so that we could call him immediately if any problem had developed. He didn't expect us to have a problem, and we didn't, but he left us with a plan of action if any problem did occur. I honestly can't think of anything that could possibly have gone better or any person who could be nicer and more professional to deal with. If you want a truly excellent water purification system and a flawless installation, call Mike Duran at Micro Pure. read more