Including filter system and high-performance PFBA filter.
PFBA is one of the PFAS chemicals homeowners sometimes find in household water. In Century, residents often hear about it after a private test, a utility update, or when researching what’s in their drinking water. Because PFBA is persistent in the environment and can be hard to address once present, many families in Century choose a whole-home treatment approach to reduce it throughout the house. Tackling it proactively helps you feel confident about water used for cooking, drinking, and bathing.
PFBA may be in water even if it looks clear, tastes normal, and has no odor, so visual checks aren’t enough. It can occur alongside other PFAS, which is why some Century homeowners prefer systems that target a broader group of these compounds instead of relying on a simple taste-and-odor cartridge. The right first step is a current water analysis so you know what’s present; from that point, a properly specified whole-house system can be sized to fit your Century home and daily water use.
To treat PFBA at the point where water enters a Century home, a whole-house granular activated carbon (GAC) filter is generally the most effective single-filter choice. Carbon filtration reduces many organic contaminants, including numerous PFAS compounds, by adsorbing them as water moves through the media. A correctly sized GAC tank provides the contact time needed for better reduction and delivers treated water to every faucet, shower, and appliance, while also improving overall water quality by removing nuisance compounds carbon captures.
Because PFBA can be tougher to remove than some larger PFAS, system performance relies on carbon quality, bed depth, and flow rate—not just a cartridge on a line. At Mr. Pure Water we design whole-house GAC systems for Century households to maintain effective contact time through the media. Regular media replacement keeps the carbon from becoming exhausted and losing capacity. If your test shows multiple PFAS, we’ll help you pick a configuration that emphasizes PFBA reduction while addressing broader PFAS treatment goals.