Including filter system and high-performance Enteric Viruses filter.
Enteric viruses are tiny pathogens that can get into water when human or animal waste reaches a source. Because they’re invisible to the eye, water can appear clear while still carrying risk. In Central City households — whether you’re on a well or connected to a system — it helps to know this can happen after flooding, infrastructure breaks, or other contamination events. If you’re worried about viruses in your water, a test is the best way to find out what’s actually present.
Viral contamination doesn’t announce itself with taste or smell, and levels can change based on upstream conditions, so a single sampling or a single faucet check may not tell the full story. That variability leads many Central City homeowners to choose a home-wide strategy that treats water where it enters the property, ensuring consistent coverage for kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms and outdoor hoses rather than relying on point-of-use fixes.
For enteric viruses, the most effective single whole-house option is ultraviolet (UV) disinfection installed on the main water line. UV inactivates microorganisms by exposing water to a high-intensity UV lamp inside a sealed chamber as it flows through. Because it treats every gallon entering a Central City home, UV offers protection at all taps without altering your water’s taste, and a properly sized system is matched to your home’s flow rate so it continues to disinfect even during peak demand.
UV systems perform best when installed correctly and paired with proper pretreatment, since cloudy water, sediment or staining minerals can block UV light and reduce effectiveness. That’s why we commonly recommend a sediment prefilter ahead of the UV chamber to keep the lamp’s path clear and preserve steady flow for Central City houses. Regular upkeep — including lamp replacement and cleaning the quartz sleeve — keeps the system working reliably, giving you a chemical-free way to address viral concerns across the whole home.