70 Years of Service
In 1943 Mr. Waldo R. Masters moved from Lima, Ohio to Pomona, California. At this time he was in the restaurant business in Claremont, California.
Mr. Masters knew the benefits of soft water for the cleanliness of the restaurant and for giving his customers spotless glasses and dishes. It also made great tasting ice tea and coffee.
In 1944 he met a man named Jerry Roper that owned Roper Water Softener Co. in Downey, California and he decided to go into the Soft Water Business. He thought of a name to call his new company. Since Mr. Masters’ full name was Waldo Radiant Masters, he decided to name his new company the Radiant Water Softener Company. The doors were opened in January 1947.
First All Fiber Glass Water Softner Manufactured by us, in 1958.
All Steel Water Softener Manufactured From 1947 to 1958. This is the original advertisement we ran in the 1950’s.
The Masters Story – Established in 1947
Started in 1947 by Waldo Masters and his wife Frances Masters, their soft water business would be built on Quality, Dependability, and Honesty.
In the 1940’s and through the 1950’s, soft water companies used steel tanks. These tanks would rust and go bad.
In 1959, our company started manufacturing our own units and systems. The new systems used the first Fiber-glass water softeners made on the West Coast.
We were the first manufacturer to use fiberglass tanks for our softener systems. “Now” everyone uses fiberglass resin tanks for their softener systems.
In 1965, we were one of the first companies to manufacture a whole house water system. We called the System — Filter-Matic. This system softened, filtered, conditioned, and purified the water to bottled water quality. These systems also carried our Lifetime Warranty.
Today our units can be found in Restaurants, Hospitals, and Homes across the country.
In 1971, Jerry Masters, (Waldo Masters’ son), and his wife Jackie Masters took over the business and leadership. For the next 35 years Jerry & Jackie continued Waldo Masters founding principles built on Quality, Dependability, and Honesty. Jerry expanded the company to also include rentals units. After selling and renting thousands of water softeners and water conditioners all over Southern California, Jerry retired to Arizona. In 2007 with the move to Arizona, Jerry continue doing what he loved and open the doors to Masters Water here in the valley of the sun.
In 2019, David Bunch, (Jerry Masters’ Grandson) took over the buisness to continue the Masters tradition.
Today we no longer manufacture our own systems. There is such a wide range of parts and materials, that it would cost too much to stock everything available today.
We have our systems built by leading manufacturers today to our exact requirements and specifications.
This keeps our prices down and Quality High.
Our Supreme Systems carry a full Lifetime Warranty on parts and labor, “Not Limited”.
Water Treatment Systems Past and Present
All Steel Water Softener Manufactured From 1947 to 1958. This is the original advertisement we ran in the 1950’s.
The first whole house water system. “Filter-Matic” Exclusively Manufactured in 1971 for our company in Fountain Valley California.
