Including filter system and high-performance Radium filter.
Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal that can appear in groundwater and sometimes in household drinking water. Because it has no taste, color, or smell, the only reliable way to know if it’s in your supply is a water test. You may see it reported as radium-226 or radium-228 on lab results. Many Perky homeowners who want protection at every outlet choose whole-house treatment instead of point-of-use fixes.
Radium enters water as it moves through certain rock and soil, so its presence depends on local geology rather than daily activities. It can travel with dissolved minerals and sometimes alongside hardness, even when water looks clear. If you’re in Perky and worried about long-term exposure, treating the water where it enters the house keeps drinking, cooking, and bathing water consistently protected across all taps.
For whole-house radium reduction, an ion exchange water softener is often the best single-filter choice. These systems use resin beads to exchange sodium or potassium for certain dissolved minerals, and radium can be removed as part of that process. When radium is present dissolved in the water rather than bound to sediment, an ion exchange unit installed on the main line treats every supply to the home for uniform protection.
Because ion exchange resin has limited capacity, correct sizing and routine maintenance are essential for dependable radium removal. The media needs periodic regeneration, and system settings should reflect your water chemistry, household demand, and whether your source is a municipal supply or a private well. Many Perky homes also benefit from a sediment prefilter to protect the resin and maintain steady flow. Mr. Pure Water can recommend and install a whole-house ion exchange system tuned for radium-226 and radium-228 that fits your plumbing and usage.