Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur in water at very low concentrations. Because it acts like calcium in water, it can travel with groundwater and enter your house through the main service line without any taste, smell, or visible sign. In Ocean Breeze, where coastal conditions and humidity can affect plumbing, the only reliable way to know if strontium-90 is present is to have your water tested specifically for radionuclides.
You use household water for cooking, ice, bathing and brushing teeth, so any contaminant in the main supply matters beyond just drinking. Point-of-use devices protect a single faucet, but they won’t shield every shower, laundry load or outdoor spigot in your Ocean Breeze home. If tests show elevated strontium-90, treating water at the entry point with a whole-house system is the practical way to reduce exposure across daily activities.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter approach for reducing strontium-90 because the resin swaps dissolved ions like strontium for sodium or potassium. Since strontium-90 is chemically strontium, it can be captured by that same exchange process. For Ocean Breeze homeowners wanting treatment at the point the water enters the house, an ion exchange softener is a straightforward, entry-point option.
An ion exchange softener must be properly sized for your household water use and overall mineral load to perform well. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin’s ability to remove strontium, and routine maintenance plus prefiltration helps prevent sediment and coastal corrosion-related buildup from shortening media life in humid subtropical climates like Ocean Breeze. Mr. Pure Water can review your water test results and recommend a whole-house softener setup tailored to your home and needs.