North East Water Softeners Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Considering 67 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the high quality of the products, finding them effective and easy to install. Many people also highlight the competitive pricing, noting that the company offers excellent value. Reviewers consistently commend the fast and prompt delivery service, often receiving their orders quickly. The overall service, including the helpful office staff and efficient ordering process, is frequently described as excellent. However, some customers also noted issues with delivery, experiencing delays, missing items, or non-functional tracking information. A few other people also felt that certain products did not fit as expected or had quality concerns, leading to frustration.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've just had a Harveys water softener supplied and fitted from North East water softeners. Chelsea came out to assess which unit I needed and Connan came out and fitted the unit. He explained to me h... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My order was dealt with immediately. I received a phone call from them clarifying our address as we moved earlier in the year and they were checking the details. We had a water softener from North Eas... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just replacing my NE softener, after several years, with a newer model, smaller salt size and reminder to refill the salt. The fitter was great and very helpful….plus we had quite a stock of the lar... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was very pleased with NE Water Softeners on a fast delivery for my new softener. While the first softener was faulty, overflowing the brine, they sent out a replacement straight away. I cannot com... See more


Company details

  1. Water Softening Equipment Supplier
  2. Plumber
  3. Water Damage Restoration Service
  4. Water Purification Company
  5. Water Treatment Supplier

About North East Water Softeners

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NE Water Softeners are one of the UK's biggest online Water Softener supplier, offering the best water softening brand & models at the best prices online. Tackle London's water hardness - we deliver and install across the UK. Find our why we have such great customer reviews - visit our store online.

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We offer one to one expert advice to help our customers find the right solution to their hard water problems. Remove hard water and limescale and experience the benefits of softened water in your home. With our expert advice and premium products - we deliver a quality service, designed to prevent limescale and eliminate hard water problems for good.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

good experience but misleading price on…

Overall, it was a good experience, but the installation pricing listed on your website was misleading. Additionally, the plumbers you recommended did not cover Central London areas like Bank or Monument. I contacted three different plumbers who initially quoted me £190 + VAT, but after reviewing the job details, they stopped responding altogether.

I then turned to more premium plumbing services in Central London. They charged full-day rates, starting at around £700 + VAT, not including new pipe materials or adjustments like modifying the cold feed pipe. For example, Pimlico Plumbers quoted over £1,000 + VAT after conducting an assessment visit.

While Harvey's pricing may seem high initially, they came to my home to assess and offered a quote of £2,071 to me for the Harvey Arc model, which included installation and three bags of salt at no extra cost. In contrast, the NE system was priced at £1,200 without salt or installation. The installation alone ended up costing me £950 (labour) + £200 (materials such as a new pressure-reducing valve to protect the softener from high pressure and pipework modifications and new copper pipes to be fitted), plus 20% VAT which totals to 1414£ + 1200£ (NE price for softener)=2614£ with NE and 2071£ with Harvey directly. Now Harvey doesn't give you the 10 years guarantee but I think 2 or 3 while NE does give 10 years.

Secondly, going directly with Harvey gives a protection of 90-day money back guarantee and sales told me it will not need a particular reason and automatic return while NE has this refund policy of 14 day cooling period from the invoice date but passing this 14 day deadline, you wont be able to return the product if you don't like it.

May 17, 2025
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Reply from North East Water Softeners

Hi Theo - we are glad you had an overall good experience but are sorry and sad to see you only rated us three stars. We are taking on board your comments, however, due to mainly being a supply only service we follow the general retail standards of 14 day returns.

I can see Catherine tried to help to you throughout your purchasing journey from start to purchase, so we are sorry to see 3 stars.

We are also sorry you didn't find a plumber in your area with a good rate - I can see on the email trail you claim to have found one at £190 + VAT - so we are surprised to see you paid the price quoted on the review.

"I found a local plumber that is willing to do the installation for 190 £+ VAT"

There are usually two ways to purchase a softener system - through a dealer with installation, demos and home visits, or directly online. Purchasing directly online saves money as the onus is then on the customer to secure a local plumber to carry out the installation. It is the individual’s personal preference to determine whether they want a supply only service or they need the extra support of a supply and installation service, ever situation is different.

Thanks again for your feedback and purchase, we hope you are loving your soft water and also hope we can offer support and help you in the future, let us know if there is anything else you need.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Should have bought one sooner!

