Sterling Water Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of Porta Via Water Company, LLC, located in Wichita, Kansas is the manufacturer of Sterling Water Conditioners. Sterling Water Conditioners and RO Systems are sold throughout parts of the United States and Canada through local distributors. In areas where there are no local distributors, retail sales of Sterling Water Conditioners and RO Systems are handled by the Good Water Company which has been providing a broad range of water treatment and purification solutions for residential, commercial and industrial customers since 1984.
Working in conjunction with Wichita State University and combining advanced technologies and innovative design, Sterling Water Systems is setting the true standards of quality and value.

With advanced technology, the Sterling Water Conditioner has replaced out dated salt-based water softeners with the safe, effective, environmentally  friendly solution for hard water problems. We are different because we are better.

Each Sterling Water Conditioner utilizes technologically advanced composite materials and non-magnetic Electro-kinetic technology that causes the mineral particles in the water to repel one another, keeping them in suspension reducing the effects of hard water.

Sterling invests in and actively seeks industry certification of our products and technology. Our patented products are compliant with Uniform Plumbing Code, IAPMO, ETL and NSF regulations.

As international specialists in water treatment technology, Sterling Water is actively involved in diverse areas of research, development and application of water treatment products for agricultural, commercial, and residential uses.

Sterling Water does not seek new standards for the sake of being different. We are different because we are better.

Residential - The True Standard

For the past century, salt-based water softeners have universally been used to treat hard water. With advanced technology, the Sterling Water Conditioner has replaced out dated salt-based water softeners with the safe, effective, environmentally friendly solution for hard water problems.

Safe

• Independently tested and approved by ETL as complaint with UL 979 and UL 73.

• Safe for use in drinking water and complies with the toxicity requirements in NSF 61.

• Sterling conditioned water can be used on household and garden plants.

Effective

• Independently tested an approved by IAPMO Testing & Services as an effective treatment for hard water problems.

• Calcium carbonate, the dissolved mineral compound that causes hard water, does not form scale build up in pipes, fixtures and surfaces.

Environmentally Friendly

• Energy and water conservation enhances home value.

• Uses no salt or other additives and does not waste water through regeneration or backwashing.

• Approximately 250,000,000,000 gallons of fresh water are contaminated each year in the U.S. as a result of backwashing media regenerated by salt-based water softeners.

• High levels of chlorides have led to salt-based water softener bans across the United States.

Homeowners can expect the following benefits from a Sterling Water Conditioner

• Continuous laundering of clothes in hard water reduces the life of the clothing.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner removes scale and scum, prolonging the life of dishwashers, washing machines and bath and kitchen fixtures.

• Hard water drops from dish and window washing can be easily removed.

• Sterling water can be safely used on household and garden plants.

• Using a Sterling Water Conditioner will increase the efficiency of ice makers, reducing the problems of sticking, which causes ice reduction and ice sliding resistance, and flooding, which causes constant leakage.

• When used in conjunction with a reverse osmosis system, a Sterling Water Conditioner provides clean, pure drinking water.

• A Sterling Water Conditioner is specifically engineered to only operate when water flows. For the Conditioner to run for an hour a day would add approximately 15 cents to the monthly electric bill. A Sterling Water Conditioner uses the same amount of electricity as a 25-watt light bulb.

Did You Know?

• According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 85% of the United States has hard water.

• The average American uses 90 gallons of water per day.

• The Sterling Conditioner is the first to pass the anti-scale testing and performance requirements set forth in IAPMO's IGC-91.

• A study conducted by New Mexico State University demonstrated that hard water scale build up can reduce a water heaters efficiency by 29%.

• With a salt-based water softener, sodium is added to the water at a ratio of 7.8 mg/L for each grain of hardness treated.  Chloride is also added to regenerated water at the same ratio. 

• The Sterling Water Conditioner retains natural calcium without the addition of sodium. 

• Across the United States, traditional salt-based water softeners are being banned due to hazardous chloride discharge.  The Sterling Water Conditioner utilizes no chlorides, which need to be discharged.

• One percent of the Earth's water is usable to humans; the remaining 99% is salt water and fresh water held up in icebergs.  The Conditioner saves usable fresh water wasted in regenerating salt-based water softeners.

Irrigation Water Conditioners

The Sterling Water Conditioner is an efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly water treatment appliance that delivers results. The use of hard water for irrigation applications is harmful to the irrigation equipment and the agriculture or turf being irrigated.  Scale build up in the irrigation equipment causes emitters to clog with mineral build up.  This clogging significantly reduces the useful life of the emitter.  A layer of hard pan forms on the soil creating a barrier for water.  The hard pan layer will cause increased runoff and puddling on the soil. 

