Including filter system and high-performance Radium filter.
Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal that can appear in groundwater and sometimes in household water supplies; it is not detectable by sight, smell, or taste, so testing is the only reliable way to know if it’s in your tap. On lab reports you may also see it called radium-226 or radium-228. Many Lake Mary homeowners prefer a solution that treats every faucet rather than only a single point of use.
Because radium dissolves as water moves through certain rock and soils, its presence is tied to local geology more than daily use, and it can travel alongside other dissolved minerals—particularly in the hard groundwater common around Lake Mary and Seminole County. Even water that looks clear can carry dissolved radioactive minerals, so treating incoming water at the main line is the most reliable way to protect drinking, cooking, and bathing throughout your home.
For whole-house radium reduction, an ion exchange water softener is often the single-filter style that performs best. These systems use resin beads to exchange sodium or potassium for certain dissolved minerals, and radium can be removed in the same process when it’s present as a dissolved contaminant. Installed on the main supply, an ion exchange softener treats every tap in Lake Mary homes, helping maintain consistent water quality across showers, appliances, and kitchen fixtures.
Ion exchange systems have limited capacity, so correct sizing and routine maintenance are important to keep radium removal reliable over time. The resin requires regular regeneration and system settings should be matched to your household demand and Lake Mary’s hard groundwater so the media doesn’t exhaust prematurely. Prefiltration for sediment also helps protect the resin and maintain steady flow; Mr. Pure Water can help you choose and install a whole-house ion exchange solution that targets radium-226 and radium-228 while fitting your plumbing and daily water use.