Including filter system and high-performance Perchloroethylene filter.
Perchloroethylene is a solvent that can appear in water at low levels without any noticeable taste or smell. Often called PCE, PERC, or tetrachloroethylene, it’s commonly tied to industrial and dry-cleaning uses. Because homeowners typically can’t detect it, the best first step is to know where it can come from and how water professionals treat it so you can keep it out of every tap in your Royal Palm Isles home.
Perchloroethylene can volatilize from water into indoor air, so exposure isn’t limited to drinking—activities like showering, bathing, and dishwashing can release it into your home. If you’re on municipal service in Palm Beach County or using a private well in Royal Palm Isles, testing and treatment practices differ; private well owners have the responsibility to test. Either way, treating water at the point it enters your house helps address PCE before it spreads through plumbing and living spaces.
To reduce perchloroethylene throughout your entire house, a whole-house activated carbon system is the single-filter option most often recommended. High-quality carbon media adsorbs many volatile organic compounds, including PCE/PERC, as water moves through the tank. Because tetrachloroethylene is volatile, installing this treatment at the point of entry in Royal Palm Isles helps limit what can be released during showers and other water uses, giving every fixture cleaner water rather than treating only a single tap.
Sizing the carbon filter correctly is key because contact time and flow rate determine how effectively PCE is captured. Whole-house carbon is typically placed before the plumbing branches so it protects kitchen, bathroom, and laundry lines all at once; in Royal Palm Isles, where hard, mineral-rich groundwater can contribute to limescale, adding a sediment prefilter may also help prevent premature clogging of the carbon bed. Mr. Pure Water will assess your household water use and plumbing layout to recommend the right whole-house carbon system for your home.