Phone: 305-404-8790
info@bestwaterheater.com
Phone: 305-404-8790
info@bestwaterheater.com
Phone: 305-404-8790
info@bestwaterheater.com
Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can appear in water at very low concentrations. Because it behaves much like calcium, it moves with groundwater and can enter a house through the main supply line—whether your Marathon property is on the municipal system or a private well or cistern. There’s no reliable taste, smell, or color to signal its presence, so the only way to know is targeted water testing for radionuclides.
In Marathon many everyday uses—cooking, making ice, bathing, and brushing teeth—depend on the same water that feeds your plumbing. If radionuclide testing shows elevated strontium-90, the aim is to lower exposure by treating water at the point it enters the home so every faucet and shower benefits. Point-of-use filters protect a single tap, but they leave the rest of the house exposed; a correctly chosen whole-house system gives consistent coverage across all plumbing in homes from Key Colony Beach to Coco Plum.
For reducing strontium-90, a whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option. The resin in the softener exchanges certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium and can also capture positively charged contaminants like strontium. Because strontium-90 is chemically strontium, the same ion-exchange mechanism that softens moderately hard Marathon water can also lower its concentration at the home’s entry point, making this a practical treatment for whole-house protection.
An ion exchange softener must be sized for your household demand and Marathon’s moderate water hardness to perform well. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin so it continues removing strontium, and routine maintenance prevents performance drops. Prefiltration is often recommended in the Keys to keep sediment and coastal corrosion byproducts from fouling the media. Mr. Pure Water can review your test results and recommend a whole-house softener and prefilter combination tailored to your property’s needs.
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