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7.2

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LAST UPDATED: March 29th, 2023
Culligan started in 1936 and has since become an industry leader. They strive to provide better water for homes, offices, restaurants, and industrial facilities around the world. Culligan initially provided water softening solutions for residences, but has since expanded to other industries. Culligan's water softeners have been awarded by the NSF, Water Quality Association, and Underwriters Laboratories. Additionally, Culligan has earned a Consumers Digest Best Buy award for the reliability of their products.

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The Good

  • Time in Business
  • Free In-home Water Testing
  • Products

Time in Business

Over the past 80 years that Culligan Water has been around, they have become one of the oldest water softener companies in the world. Their brand size has also grown to be very large. They have been established for years and have served thousands of customers worldwide.

Free In-home Water Testing

Culligan offers free water testing to see what exactly is in the water at your home. A water expert will come to your home and test the tap water right in your kitchen. The results vary based on each household, but it usually takes less than 10 minutes to finish the test. After the test, you will see the results and receive advice on which product to fix the problem.

Products

Culligan offers many different products and resources for customers to help with their specific water softener needs, and more. They have products and features for all types of budgets. The prices differ based on the different systems. Additionally, Culligan sells various different services and products in different markets. The three main industries Culligan serves are office, commercial, and industrial.
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The Bad

  • Installation Services
  • Undisclosed Information

Installation Services

Culligan only offers installation services based on location and certain products. Although you have the product shipped to your home, you have to ask whether installation services are available. If installation services are available in your area and with your product, you will have to pay an additional fee for installation.

Undisclosed Information

There is a lot of information that Culligan doesn't include on their website. They do not provide any information regarding contract length or a cancellation policy. Other industry competitors are very transparent when providing information about contracts. Usually there are month to month contracts or yearly contracts, but Culligan does not release this information on their website. Additionally, they do not disclose if they have a cancellation or refund policy regarding contracts. They also don't disclose information regarding coverage.
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The Bottom Line

Culligan values customer satisfaction and providing quality service to their customers. Although they don't disclose information about contracts and installation services on their website, they offer good products for a reasonable price. We highly recommend Culligan for all water softener needs.
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JS Sunnyvale, CA

Been using Culligan for over a decade. Their service has been unreliable the last five years. I’m most disappointed in their yearly filter change scheduling. I have to remind them that it’s time to change my filters (while I pay them monthly to do these things for me) and they’re always booked out for months and too busy to take care of this long time customer.

6 months ago

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Tony's Babygirl Staton MO

Crisp clear water and filteration for every purpose and service is reliable when have any issues with tank or service.

1 month ago

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Debi Swartz Pittsburgh, PA

I started with Culligan and 5 gallon water soon because of my age I had to go to the 3 gallon containers but they charged double for the 3 gallon I understand connivence costs more but really double and it was like that with every service they sold

6 months ago

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Ron Durfey Pleasant Grove, UT

Very happy with my soft water system. Culligan is awesome and I will buy from them again. I really like the equipment as it seems to have no issues or require much service. When service is required the customer service team is on it and will help resolve issues and challenges.

4 years ago

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Robert C.

Somewhat random salt delivery schedule. Techs do their job but do not offer answers to questions and are not particularly friendly.

6 months ago

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Janice M San Jose, CA

I've had my Culligan water softener for about 10 years. It works fine, but they often don't show up to service it per my maintenance contract. I usually have to call them for maintenance, which is annoying year after year.

1 year ago

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Michelle McC Chicago, IL

We’ve used Culligan for several years. Their hardware is great, but if you need routine maintenance or a repair, be ready to wait weeks for an appointment

1 year ago

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Lisa Houston, TX

Excellent product , I use it at home and skin feels soft and not too silly. Location of machine was conveniently not noticeable. Only thing didn’t care for was maintenance

1 year ago

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Brandon Holcombe Dallas, GA

A bit pricey but do a great job there's nothing I hate worse than hard water this company definitely helps

1 year ago