The Sterling Water Conditioner reduces scale build up on the irrigation equipment, eliminates the need for acid injection treatments and increased the effectiveness of irrigating.

Reduced Scale Build Up:   

A Sterling Water Conditioner is your solution to hard water problems. Unlike salt-based water softeners, which require regular maintenance and additional costs, the Sterling Water Conditioner has minimal maintenance requirements and no additional costs. Install a Sterling Water Conditioner on your cooling tower to increase efficiency, lower the unit's operating temperature, save energy costs and treat scale build up without the need for continual chemical treatments. The Sterling Water Conditioner is the cost effective, energy efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to a salt-based water softener.

Regardless of the industry your business is in, installing a Sterling Water Conditioner will enhance the quality of your water and the goods and services that your company provides. The Sterling Water Conditioner will not cause harm to the environment like a traditional salt-based water softener or chemical anti-scale treatments.

Efficiency is key to operations in any company. The Sterling Water Conditioner is an effective and efficient way to treat hard water problems. Hard water causes equipment to become clogged with scale and scum build up reducing the efficiency of the equipment and the equipment's useful life.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner will reduce the amount of detergent.

• The amount of hard water spots left on the car will decrease, increasing customer satisfaction.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner will remove scale and scum build up from car wash equipment, extending the life of the equipment.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner will change the structure of calcium in the water improving the shine and luster of the car's paint.

Hotel

• The Sterling Water Conditioner will increase the overall water efficiency of your hotel.

• Treated water will create a sense of quality and luxury that your guests desire but will not add additional costs to the hotel budget.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner will reduce the amount of detergents, cleaning agents and soaps needed in the hotel laundry.  Continuous laundering of clothes in hard water reduces the life of the clothing.

• Hard water spots on the dishes and glasses will decrease and what water spots remain are easily maintained.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner removes scale and scum; the useful life of the hotel's water heater, washing machines, dishwashers and bath and kitchen fixtures will be prolonged.

• Your cleaning staff will be more efficient because scale and hard water spots will be easier to clean in tubs, showers, sinks and countertops.

Laundry Mat

• Hard water causes scale and scum build up in the washing machines; the Sterling Water Conditioner will reduce the build up and prolong the life of the machine.

• Overall energy efficiency will increase without soap curd and build up.

• Customer satisfaction will increase because the amount of detergent needed will decrease and the need for fabric softener will reduced.

• Laundry will be cleaner, softer and the colors will remain bright.

• Continuous laundering of clothes in hard water reduces the useful life of the clothing.

Restaurant

• The Sterling Water Conditioner will save time and money for your restaurant by decreasing the amount of detergents, cleaning agents and soaps needed to cleanse and maintain the restaurant.

• The life of your water heaters, dishwashers and bath and kitchen fixtures will be prolonged because the Sterling Water Conditioner removes scale and scum, which inhibits the appliance's efficiency.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner decreases the amount of hard water spots on dishes and glasses and what water spots remain are easily maintained.

• Coffee and beverages will taste better than those made with softened water by a salt-based water softener.

• Customers will appreciate the treated drinking water that your restaurant serves.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner reduces negative effects of hard water on ice makers such as sticking, which causes ice reduction, ice sliding resistance and flooding, which causes frequent leakage, on ice makers. In addition, hard water film from melted ice will be eliminated.

Humidifiers

• As water is evaporated to humidify air, hardness collects and then creates a brittle layer on evaporative filters and impeller discs, which reduces the efficiency of the humidifier.

• A Sterling Water Conditioner will minimize the hardness build up and allow the humidifier to operate effectively.

• Sterling treated water will reduce the frequency of cartridge, cassette and filter changes because of hard water build up.

• Using the Sterling Water Conditioner to treat water in a humidifier will affect humidifier performance, maintenance requirements, humidification vapor quality and efficiency of operation.

Cooling Towers / Boilers

• A Sterling Water Conditioner maintains scale-free internal surfaces that enhance heat transfer and as a result, efficiency increases within cooling towers and boilers.

• The need for chemical additives requiring complex supply and monitoring systems is eliminated and costs are reduced.

• The Sterling Water Conditioner eliminates employee contact with heavy and often harsh chemicals.

• The elimination of harsh chemicals makes the water discharged from a cooling tower/boiler environmentally friendly.