Including filter system and high-performance Oxadiazon filter.
Oxadiazon is a herbicide commonly used for weed control that can reach source water through runoff. In Franjo, as elsewhere in humid subtropical Florida, it’s not something you can see or taste, so testing is the only reliable way to know if it’s present in your supply. Many homeowners prefer to limit any trace chemicals as a precaution, and treating water at the point of entry—whole-house treatment—makes it easy to protect every tap and appliance.
Clear, good-tasting water can still contain man-made organic contaminants that only laboratory testing will reveal. Oxadiazon tends to be the kind of contaminant that arrives via runoff or incidental contamination, not the minerals that cause scale or spotting, so typical fixes for hardness or sediment won’t remove it. For Franjo households, a whole-house system reduces what you bathe in, cook with, and wash with, not just what you drink.
The most practical single solution for reducing oxadiazon in a home is a whole-house activated carbon filter. Activated carbon adsorbs many organic compounds as water flows through the media, and because oxadiazon is an organic herbicide, carbon filtration is generally the recommended technology. Installed at the main water line in your Franjo home, it treats water for showers, sinks, laundry, and appliances in one centralized step.
To be effective in Franjo homes, the carbon system needs sufficient contact time and the proper media—options like catalytic carbon or high-capacity granular activated carbon are chosen for broad VOC and herbicide reduction. Correct sizing is important because high household flow rates can shorten contact time and lessen adsorption if the tank is undersized. A simple prefilter helps protect the carbon bed from sediment and channeling. Mr. Pure Water can assess your home and recommend a whole-house carbon system sized and specified to deliver consistent oxadiazon reduction at every tap.