Including filter system and high-performance Oxadiazon filter.
Oxadiazon is a herbicide used to control weeds that can sometimes make its way into source water through runoff. Because you can’t see or taste it, the only way to know if oxadiazon is in your supply is by testing. Many Footman homeowners choose to limit any potential contamination as a precaution — and treating water at the point of entry (whole-house) is the simplest way to protect every tap in your humid subtropical Florida home.
Even when your water looks crystal clear, man-made organic chemicals like oxadiazon can be dissolved and undetectable without laboratory analysis. Unlike the minerals that cause hard-water spotting or scale, oxadiazon is tied to runoff and incidental contamination, so common solutions for hardness or sediment won’t reliably remove it. A whole-house system treats water used for bathing, cooking, laundry and appliances across Footman properties, not just the drinking water.
For reducing oxadiazon, a whole-house activated carbon filter is the single most effective and practical choice for most homes. Activated carbon adsorbs many organic compounds as water passes through the media, and because oxadiazon is an organic herbicide, carbon filtration is the preferred technology. When installed at the main line in your Footman house, it provides treatment for showers, sinks, and all household uses in one convenient system.
To work well, the carbon unit needs adequate contact time and the appropriate media—options like catalytic carbon or high-capacity granular activated carbon are selected for broad VOC and herbicide reduction. Proper sizing is important because high flow rates can reduce adsorption if the tank is undersized for your household’s demand, and a simple prefilter helps keep sediment from channeling the carbon bed. Mr. Pure Water can help Footman homeowners choose and size a whole-house carbon system so oxadiazon reduction is consistent at every tap.