Good service, prompt delivery. Amazing and immediate improvement in our water quality after fitting the Harvey water softener! Should have done it a long time ago to protect skin, clothes, home appliances. Water tastes great too!

April 15, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordering from North East Water…

Ordering from North East Water Softeners was easy. The price was very reasonable and the Water Softener was delivered promptly. A pleasure to deal with. I had a query where I needed to ring customer services, my query was dealt with promptly and professionally. I would definitely use them again.

April 14, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very nice company to buy from

Very nice company to buy from. Couple of ‘phone calls to very knowledgable assistants, ordered TwinTec water softener and received an extra email reminding me to order salt ! Thank you. Installed by my local plumber Andy - fantastic job and fantastic system. Thoroughly recommend great service.

April 22, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best price I could find

Best price I could find. The TwinTec softener and salt arrived on time. Contacted Customer Services on a few occasions prior to ordering and they responded instantly every time. A good experience, I would recommend NE Water Softeners.

April 2, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service

I spent a significant amount of money on a water softener and installation kit, only to discover that some parts were missing.

I requested an email confirmation once the missing parts were dispatched but never received any communication.

I understand that mistakes can happen—it’s how those mistakes are handled that matters. I had a plumber booked for the weekend, so I called on Thursday to report the missing parts. I was told they would be shipped on Friday, but delivery wouldn’t be until Monday. Given the error was on their end, I would have expected them to arrange a weekend delivery.

I also asked to be notified when the parts were sent. When I didn’t hear back, I called again on Friday afternoon and was told they weren’t sure if the parts had been shipped and needed to check with the manufacturer.

Overall, a frustrating experience. Poor communication and lack of urgency in resolving the issue. I do not recommend.

April 2, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Packaging was not fit for purpose…

Packaging was not fit for purpose meaning 3/4 of the total order was damaged

February 25, 2024
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Reply from North East Water Softeners

Hi Andrew

We are sorry to hear about your experience and have tried hard to make it our mission to turn things around. After checking our system - it seems the last time you ordered from us was Feb 2024 - over a year ago. This review is the first notification we have received from yourself about the order.

Your order was for a water softener - so we are confused to how the item was damaged? In most cases damages are reported to us by customers and we simply and quickly replace the product.

After speaking to you very briefly before your meeting - we have been trying to contact you on 5 occasions to find out more information.

With that being said we wanted to check to see if you have left a review to the right retailer or If you are referring to order #3712 from over a year ago? We cannot see any recent orders on our system.

We are sorry if your order from Feb 2024 was indeed damaged - had we been contacted or informed we would have loved to have offered a refund or replaced this product but we were not contacted by yourself or made aware until now (however, we are still trying to offer some reimbursement for you, and are willing to over look our policy which states that issues and faults with products are called to be reported within 28 days).

The review to our small hard working team is disappointing and in this case does feel a little unfair given the circumstances & time period. If there has been a mistake let us know or if you would like to chat further about a refund for the damaged order please give us a call back.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Products delivered partially hence the…

Products delivered partially hence the 4 stars. Not yet installed but it looks as described.
Looking forward to see how well does the job.

Update: product arrived , will update later about functionality.

January 30, 2025
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Reply from North East Water Softeners

Hi Ana
We apologise for the inconvenience of parts of the order arriving at different times, I understand the issue.

Often it is the case that we order directly from our suppliers and therefore some items are shipped from different companies. For example our salt and water softeners are delivered separately. We try to state on our product pages that it can take longer for salt to arrive but we apologise that this affected you and really appreciate you're review and you choosing us and our team :). We hope you enjoy the benefits of soft water after the installation! Please don't hesitate to reach out and contact one of the team if you need anything.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Harvey Twintech S4

We bought a Twintec S4 to replace an older Harvey model which had been installed around 12 years ago.

The new device has been in operation for about 12 months and hasn't missed a beat.

North East Watersofteners were both knowledgeable and helpful throughout the buying process. Once we decided to buy it arrived quickly and was straightforward to install.

February 4, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Company and nice people

I bought a Harvey Twintec S4 water softener on line from North East Water Softerners.
Staff were very friendly and informative, the speed of delivery was excellent, and the price was cheaper than Harvey!
Also got 6 packets of salt in one of their deals.
Excellent company to do business with!

January 5, 2025
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