Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can dissolve into groundwater and enter a home through the main water service. Because it acts much like calcium, it moves with water and won’t announce itself with taste, smell, or color — so testing for radionuclides is the only reliable way to detect it. Royal Palm Beach homeowners concerned about contaminants should test their supply if they want a definitive answer.
You use household water for cooking, making ice, bathing and brushing teeth, so any contaminant in the supply can affect daily life across the house. Point-of-use filters protect a single tap, but they don’t treat showers, washing machines or outdoor spigots. In Royal Palm Beach, where Palm Beach County water is typically hard and used heavily during humid summers, a whole-house solution is the best way to reduce overall exposure and deliver treated water to every fixture.
A whole-house water softener that uses ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter method for removing strontium-90 because the resin exchanges dissolved ions for sodium or potassium. That ion exchange process also captures positively charged contaminants like strontium, so installing a properly sized softener at the entry point provides treatment for all household uses in Royal Palm Beach without relying on multiple point-of-use devices.
To perform reliably in Royal Palm Beach, an ion exchange softener must match your household’s water demand and the high mineral content typical of Palm Beach County water. Routine regeneration with salt restores the resin’s capacity to remove strontium, and periodic maintenance plus prefiltration helps prevent sediment from shortening the media’s life. Mr. Pure Water can review your water test results and recommend a whole-house softener and prefilter combination sized for your home, whether you live near Commons Park, Madison Green, or The Acreage.