Phone: 850-772-1365
info@bestwaterheater.com
Phone: 850-772-1365
info@bestwaterheater.com
Phone: 850-772-1365
info@bestwaterheater.com
Including filter system and high-performance PFTA filter.
PFTA is a synthetic chemical that can persist in the environment and sometimes shows up in drinking water. Scanlon homeowners often first hear about it from a utility report, local coverage, or testing of a private well or municipal supply. Because PFTA typically doesn’t alter taste, smell, or appearance, it can go unnoticed without laboratory testing. If your Scanlon water test shows elevated PFTA, it’s sensible to consider a whole-home solution to lower it throughout the house.
Contaminants like PFTA don’t stay only at the kitchen sink — they move through your plumbing to showers, laundry, and other fixtures. Many families in Scanlon choose whole-house filtration so treated water reaches every tap before it’s used for drinking, cooking, or bathing. A correctly chosen system can also help with other common water issues while providing consistent protection across the home.
The single most effective whole-house filter for PFTA is high-quality activated carbon, often using catalytic carbon or a dense carbon media that provides extended contact time. Carbon removes trace organic compounds by adsorbing them as water flows through the media, so factors like carbon type, flow rate, and tank size directly affect performance. Installed on the main water line in Scanlon homes, a whole-house carbon filter treats water for every fixture without relying on point-of-use pitchers or under-sink cartridges.
Because adsorption depends on contact time, selecting a properly sized carbon tank is key to maintaining PFTA reduction at normal household flow rates. Mr. Pure Water specifies whole-house carbon systems for Scanlon properties to deliver consistent treatment to showers, appliances, and drinking taps rather than only low-flow outlets. Activated carbon media should be replaced on schedule to restore adsorption capacity, and periodic water testing is the best way to verify your system continues reducing PFTA as intended.
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