Including filter system and high-performance Radium filter.
Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal that can end up in groundwater and, in some places, in household drinking water. Because you can’t see, smell, or taste it, the only reliable way to know whether it’s in your tap water is testing. Lab reports may list it as radium-226 or radium-228. Many Sewall's Point homeowners who want protection throughout the house choose systems that treat every faucet instead of only a single point like the kitchen sink.
Radium gets into water as it moves through certain rock and soil, so its presence depends on local geology rather than household habits. It can travel with other dissolved minerals, including the hardness commonly found in coastal Martin County water, and may be present even when water looks clear. If you’re worried about long-term exposure in Sewall's Point, treating the water at the main line with a whole-house system keeps drinking, cooking, and bathing water consistently treated across all plumbing and fixtures.
For whole-home radium control, an ion exchange water softener is often the most effective single-filter option. These systems use resin beads to swap sodium or potassium for certain dissolved minerals, and radium can be removed through that same exchange. When radium is dissolved rather than bound to sediment, a properly installed ion exchange unit on the main supply will treat every faucet in your Sewall's Point house to maintain consistent water quality.
Because ion exchange media have limited capacity, correct sizing and routine maintenance are essential for dependable radium removal. The resin requires regular regeneration, and settings should reflect your home’s water hardness and usage so the media isn’t exhausted prematurely; many coastal Martin County homes benefit from a sediment prefilter to protect the resin and preserve flow. Mr. Pure Water can help Sewall's Point residents choose and install a whole-house ion exchange system that targets radium-226 and radium-228 and fits your plumbing and daily demand.