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 the environment, it moves with groundwater and can enter a house through the main supply line without any noticeable taste, smell, or color. In Taft and surrounding Orange County neighborhoods, the only reliable way to confirm its presence is to have your water tested for radionuclides.
We use water for many daily tasks—cooking, making ice, showering, and brushing teeth—so when strontium-90 is of concern the aim is to treat water at the point it enters the home. Point-of-use filters can protect one faucet, but they won’t cover Meadow Woods, Hunters Creek or other taps throughout a Taft house. A properly chosen whole-house system treats every fixture, giving consistent protection across all household water uses.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90 because the resin swaps certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium. That same exchange process captures positively charged contaminants like strontium, so an ion exchange softener can reduce strontium-90 as the water enters your Taft home. This makes an entry-point softener a practical choice when you want treatment for all faucets and appliances.
To perform well in the hard groundwater common to Central Florida, an ion exchange softener needs to be sized for your household water use and mineral load. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin so it can continue removing strontium, and routine maintenance keeps the system running reliably. In many Taft homes, adding good prefiltration helps protect the softener from sediment and prolongs media life—Mr. Pure Water can review your test results and recommend the right whole-house setup without making the system more complicated than it needs to be.