Including filter system and high-performance Naphthalene filter.
Naphthalene is an organic chemical sometimes found where fuel-related products or industrial materials affect the environment. At home you might recognize it by a strong mothball-like smell or an off taste, especially from warm water since odors can become more noticeable as temperature rises. Even when the scent is faint or absent, many Eastway Park homeowners choose to test their water for reassurance—testing is the only way to know what’s actually present.
Naphthalene is often grouped with volatile organic compounds because it’s linked to petroleum and combustion byproducts. It can enter water through spills, improper chemical storage, or by moving through soil into groundwater in some areas. Families in Eastway Park don’t want these compounds in their drinking, cooking, or bathing water, and a whole-house system ensures treatment is consistent throughout the home rather than only at a single faucet.
The most effective single-filter whole-house solution for naphthalene is a quality activated carbon filter—commonly catalytic carbon or a dense carbon media bed—sized for typical residential flow rates. Activated carbon removes many organic chemicals and helps eliminate solvent- or mothball-like odors; proper contact time and sufficient carbon volume are crucial because high flow or an undersized tank will reduce effectiveness. When installed at the main water line in Eastway Park homes, this filter treats water before it reaches showers, faucets, and appliances.
Pairing a whole-house activated carbon unit with prefiltration helps prevent sediment—common in Florida’s often hard, mineral-rich water—from clogging the carbon bed and keeps flow rates steady. Carbon media will eventually become exhausted and needs regular replacement or regeneration to stay effective. If testing in your Eastway Park home reveals other issues like sediment or metals, those are handled with additional stages, but carbon remains the primary workhorse for reducing naphthalene; Mr. Pure Water can size a system to your household’s needs.