Including filter system and high-performance Naphthalene filter.
Naphthalene is an organic chemical that can enter water when fuel-related products or industrial materials are nearby. In homes around Edgewood and greater Orange County you might recognize it by a strong mothball-like smell or unusual taste, often more noticeable from warm water where odors can intensify. Even if you don’t detect any scent, testing is the only reliable way to know whether naphthalene is present and to decide the right next steps for your household.
Because naphthalene is tied to petroleum and combustion byproducts, it’s commonly considered with other volatile organic compounds in drinking water. It can reach groundwater from spills, improper chemical storage, or movement through soil—issues that can affect parts of the Orlando metro area. Most families don’t want these compounds in water used for drinking, cooking, or bathing, so a whole-house solution is the best way to improve water quality throughout your Edgewood home rather than treating only a single faucet.
The top single-filter choice for reducing naphthalene in a whole-house setup is an activated carbon system—ideally catalytic carbon or a dense carbon media bed sized for residential flow. Activated carbon removes many organic chemicals, including those that cause solvent- or mothball-like odors, by adsorption. For Edgewood properties—where hard groundwater and year-round irrigation can affect plumbing—the important factors are sufficient contact time and enough carbon media, since undersized tanks or too-fast flow will lower effectiveness. Placed at your main water line, this filter treats water before it reaches showers, faucets, and appliances.
Pairing a whole-house activated carbon filter with prefiltration helps keep sediment out of the carbon bed and preserves steady flow—useful in central Florida’s hard-water conditions. Carbon does become exhausted and needs scheduled cartridge or media replacement, so maintenance matters for long-term performance. If your Edgewood testing reveals sediment, metals, or microbial concerns, those are usually solved with additional stages, while carbon remains the primary defense against naphthalene; Mr. Pure Water can size the system to your household’s needs for reliable treatment at every tap.