Including filter system and high-performance Radium filter.
Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal that can enter groundwater and sometimes appears in household water without any taste, smell, or color. Because you can’t detect it by senses alone, testing is the only reliable way to know if it’s in your well or municipal supply. You may also see it listed as radium-226 or radium-228 on lab reports. Many Old Town homeowners choose whole-house treatment so every faucet is protected rather than relying solely on a point-of-use filter.
The likelihood of radium showing up is closely tied to local geology as water moves through rock and soil, so it can travel with other dissolved minerals even when water looks clear. For Old Town properties, treating water where it enters the home keeps exposure consistent across drinking, cooking, and bathing. A properly installed whole-house system reduces radium throughout your plumbing, giving you peace of mind across the house rather than at one sink.
When you want whole-home protection in Old Town, an ion exchange water softener is often the most effective single-filter option for radium reduction. These systems use resin beads that exchange sodium or potassium for certain dissolved minerals, and radium can be removed as part of that process. They work best when radium is dissolved in the water rather than bound to sediments, and when installed on the main supply line they treat all water entering the house.
Because ion exchange resin has a limited capacity, proper sizing and routine maintenance are essential for reliable radium removal in an Old Town home. The resin requires regular regeneration and system settings should be matched to your water chemistry and household demand to avoid premature exhaustion. Many homes benefit from a sediment prefilter to protect the resin and maintain steady flow. Mr. Pure Water can help you choose and install a whole-house ion exchange system that targets radium-226 and radium-228 and fits your plumbing and water use patterns.