About

Garage Door Lab is an independent editorial site about home water: softeners, filters, reverse osmosis, well water and the maintenance that keeps a system working. We are not a dealer, an installer or a water-testing lab.

What we publish

• Cost guides with the equipment, installation and first-year lines separated.
• System guides that state what a unit removes and what it does not.
• Problem guides that start with the test, not the product.
• Maintenance schedules with intervals and real part prices.
• Comparisons between formats, decided on certified performance and cost per gallon.

How we work

• Spec sheets and certification listings before marketing copy.
• Ranges, not fake precision: a price band states what it includes.
• Estimates labelled as estimates; no invented test results.
• Affiliate links disclosed; placement never follows commission.

Who writes it

The byline is Garage Door Lab Editorial Team. We are a small research desk, not a contractor. Every article lists its sources, and every estimate shows its arithmetic. The editorial team pagesets out who writes the guides and how a page is checked before it publishes.

What we do not do

We do not install, sell or service equipment, and we do not give medical advice about drinking water. If a lab test shows a health-related contaminant, the response is a conversation with your local health authority and a certified treatment professional — our role is to explain the options and their costs.

Contact

Corrections, spec sheets and disagreements are welcome:contact@garagedoorlabs.com.