Including filter system and high-performance GenX filter.
GenX is a form of PFAS that can reach drinking water when industrial chemicals enter waterways; it’s also known as HFPO-DA. Because it’s odorless and invisible, many Bascom homeowners don’t know whether their water contains GenX without testing. When homeowners learn levels are a concern, they commonly look for practical ways to lower exposure across the house, not just at a single faucet.
Treating GenX requires PFAS-capable systems rather than simple taste-and-odor filters. A point-of-use device at one sink helps for drinking and cooking, but in Bascom that won’t protect showers, laundry, brushing teeth, or ice makers. A whole-house system installed where water enters your property delivers treated water everywhere in the home, providing consistent reduction when it’s sized and maintained for your household’s actual water use.
For whole-house removal, the most effective single filter media for GenX (HFPO-DA) is a properly engineered granular activated carbon (GAC) system that uses high-quality carbon and allows sufficient contact time. Because GenX can be harder to capture than some long-chain PFAS, factors like carbon type, bed depth, and flow rate matter. A GAC tank on the main line treats water throughout Bascom homes—showers and faucets included—without adding chemicals.
Activated carbon removes contaminants by adsorption, so performance depends on contact time and timely media replacement. Higher household water use, fast flow rates, and other contaminants can shorten GAC life; that’s why Mr. Pure Water sizes and services whole-house systems for Bascom plumbing and daily demands. Periodic testing is available if you’d like verification of GenX reduction and guidance on when to service the system.