Home Water testing

Get professional water testing in Minneapolis–St. Paul. We test before and after installing your Brita PRO whole-home filtration system to guarantee cleaner, safer water.

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Expert Home Water testing for Twin Cities Homeowners

Lab-Certified Water Tests

The best way to remove impurities from your home’s water supply is to send a water sample to an EPA-certified laboratory to analyze the water’s contents. Your filtration system will be designed to fix exactly your water issues.

Drinking Water Test Kits

Water quality testing before installing a whole-home filtration system is crucial to ensure effective treatment tailored to your home’s needs. Testing identifies contaminants like lead, PFAS, chlorine, or sediments, which can appear in the Twin Cities area’s moderately hard water or nearby well sources.

Without testing, you risk choosing inadequate filters, wasting money on unnecessary systems, or missing critical issues like bacteria or heavy metals. Laboratory analysis reveals specific problems, guiding selections like carbon for odors, reverse osmosis and lead filters for lead/PFAS, or softeners for hardness. This optimizes system performance, protects appliances, and ensures safe drinking water.

Call Northern Benjamin Franklin® at (763) 296-1844 and get started on your journey to clean, pure, safe water for your family home.

What's Included

  • A sample sent to an EPA-certified laboratory

  • Results explained in plain language, not just a number sheet

  • A treatment recommendation based on your actual water

  • A baseline you can retest against later

  • Honest advice when the result says you do not need equipment

24/7 Dispatch

Urgent Issue?

If your water heater won't fire, a pipe bursts in a cold snap, or you smell gas, call us immediately.

Emergency Service
  • Same-day appointments most days
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
  • Flat-rate pricing in writing first

Signs You Need This Service

Don't wait for a failure. Watch for these critical warning signs that your plumbing system is struggling.

You are about to buy a filter

Test first. It is what stops you buying a system for a problem you do not have.

Staining, taste or smell changed

A change is worth measuring rather than guessing at.

You just moved in

You inherit the plumbing and the supply, and neither came with a report.

You are on a private well

Nobody monitors it unless you do.

There are children in the house

The usual reason people want a number rather than reassurance.

A neighbour tested badly

Same street, different result is common, which is exactly why yours needs its own test.

Free, no-obligation

Get a same-day quote on your home water testing.

Tell us what's going on and a licensed Northern technician will call you back within the hour, weekdays.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why test before buying a filtration system? +
Because without it you are guessing. Testing first is what stops you buying a system that does not address your actual problem, paying for capacity you do not need, or missing a contaminant entirely because nobody looked for it.
Who does the testing? +
Samples go to an EPA-certified laboratory. That matters, because a lab result is something you can act on and retest against, unlike a quick strip dipped in a glass at the kitchen sink.
What if the test comes back clean? +
Then you have a baseline and you have saved yourself the cost of equipment you did not need. We would rather tell you that than sell you a system.
Should I test if I am on city water? +
It is still worth it. Municipal treatment handles the supply, but what reaches your tap is also shaped by your service line, your plumbing and your fixtures, which is why results vary house to house on the same street.

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