Including filter system and high-performance Lead filter.
Lead in household water most often comes from plumbing rather than the public supply. When water sits in contact with older pipes, solder, or certain brass fixtures it can leach small amounts of lead into the water you use every day. Because lead has no reliable taste or smell, it can be present even when your water looks and smells normal; many Edgewood homeowners first discover it through testing, a municipal notice, or during a home inspection.
Lead levels can be inconsistent and frustrating, changing by faucet, time of day, or how long water has been sitting in the lines. Hot water sometimes picks up more lead than cold, which matters for bathing and cooking in homes around Edgewood and the greater Orange County area. Replacing plumbing components may help but isn’t always practical to do all at once — a whole-house treatment that reduces lead throughout your plumbing can give families more immediate peace of mind while longer-term fixes are carried out.
A single-tank backwashing carbon filter combined with KDF media is among the most effective whole-house options for reducing lead in residential systems. Activated carbon is excellent for chlorine and odor control, while KDF uses a redox process to target heavy metals like lead as water passes through. The backwashing feature helps keep the media bed free of trapped particles and mineral scale—a helpful benefit in Edgewood’s hard, Central Florida groundwater—so performance stays more consistent over time. Installed at the main line, this setup treats water at every tap instead of relying on individual sink filters.
These whole-home systems are sized to your household flow so showers, laundry, and irrigation can run without a significant pressure drop. They also capture fine sediment that may carry lead particles and address other issues—like mineral scale from hard Central Florida water—that can stress plumbing and fixtures. Because lead risk often depends on what water touches on its way to your faucet, treating water as it enters an Edgewood home helps limit exposure across all daily uses; Mr. Pure Water can assess your plumbing, local water conditions, and protection goals to recommend the right configuration.